tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post4135226611730344206..comments2023-10-17T08:59:57.852-04:00Comments on Body Soul and Spirit: Living to 100Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-59554451789336811232007-03-08T20:50:00.000-05:002007-03-08T20:50:00.000-05:00NW- I hope that in time you will be one of those s...NW- I hope that in time you will be one of those spunky centarians!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-88048262751351945872007-03-08T16:47:00.000-05:002007-03-08T16:47:00.000-05:00I love spunky older people who don't give up. Goo...I love spunky older people who don't give up. Good for them!NatureWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272529400065960820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-89345597847406958102007-03-08T07:22:00.000-05:002007-03-08T07:22:00.000-05:00KGMom- I wish your father a continuation of good h...KGMom- I wish your father a continuation of good health. Even if the body fails, the mind is the most important thing to protect. Those who retain an interest on life and in others have a better chance of this happening.<BR/><BR/>Ginger- A broken hip is often part of physical and mental decline that starts long before a fall. These patients do not recover well. The statistics look grim, but thereRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-76072434835073443652007-03-08T06:45:00.000-05:002007-03-08T06:45:00.000-05:00Boy, it certainly does give you perspective when y...Boy, it certainly does give you perspective when you see some people fully held captive by their age and health and others who LIVE and don't just exist. I'm with you Ruth... I want to LIVE, and that is impetus enough for me to try and take care of this body now.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-9319118121463752342007-03-07T23:16:00.000-05:002007-03-07T23:16:00.000-05:00Happy B-day omalois!!Happy B-day omalois!!The Beckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15205218179584431184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-21223153511069292662007-03-07T21:49:00.000-05:002007-03-07T21:49:00.000-05:00A broken hip doesn't mean the end. My Mom fractur...A broken hip doesn't mean the end. My Mom fractured her hip and gained full ROM very quickly. I applaud the tenacious spirit of those approaching a century! I'm smiling for them.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing a wonderful story of brave seniors who deserve best wishes.<BR/><BR/>Ruth, your job is so rewarding. I'd much rather trade stories with your patients than shuffle silly state papers all Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-51308132124692849022007-03-07T15:52:00.000-05:002007-03-07T15:52:00.000-05:00Thank you for the inspiring blog on this my 72nd b...Thank you for the inspiring blog on this my 72nd b'day. I plan to at least accomplish Granny's 94 years - age is just a number. My life is so full of people to see and places to go I don't have time to age ...and my grandkids know they'll never have a grey haired grandmother, thanks to all those wonderful hairdressers out there.omaloishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643846523962633175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-72877548907599259632007-03-07T11:51:00.000-05:002007-03-07T11:51:00.000-05:00Absolutely on target. I moved to Florida in '95 t...Absolutely on target. I moved to Florida in '95 to be near my 'elderly' mother, who was at that time 78 years old. I'm now back in NJ. My elderly Mom is now 90, but looks like she's 75. This last year, she went through some major surgery, and the doctors now say she is healthy. Diabetic, but otherwise healthy. She just went back to her place in Florida and is having more fun than I am. She Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-13023923963454029842007-03-07T10:18:00.000-05:002007-03-07T10:18:00.000-05:00My Mom (89)experiences regular falls and it is a f...My Mom (89)experiences regular falls and it is a fear of mine that should she break something and need to be confined to bed, she would not be able to resume an active life. Your stories are hopeful. Thank you Ruth.Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-34688866047525060112007-03-07T09:01:00.000-05:002007-03-07T09:01:00.000-05:00Good for your patients! It has seemed to me in th...Good for your patients! It has seemed to me in the past that a broken hip was either some sort of death knell, or a harbinger of slow decline until death. It's great to hear stories of people who got past it and could be independent again.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826899900356202742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-65714577650191482252007-03-07T08:51:00.000-05:002007-03-07T08:51:00.000-05:00I completely agree on LIVING not existing to 100, ...I completely agree on LIVING not existing to 100, or whatever advanced age.<BR/>I am blessed to have my father still living at 88. His father lived until 86, so the genes may be good.<BR/>But I have been in enough nursing homes to know that some folks don't live; they just exist. And that is sad to see.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.com