my docs have told me i at late forties early 50's was
having problems that most had in their 60's-70's.
--- "Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> That's why I'm taking a class this semester on aging
> and disability - the
> class is heavily weighted toward the aging
> viewpoint, as the prof. is a
> gerontologist, but I've learned a lot of good info
> about that side of the
> equation, and how to access resources from the aging
> realm.
>
> At 47, I've got a lot of the age related problems my
> parents and
> grandparents started to have in their late 50's and
> 60's - arthritis,
> circulatory problems, degenerative disk disease,
> etc. And I'm one of the
> healthier middle aged gimps I know.
>
> On Dec 12, 2007 3:57 PM, ken barber
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > well i though i had enough, but obviously not. i
> hate
> > to think of the mess i'll be in 10 more years.
> >
> > --- Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Ken, i'm sorry to hear this too. my dad had been
> dx
> > > with copd a few years ago.
> > > it makes you wonder why we get these multiple
> dx,
> > > isnt cp and osteoarthritis enough!?
> > >
> > > Hugs, mag
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: Kathy <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 7:45:26 PM
> > > Subject: Re: COPD
> > >
> > > Ken,eUnna
> > >
> > > I'm so so sorry to hear this. My mother had a
> form
> > > of COPD as well as my
> > > sister's mother-in-law. The good news is, with
> > > earlier diagnosis and new
> > > treatments, things are a lot better than when my
> mum
> > > had it.
> > >
> > > My mum was a smoker but the doctors said she'd
> most
> > > probably got it when she
> > > was exposed to lethal chemicals (asbestos being
> one
> > > of them) when she worked
> > > for Technicolor back in the 1940s and early 50s.
> > > But I also think anybody
> > > can get it because we all have been exposed to
> toxic
> > > chemicals at one time or
> > > other .
> > >
> > > Anyway, please let us know how you get on. I'd
> be
> > > very interested in hearing
> > > about the trreatments the doctors put you on for
> > > this.
> > >
> > > Kat
> > >
> > > On Tuesday 11 December 2007 04:09 pm, ken barber
> > > wrote:
> > > > AFTER SEVERAL TEST I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH
> > > COPD.
> > > > Normally this is associated with smoking.
> having
> > > never
> > > > been a smoker i wonder why i had to get this
> in
> > > > addition to everything else. asbestos maybe?
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> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> redundant!)
>
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> unreasonable one
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