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Dwight Blood
Salt Lake City
retired 86 year old economics professor currently in assisted living at Sagewood in South Jordan UT
Interests: writing, photography, books, caregiving, blogging, flowers blogging, recipes
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In the last post, we discussed ten reasons why so many people stay obese and overweight for so long. Now we will turn each of those reasons upside down and inside out. I am speaking from the experience of conquering... Continue reading
Posted Aug 25, 2019 at The Curmudgeonly Professor
I was 80 pounds overweight and obese for 25 years. My cardiologist told me I was taking years off my life. My wife pleaded with me to lose weight. I went to Weight Watchers and to a hospital weight-loss course.... Continue reading
Posted Aug 24, 2019 at The Curmudgeonly Professor
The most difficult challenge for me the past four years since my wife died is the challenge of being alone. For two months short of 63 years, I was with my wife. For many years, the house was full of... Continue reading
Posted Aug 20, 2019 at The Curmudgeonly Professor
Our basic responsibility is to take care of ourselves the best we can, regardless of our circumstances. We can sometimes get so caught up and worn out trying to be a caregiver for someone else that we forget to take care of ourselves. Then we have magnified our problems and... Continue reading
When we first think of caregivers, we may think of trained professionals with a variety of medical and counseling skills. Yet, we are all caregivers. Each one of us has the ability to help others, to cheer others, to lift others out of a sea of worries and troubles. Here... Continue reading
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Aug 19, 2019
I’ve been dragging around for several days now, lethargic, drowsy, feeling crummy. My nurse Mark gave me my monthly B12 shot this morning and in two or three hours I perked up and tonight I feel better. I took B12 capsules for years but after two serious stomach surgeries I... Continue reading
Typically, when we think of caregivers, we think of helpers with specialized skills and training in countless different health care settings. Yet, when we think about it, we are all caregivers and care receivers. We are all in this life together and we all have continuing opportunities to show our... Continue reading
Typically, when we think of caregivers, we think of helpers with specialized skills and training in countless different health care settings. Yet, when we think about it, we are all caregivers and care receivers. We are all in this life together and we all have continuing opportunities to show our... Continue reading
Here's what I want to do in restarting my blog I ran for 12 years: first, I’d like at least to get my page views up to my long run average of 70 page views a week. So far I’m... Continue reading
Posted Aug 16, 2019 at The Curmudgeonly Professor