The Thank-You Note

By Dolly | Jul 13, 2008

July 10, 2007

Dear Nova,

I wanted to thank-you for last week. I had a good time. I truly enjoyed everything! The best part of it all is that you are a good communicator. This makes it so much easier to enjoy the other person’s company. Also, I am glad you are a good listener because I am very talkative.

Regards, Ana

Alzheimer Affecting Families

By Dolly | Jul 11, 2008

multi yellow flowersJuly 10, 2008

I have a friend and her grandmother has Alzheimer’s. One day we were talking about this sickness and how it affects everyone in the family emotionally. With Alzheimer’s, the loved one endures this illness and doesn’t even have any idea of the world around.

My friend expressed her feelings saying, “It breaks my heart every time I see my grandma; especially, when she doesn’t recognize me and I can’t help her in anyway.” On the other hand, however, when things are normal people look forward to enjoy the time spent with their loved one. As I pondered more on this thought it struck me. It is all about the mindset and preconditioning the mind.

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Walking Anyone?

By Dolly | Jul 6, 2008

Going walking is one of the activities I love to do. Most of the time, I go walking in the neighborhood. For some reason, it does not feel like something I have to force myself to do, maybe because I enjoy it so much. It is a lot easier when it doesn’t take so much convincing like when I have to go for a workout in the gym.

What’s more, I had no idea that taking a thirty-minute walk everyday had so many benefits. It not only builds your cardiovascular system, it burns calories. I was reading an article by Dr. Don Colbert, a renowned health and nutritional expert, and he recommended a thirty-minute walk everyday to one of his patients, and she lost fifty pounds in one year. Though, he also said that not everyone’s body responds in the same way. Read more »