tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post4686190369559812610..comments2023-08-10T07:09:11.508-07:00Comments on The Second Half: Have You Hugged Your Husband Today?Alison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-20090276330191500302013-11-08T13:43:51.527-08:002013-11-08T13:43:51.527-08:00Darcy, thanks for your suggestions. OG is pretty a...Darcy, thanks for your suggestions. OG is pretty anti-medication in general. He takes a multi-vitamin every day and a couple of prescriptions, but preferred to attack his incipient hypertension and diabetes with diet and exercise. He was incredibly successful (lost 60 lbs.!) and is now a proponent of healthy nutrition and brisk walking.Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-44871215737813441262013-11-08T13:09:14.690-08:002013-11-08T13:09:14.690-08:00Hi, Alison: I don't know if your hubby is will...Hi, Alison: I don't know if your hubby is willing to take nutritional supplements (e.g.: green and red powders; curcumin; vitamin D3; green tea; a really topnotch vitamin-mineral supplement; nutrients that will help his joints like glucosamine, msm, etc.; supplements for bone health like calcium, magnesium, vitamin K2, boron (because guys can get osteoporosis, too, even though it usually occurs about a decade later than we women often get it); CoQ10 and L-carnitine and deRibose for the heart; and the list goes on. Maybe he's already on some of these things. Maybe you both are. But if he isn't and there's some way you can convince (um...or maybe even sort of slightly trick) him to take some of these things, over time it might help. I always say we don't have a long lifespan in my family. Heart attacks and strokes usually lay us low in our 60s and 70s, but I have a relative that I've had on supplements for a couple of decades and she's now almost 86. She attributes it to some of the food I've given and the supplements. Not sure if it's true, but I sure do hope so because I've been using the same things myself. Anyway, treat hubby gently because as you said, they are often more fragile than they'll let on. Darcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17917670058572355180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-51792600792767800192013-11-08T12:01:08.989-08:002013-11-08T12:01:08.989-08:00Sometimes it takes a sobering reminder to prod us ...Sometimes it takes a sobering reminder to prod us to recognize and appreciate those closest to us. I'm sure my recent behavior has puzzled OG, but he's not complaining. Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-75632436556109758782013-11-08T11:47:20.941-08:002013-11-08T11:47:20.941-08:00Oh, Alison, I totally hear you on this. My "O...Oh, Alison, I totally hear you on this. My "OG" is 62 and while he's not, so far, the least bit fragile he is the same age is father was when he passed away in 1990. And he does talk like he's invincible. I know you and I share one of those friends you mentioned and that definitely changed my behavior the last few days. I tend to like writing very late at night and often will kiss hubby good night and stay up. Not the last two nights! I don't have secrets to aging gracefully. The best I can say is to stay active and not get sedentary. There does have to be a little common sense attached to it, however :-D Thanks for the reminder to hug our loved ones!LizbethSelvighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14068753571254601527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-1610206671387943712013-11-08T10:36:25.296-08:002013-11-08T10:36:25.296-08:00I feel exactly the same way, Naomi. I'm always...I feel exactly the same way, Naomi. I'm always surprised when I can't do what I think I should be able to do the way I should be able to do it.Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-43755913612415243812013-11-08T09:52:49.144-08:002013-11-08T09:52:49.144-08:00I don't have a husband, Alison, but these issu...I don't have a husband, Alison, but these issues apply to all of us. Facing the facts of diminishing capability is tough for anyone. I continually find myself frustrated when I can't do as much as I set out to do. The plans seem perfectly reasonable until I get moving and find myself straining or tiring in half the time I think reasonable. I do my best to treat both my frustration and limitations with compassion and adopt an attitude of taking things one step at a time.Naomi Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623826203832995799noreply@blogger.com