Tom Faranda, animal lover,
A few days ago Joe planted one of our chinchilla’s on me. That’s Dusty – and that’s Dusty. I took the pictures Our other chinchilla, Gloria, is doing well, as is Trinity the guinea pig.
Month: October 2009
Dementia – a physical as well as mental illness
There was a very fine feature in the excellent health section of the NY Times yesterday. My mother is suffering from dementia. A month ago she had to move out of the independent living facility into an assisted living residence. She has real memory problems, trouble remembering to take her meds, as well as some mobility issues. … Read more
Captain Lou Albano – a colorful Stepinac alumnus.
Lou Albano the former "wrestler" and "manager" with the WWF (now WWE). Died a few days ago at 76. A graduate of my high school – Stepinac ( I only just found that out). I remember him AND this video he made with Cyndi Lauper. Remember Cyndi Lauper? Back around the time "Girls Just Want … Read more
Does exercise hurt or help the immune system?
An important question (and certainly very important to me!). This is a not-very-long but comprehensive posting on the NY Times Health blog, looking at both experimental animal studies and human studies. The tentative conclusion is that intensive exercise can indeed suppress the body's immune response. On the other hand, experiments with mice indicate that mild … Read more
Some Tim football
We didn't expect Tim to be playing football this year – he played in the Ossining Football Little League from the 2nd through 6th grades – because there was no 7th-8t grade team. Ossining has a junior high school team. Then this year they started a 7th – 8th grade little league team, so Tim is in … Read more
The NY Times on the canonization of Father Damien, “the Leper priest”
One of the heroes of the Franciscan sisters who taught me in grammer school. Editorial – Father Damien’s Message – NYTimes.com
Latest Read: Tears in the Darkness
"The Story of the Bataan Death March and it's Aftermath" I read a review of this book a several months ago in the NY Times and it was a very positive and intriguing review. I knew very little about the Bataan Death March, an infamous chapter in the war in the Pacific in WW II. After … Read more