| Alzheimers Disease |
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| 12:26am 05/10/2009 |
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As many of you know I lost my Grandfather, Jack Hart, to Alzheimers on September 19, 2009. He was an incredible man who touched the lives of all those he met.
During his life he was a member of many humanitarian groups including the Sertoma Club and the Friendship Force. In his death he continued helping others by donating his brain to Alzheimer's research.
My goal is to continue his vision. Please help to end this horrible disease that steals loved ones away one memory at a time by helping to fund the 2009 Memory Walk. Thank you.
http://memorywalk2009.kintera.org/westvalley/jackhart |
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| What a wonderful world... |
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| 11:47pm 19/09/2009 |
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mood:  crushed music: Navy cadance
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My grandfather was diagnosed roughly 2 years ago with Alzheimer's. It was a devastating diagnosis for everyone, especially him. He started taking the medications available. He did really well for a while...
About a two months ago he started to slip. Forgetting words or how to make coffee. But he was still THERE. Still my grandpa.
Three weeks ago his wife Judy realized that she couldn't care for him at home any more. She found an amazing home for him with a wonderful nurse, Lucia, to take care of him.
He declined so quickly that it was tough for us to accept that the end was near. But today at 6:13 pm he passed into Glory with our Lord. It was peaceful and without pain. The man who taught me how to really live and enjoy life has now also taught me what it is to die with dignity.
Jack M Hart died on September 19th, 2009 at 6:13pm. He was a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and so much more.
Thank you Grandpa for teaching me how to live life to the fullest. How to appreciate each and every day. How to love my family. I love you, and I'll miss you. Until we meet again. |
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| Ugh! |
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| 01:47pm 24/02/2009 |
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mood: sick
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This whole job situation is really pissing me off. I have graduated, kicked the NCLEX's ass, and obtained my license. I'm a registered nurse people! Now let me start working!
In a sense I'm thankful that I signed the three year contract with Iasis. They paid half my tuition and I'm to be employed by them. But they keep dragging ass and putting off my start date.
I'm sick. Some sort of death cold. Aches, runny nose, cough, sneezing, chills... let me tell ya, its just fantastic.
Ok, enough of my cheery update. :-p |
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| 04:32pm 03/02/2009 |
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mood:  anxious
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</form> The Church of Insert-Your-Name-Here-Reasonable-Advertising-Rates-Call-1-888-555-GZUS Your followers are a society with a strict seniority-based caste-system, who would step over their own grandmother for a buck, who eschew the pleasures of the flesh, and who are often viewed as strange or wacky because of their adherence to the principles of the faith. Your followers are commanded to dress modestly,
but your priests wear brightly colored cowboy hats starchy underwear a holstered mind-control ray and ride a huge white horse. Your followers are a powerful voting block (over 12,000,000), and in addition to sermonizing and trying to convert the heathens, they are infiltrating the political process and using the influence of their numbers to legislate their morality upon the unbelievers. Take this quiz now - it's easy! |
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| Forever and a day... |
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| 02:46pm 17/07/2008 |
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mood:  content
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I've been so busy with school that just about everything in my life has had to take a backseat. Its been really tough, but worth it. I graduate in November and soon after I'll be able to test for my license. It feels like a dream... being this close to completing school.
Starting Tuesday I start my 6th and last semester. I'll be doing what is called a preceptorship. Basically I work alongside an experienced RN for this semester. I'll learn as much as I can while taking aptitude tests every week. I know I'll be at Phoenix St. Luke's... but I'm not sure what unit I'll be on. I requested the medical surgical floor... or the PACU (post anesthesia care unit). I'm starting to think I'd really like the ICU or the ED.
So Trinity is going to this private school... they do these Stanford achievement tests at the end of each school year. She took it at the end of her Preschool year. Her scores were amazing! In reading, word recognition, and math she scored at the level of a first grader! Her listening/story telling skills are comparable to a second grader. Her Sounds and letters are at the tail end of what is taught in Kindergarten. I can't believe how bright she is! I'm told she'll be in the "high" class for Kindergarten this fall. I'm such a proud mommy!
Ok, I promised myself I'd get my room back in order during my week off and here I sit. |
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| Or so it says... |
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| 01:55pm 05/10/2007 |
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table style="width: 320px; border: 1px solid gray; font: normal 12px sans-serif; background-color: white;"><tr><td colspan="2" style="background: white; color: black; padding: 5px;">Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Your Result: War When the second seal is opened, you will ride forth on a red horse carrying a sword, unleashing war and destruction. Your mission is to take peace from the earth, so that man will kill one another. The color of your horse represents the blood spilled on the battlefield. <tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Famine</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Death</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Pestilence</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; padding: 8px;">Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse</td></tr></table> |
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| Who remembers? |
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| 07:15am 16/09/2007 |
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mood:  contemplative
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This is my first chance to post because I've been so busy. But I want to know what your memories of September 11th were.
I was trying to sleep in because it was my day off. For some reason I couldn't and ended up with a cup of strong coffee in my hand sitting on the couch dazed and confused. Tom came rushing into the apartment and said, "Turn on the TV!" I did, just in time to see the second tower hit. I felt ill. Confused, angry, sad, numb. I looked at Tom and asked, "Who would do this?" He had to go back to work shortly after. I remember crying. I was sitting by my phone, waiting to hear anything about my flight attendent friends and friends in New York.
We were going to celebrate my mom's b-day that night. She was born on the 11th. But we didn't. |
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| 04:29pm 31/08/2007 |
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mood:  tired
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1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Movie:
5. Favorite Song or Album:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ?
10. What's your philosophy on life?
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty?
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
13. What is your favorite memory of us?
14. What is your favorite guilty pleasure?
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarkey) - what are they :
17. Can we get together and make a cake?
18. Which country is your spiritual home?
19. What is your big weakness?
20. Do you think I'm a good person?
21. What was your best/favorite subject at school:
22. Describe your accent:
23. If you could change anything about me, would you?
24. What do you wear to sleep?
25. Trousers or skirts?
26. Cigarettes or alcohol?
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you? |
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| 08:16am 21/08/2007 |
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Your Score: Very GothYou scored 70!You're a Goth. Whether you admit it freely or not there is no denying it. You love the stuff and can't get enough. You decorate your living space in a way that is part morbid part chaotic.I'm sure your music is mostly Goth/Industrial/Darkwave. Wherever you go you're probably dressed mostly in black.Not only do you know who Switchblade Symphony is, you own every CD and EP they ever put out. Your dream profession is definatly something that benifits goths-Tattoo artist, goth DJ, freelance Gothic artist, Gothy comic creator ect.ect.ect... |
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| 02:27am 16/06/2007 |
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mood: nauseated
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19251478?GT1=10056
At this point, I don't care if the woman had health insurance... or was even a legal resident here. The fact is, our system failed. I hope when I become a nurse I will never turn my back on a person in need. Indeed, the Hippocratic Oath is taken too lightly.
Regardless of race or status a person deserves whatever treatment necessary. |
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| 10:12pm 23/05/2007 |
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Your Score: Niki/Jessica SandersYou scored 29 Idealism, 58 Nonconformity, 37 Nerdiness
Sometimes I look in the mirror and I'm not sure it's me looking back.Congratulations, you're Niki and/or Jessica Sanders! You get the honor of being the one character who is, in fact, two people! You have an especially dynamic and unpredictable nature. While you may seem like a good, caring, hard-working person at first glance, you have one seriously badass side that can overcome you at any moment. Whenever this side of you comes out, there is no fight you can't win, no obstacle you cannot overcome. Your best quality: Protective instincts -- you will stop at nothing for the people you love Your worst quality: Violent tendencies -- you will stop at nothing for the people you love |
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| le sigh |
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| 08:03pm 22/05/2007 |
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mood:  stressed
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Sometimes I feel like a horrible mother. I can't afford to buy my daughter a pair of new shoes. Or new Pjs. Or much of anything else she needs (with the exception of food).
Going to school full time is tough... but I may have to consider the possibility that Trinity and I won't be able to get by unless I work as well. I don't know how I'll manage being a mom, full time student, AND working...
I tend to sit here and mentally list all the things I need. New breaks for my car, total tune-up on my car, some summer clothes for me, new shoes for Trinity, some new clothes that she needs, money to pay back my parents for their help with my extra school crap.... so many things.
I dunno... I'm so stressed out about money I think it may be affecting my health. I've been feeling icky all day today. My back hurts again. I'm tired a lot.
Something is going to have to change... |
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| Pause a moment before I go back to sleep |
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| 09:56am 11/03/2007 |
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You are the World
Completion, Good Reward.
The World is the final card of the Major Arcana, and as such represents saturnian energies, time, and completion.
The World card pictures a dancer in a Yoni (sometimes made of laurel leaves). The Yoni symbolizes the great Mother, the cervix through which everything is born, and also the doorway to the next life after death. It is indicative of a complete circle. Everything is finally coming together, successfully and at last. You will get that Ph.D. you've been working for years to complete, graduate at long last, marry after a long engagement, or finish that huge project. This card is not for little ends, but for big ones, important ones, ones that come with well earned cheers and acknowledgements. Your hard work, knowledge, wisdom, patience, etc, will absolutely pay-off; you've done everything right.
What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out. |
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| Go! |
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| 12:32pm 10/03/2007 |
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mood: tired
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See 300! Its super cool! That is all. |
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| 07:47am 30/12/2006 |
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mood: sick
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| teehee |
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| 12:11am 30/10/2006 |
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mood: tired
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![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) the_nowheregirl's Halloween party:
apatheticmama dressed as Squidward.
bigmoufeddemon dressed as your grandfather.
djcinder dressed as a diplomat from Benin.
factory451 dressed as a bottle of Avanphex.
forge dressed as the Cardinal of Freytes-Brittain.
frog_royaltie dressed as Chekov from "Star Trek".
gray_wash dressed as a 1960's hippie child.
holydeadtrinity dressed as Winona Ryder, though it looked more like Optimus Prime.
liquidmercurial didn't even show up and doesn't get any candy.
neural_matrix dressed as a disturbing self-made character called "Oprah Burgerkisser".
ninjavanish dressed as a new member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Phantom Knight.
nipsahoy didn't even show up and doesn't get any candy.
screamingshiva dressed as a character from Harry Potter and the Rich Orchestra.
sinsovtheflesh dressed as Bono, though it looked more like a quarterback for the Ravens.
sonatafox dressed as Hurricane Grant.
srmc dressed as the Duke of Taxopine.
vietnamwar dressed as Mary-Kate Olsen with her very own conjoined Ashley.
yertelsbitch dressed as Rush Limbaugh riding a cow.
zhurn dressed as a substitute network administrator.
Throw your own party at the Hallomeme!
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