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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

" One-upping your ailments..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen (Kimo's world #338)

 

James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired professional photographer  
amongst other things is a humorist writer.
Rosen currently resides on the tropical island of Kaua'i
                                         with his best friend and spiritual adviser,                                  
                                   Ivanka "Costco" Obama, The bipartisan Dog!


               Sunrise/Weather Photos, September- 2022
              These photos appeared on Hawaii News Now

                    Blog #2092~Kimo's world #338
                   One-upping your ailments

 I’m around many senior citizens since I live in a senior housing community and almost all my friends are over 65.

We all like to

talk about our medical ailments. Everyone likes to one-up the next guy on how bad their situation is. The worse you are the better for 'old people talk.' You become the official winner if your sickness outweighs your friends or neighbors.

You’ll most likely not receive much empathy from your friends even if you've had a heart attack, just gone through chemotherapy, or spent  3 months in the hospital suffering from a spinal ailment.

Talking ailments with people over 65 is more like a contest than expecting any kind of sympathy, or just a listening ear.
 
You may talk about your recent ambulance ride to Wilcox medical facility where they classified you as a code blue because they thought your spine was strangling

one of your discs in your back for numerous reasons and your neighbor will roll their eyes and say when they were  at Wilcox last time they were  on a ventilator and were told if they came in  one minute later, they'd be dead." Then another neighbor chimes in and says, she had a colonoscopy and they spent over two hours removing polyps and still couldn’t remove them all. 

It goes on and on.  Nobody ever says, wow, I’m really sorry you had to go through all that, I hope you’re feeling better.  This reminds me of Keiki telling other kids, my father can beat up your father.

You might get your religious friend(s) offering to pray for healing! Always accept when

somebody offers to pray for you whether you are a believer or not. Prayer is powerful and always gets results, sometimes not the results we want, and sometimes a miracle... I have been blessed in the past and healed through prayer, so I know firsthand.  

Something else that helps in healing is laughter, I'm currently reading a book recommended by

my doctor called, "Anatomy of an Illness" by Norman Cousins. Cousins himself laughed himself out of an illness that doctors believed to be irreversible. I've never laughed myself out of an illness however I am working on it.

 Cousins also talks about having such fine-tuned relations with your doctor or health care worker that just being in their presence is healing.  I once had a medical professional that did that for me. It's so instrumental to find the right doctor or health care worker!

It's so ironic since I don't consider myself an anxiety-ridden person but most of my health care workers do. This is what my PCP told me when I asked how I could lose 50 lbs of ugly fat. He told me to cut off my head and relax! (LOL) 

  Laugh, enjoy life, and try not to stress. This is what all my doctors and specialists have been telling me. This is what they say is healing.

Did I ever tell you about the time I was hospitalized for three months for a spinal abscess and wasn’t expected to live, then spent three more months in a nursing home to learn to walk again?
 
Getting old may not be fun, but sure is fun one-upping everyone! Your turn. (LOL)
This blog appeared in the 'Wellness section of the Garden news
on Wednesday 09-14-22!

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The Artist  Formerly Known As Prince

9 comments:

Melissa Frommer said...

Well I just had a surgeon cut both of my legs right off of my body with what looks like a skill saw and then reattached them by driving posts into my femur 😂 good read

KimoRosen said...

Melissa Frommer LOL!😂🤙

Garden Island news comments said...

kauaiboy September 14, 2022 7:50 am Reply
It is no wonder I shy away from social events where most, if not all, of the guests are older folks like myself. I find it sad and depressing when conversation revolves around ailments.

If you honestly live in a senior housing community and engage in “ailment talk”, I suggest that you get a life, volunteer in an organization with much younger and healthy individuals, or spend time with your grandchildren. They will not be interested for long in your medical one-upmanship.

Sue September 14, 2022 10:12 am Reply
,,,, my mom who is over 100 years old- favorite saying. “Only the good die young”. So Kimo no worries you have a long life ahead!

Bill Gaus said...

Kimo even though I’m almost 63 years old - thankfully I have NO medical stories to share here. In fact, I’ve never even stayed overnight in a hospital for anything! Not too bad for an old fart who loves to drink soda and eat McDonald’s and Taco Bell lol! As long as your happy - that’s most important!

John Mancini said...

Great read! 🤕🤒😵

KimoRosen said...

John Mancini Mahalo!🤙

KimoRosen said...

Bill, keep it that way with no hospital stays! You're blessed!

Harmony Bentosino said...

I remember very clearly when you had that spinal abscess. You asked us to pray, & then we never heard anything for weeks. You were still fairly young when that happened.

KimoRosen said...

Harmony Bentosino Yes, it’s a miracle I’m still alive!