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  • “Brains of elderly slow because they know so much” from The Telegraph (UK)

    Brains of elderly slow because they know so much – Telegraph.   “The brains of older people do not get weak. On the contrary, they simply know more.” I’m not sure I agree with this – of course I don’t have to – but it’s kinda cool to believe this is why my thinking is…

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  • How I Roll at 4 AM, Kitties 2, and a little Talking Heads

    Too tired and too brain dead to write in my Java-Fueled Journal. Everything I wrote about sleep, or the lack of, still holds true. Once again I’ve been awake all night. The pic is how I roll at 4 AM when I can’t sleep. Cozy, comfortable and warm. I took liberties to fool around with…

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  • Java Fueled Journaling – 2 | DP: Mr. Sandman

    03/24/14, 03:55:28 AM Dear Java-Fueled Journaling, Here it is, a couple of nights, actually mornings later. It’s not quite five, but getting close. I didn’t fall asleep and wake up this time. I just never went to sleep. I know – I should have taken the meds, but after I took the pain meds, I…

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  • Java Fueled Journaling – 1

    March 20, 2014 Dear Java Fueled Journaling, It is nearly five in the morning. Four hours ago I woke up — couldn’t go back to sleep — really wired now. Sleep beckons, sleep cries out, sleep screams for me to succumb. No such luck. Time soon to get ready for work. Yesterday was misery. I was in…

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  • Oxycodone: The cost of pain relief

    I’ve been taking Oxycodone (Percocet) for several weeks now to treat pain. It is the only self-administered drug that provides any relief from the pain I am suffering. Like any drug, particularly narcotic drugs, there are side effects, as indicated by the photo. I am certainly experiencing some of them. There seems to be another…

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  • Muddling Through

    Everyday life is still pretty muddled. It’s tough to get through each day and get anything done when you’re in pain and feel a bit confused most of the time. Meds help dull the pain for a while, but not long enough. The meds just add to the confusion, though. Today was another procedure –…

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