Guest guest Posted March 19, 2002 Report Share Posted March 19, 2002 > > > > ABC's OF AGING A is for arthritis, > > B is for bad back, > > C is for the chest pains. Corned beef? Cardiac? > > > > D is for dental decay and decline, > > E is for eyesight--can't read that top line. > > > > F is for fissures and fluid retention > > G is for gas (which I'd rather not mention > > and not to forget other gastrointestinal glitches) > > H is high blood pressure > > I is for itches, and lots of incisions > > > > J is for joints, that now fail to flex > > > > L is for libido--what happened to sex? > > Wait! I forgot about K! > > K is for my knees that crack all the time > > (But forgive me, I get a few lapses in my M-memory from time to > time) > > > > N is for nerve (pinched) and neck (stiff) and neurosis > > O is for osteo-for all the bones that crack > > P is for prescriptions, that cost a small fortune > > > > Q is for queasiness. Fatal or just the flu? > > Give me another pill and I'll be good as new! > > R is for reflux--one meal turns into two > > > > S is for sleepless nights, counting my fears on how to pay my > increasing > >medical bills! > > T is for tinnitus--I hear bells in my ears > > and the word "terminal" also rings too near > > U is for urinary and the difficulties that flow (or not) > > V is for vertigo, as life spins by > > W is worry, for pains yet found > > X is for X ray--and what one might find > > > > Y is for year (another one I'm still alive) > > so Z is for zest > > > > For surviving the symptoms my body's deployed, > > And keeping twenty-six doctors gainfully employed > > > > > > > > ----- Visit iWon.com - the Internet's largest guaranteed cash giveaway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2002 Report Share Posted March 19, 2002 I'll sure buy the one about keeping doctors employed! I've sent my PCP's kids to Stanford (graduate school, no less) and the other to MIT! Oh, well, at least it was money well spent...I think! Love, Judy Fw: ABC's Of Aging.... > > > > ABC's OF AGING A is for arthritis, > > B is for bad back, > > C is for the chest pains. Corned beef? Cardiac? > > > > D is for dental decay and decline, > > E is for eyesight--can't read that top line. > > > > F is for fissures and fluid retention > > G is for gas (which I'd rather not mention > > and not to forget other gastrointestinal glitches) > > H is high blood pressure > > I is for itches, and lots of incisions > > > > J is for joints, that now fail to flex > > > > L is for libido--what happened to sex? > > Wait! I forgot about K! > > K is for my knees that crack all the time > > (But forgive me, I get a few lapses in my M-memory from time to > time) > > > > N is for nerve (pinched) and neck (stiff) and neurosis > > O is for osteo-for all the bones that crack > > P is for prescriptions, that cost a small fortune > > > > Q is for queasiness. Fatal or just the flu? > > Give me another pill and I'll be good as new! > > R is for reflux--one meal turns into two > > > > S is for sleepless nights, counting my fears on how to pay my > increasing > >medical bills! > > T is for tinnitus--I hear bells in my ears > > and the word "terminal" also rings too near > > U is for urinary and the difficulties that flow (or not) > > V is for vertigo, as life spins by > > W is worry, for pains yet found > > X is for X ray--and what one might find > > > > Y is for year (another one I'm still alive) > > so Z is for zest > > > > For surviving the symptoms my body's deployed, > > And keeping twenty-six doctors gainfully employed > > > > > > > > ----- Visit iWon.com - the Internet's largest guaranteed cash giveaway! DISCLAIMER!!WE ARE NOT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, THEREFORE ANY INFORMATION THAT IS RECEIVED HERE IS FROM EXPERIENCE ONLY. PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE TRYING ANYTHING THAT IS SUGGESTED. WE ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUR PHYSICIAN AND ARE NOT TRYING TO BE. REMEMBER EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT AND TREATMENT MAYBE DIFFERENT FOR MANY OF US. THANK YOU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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