I know four men who have had prostate surgery just this year; several who have diabetes; some who take anti-depressants—all which may lead to impotence, also called Erectile Dysfunction (ED). Once prostate cancer survivor told me he and his friends call each other just to laugh, as that’s the most effective form of therapy. The problem of impotence must be very difficult for a man to handle. A friend, who is doing research for her spouse, suggested the web site www.muserx.net (for a penile suppository) [note: this is not an endorsement: I am not a physician and a physician should be consulted]. However, the site has a phone number for prostate cancer survivors (see FAQs #27), which seems a nice service to offer as ED is sometimes difficult to converse about, and the anonymity of a phone call could minimize the embarrassment and open up the patient to continuing discussion even after that web visit.
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Category: Aging Body · Body
As the population ages, and life expectancies rise, so does the need for care-giving. In an aging US population, 9 million people take care of someone with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, for example. Yet “most caregivers do not take respite vacations because they see them as an admission of failure, or they worry that something will happen while they are away. A paradox of caring for an elderly relative is that the burden is so big, many feel they cannot share it.” [Feel free to use the ChangeArtist forum]. [Read more →]
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This is so true! They always ask at the doctor’s office why you are there, and you have to answer in front of others what’s wrong and sometimes it is embarrassing.
There’s nothing worse than a Doctor’s receptionist who insists you tell her what is wrong with you in a room of other patients. I know most of us have experienced this, and I love the way this old guy handled it:
An 86 year old man walked into a crowded waiting room and approached the desk…. [Read more →]
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I was happy to see that I might become wiser with age!!! I read recently that we can keep our minds active by trying new things, learning new things, rather than repeating the same activities over and over. I am so glad there is hope!!
Outgoing link: New York Times Article, Older Brain Really May Be a Wiser Brain
Category: Aging Body · Aging Mind · Body · Mind
