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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / October 2005Dear Abby letter today - guess the topic!
Not sure if all newspapers carry the same letters to Dear Abby on the same day, so here's the deal: today, in the San Jose Mercury News, the first letter to DA was "DEAR ABBY: I just finished reading the letter from "Standing on Principle," who thinks she should get $5 a week for driving her 17-year-old niece to work half a mile away. Because it is such a short distance, that girl should WALK to work! Our nation is growing fatter and fatter, more and more out of shape physically, because of less and less exercise and active play, and more and more computer and video games. I am a registered nurse who sees a lot of people in ill health. I know that a major portion of that ill health could be avoided or improved by eating a healthy diet, being active and losing weight. I understand that for some people it's hard to get in that mind-set. But it's a simpler, far less expensive solution to health care than medications, tests and more tests, and frequent doctor/hospital visits, to say nothing of a poor quality of life. Adults need to think about this, not only for themselves but also for their children -- who are at increased danger of diabetes, etc. because of poor lifestyle habits. -- A VERMONT NURSE DEAR VERMONT NURSE: You are not the only reader who was quick to point out that a half-mile walk isn't a hardship. The face with the egg on it is mine. Read on:" here's a quarter, nay sayers; get a clue. Dave || "DEAR ABBY: I just finished reading the letter from "Standing || on Principle," who thinks she should get $5 a week for || driving her 17-year-old niece to work half a mile away. || Because it is such a short distance, that girl should WALK to || work! A lot is going to depend on the time of day and the neighborhood being traversed. There being no problem with the time of day or neighborhood, I say $10.  Signature"A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it." -- Alistair Cooke > || "DEAR ABBY: I just finished reading the letter from "Standing > || on Principle," who thinks she should get $5 a week for [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > being traversed. There being no problem with the time of day or > neighborhood, I say $10. Exactly! In some areas, it might not be safe to walk, especially if it is after dark. Where I live, the main street does not have sidewalks in all areas. So if you walk there, you are risking being hit by a car! Then there is also the issue of inclement weather. And we don't know what this person does for a living. It's possible that her boss might not like it if she arrived to work with windblown hair and we clothing! SignatureSee my webpage: http://mysite.verizon.net/juliebove/index.htm > From: "Julie Bove" <julienospambove@verizon.net> > Newsgroups: alt.support.diabetes [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > person does for a living. It's possible that her boss might not like it if > she arrived to work with windblown hair and we clothing! This took me back to my childhood in World War II in Northern California. Nobody thought about safety then, but everybody thought about gasoline which was rationed. The rule at my school was if you lived under a mile away from the school, you walked, no school bus for you. This was my case. Nor did my parents have enough gasoline to drive me. The fact that there were no sidewalks in our suburb (it was even famous for that fact) was irrelevant. It was wartime, there was no gasoline, kids walked. There were no fatties in my school, either. Donna Evleth >> From: "Julie Bove" <julienospambove@verizon.net> >> Newsgroups: alt.support.diabetes [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >Donna Evleth due to the rationing of food as well as gas or did you know everyone in your school? SignatureMâck©® Type 1 since 1975 http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org http://www.diabetic-talk.org http://www.insulin-pumpers.org "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." ...Theodore Roosevelt (o o) --ooO-(_)-Ooo-------------------- "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." Jesus never hated anyone. > From: Ma¢k <youknow@yourenutty.com> > Organization: Alt Support Diabetes [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > due to the rationing of food as well as gas or did you know everyone > in your school? I knew everyone in my school, but now that you mention it, food rationing probably helped. Sugar was rationed. Donna Evleth > This took me back to my childhood in World War II in Northern California. > Nobody thought about safety then, but everybody thought about gasoline which [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > It was wartime, there was no gasoline, kids walked. There were no fatties > in my school, either. I never rode a bus to school. Our school did have a bus, but very kids were on it. The only way to ride the bus was is you lived over 2 miles away or had to cross a particular busy street to get to the school. I lived about a mile from my elementary school. Almost 2 miles from my Jr. High and high school. We had some fatties in my school. The ones I am thinking of didn't ride the bus. One girl was my friend. By the time she was in high school she was so large that she had to wear men's shoes and clothing, although there was little she could find in her size. She did sew, so she was able to make some things for herself, although I don't know where she got the patterns. I remember trying to sneak a look at the size of a pants pattern. I can't remember the number now, but I remember being shocked because I didn't know they made patterns this large. This girl was very active. She played sports. And she walked everywhere up until she was old enough to drive. Then she bought a car. Her entire family was very large and I'm sure their diet played a large part. I never ate dinner at her house, but I was there while she or her mom were cooking dinner and I was shocked at what they ate. Such as hot dogs fried in shortening. Very large amounts of food and unlimited snacks. When we were in high school, we went to a concert downtown, in another city. We weren't quite old enough to drive, so her dad dropped us off there. Then we found out that one of the people in the band had been injured, so the concert was cancelled. So we called for a ride home, then waited for our ride. She was horsing around and fell down on the sidewalk. It was horrible! She wasn't able to get herself back up off the ground and she was so huge that I couldn't pull her up. I was underweight back then. I probably weight 1/3 of what she did, if that. I had to flag down several men and only by pushing and pulling with much effort did we get her back on her feet again. I ran into her a few years back. She is suffering from some health problems and has lost a little weight, but doesn't look at all healthy. And she is still very overweight. But at that point in time, she didn't have diabetes. SignatureSee my webpage: http://mysite.verizon.net/juliebove/index.htm > I ran into her a few years back. She is suffering from some health problems > and has lost a little weight, but doesn't look at all healthy. And she is > still very overweight. But at that point in time, she didn't have diabetes. She's a prime candidate. Dave If God had intended for us to walk, we would not have been born with cars. SignatureWes Groleau http://groleau.freeshell.org/teaching/ >Not sure if all newspapers carry the same letters to Dear Abby on the >same day, so here's the deal: today, in the San Jose Mercury News, the [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > >Dave That's assuming she lives in a neighborhood that is safe enough for a woman of any age to walk that distance. But Abby readers and writers always have all the facts.... SignatureMâck©® Type 1 since 1975 http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org http://www.diabetic-talk.org http://www.insulin-pumpers.org "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." ...Theodore Roosevelt (o o) --ooO-(_)-Ooo-------------------- "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." Jesus never hated anyone. >>Not sure if all newspapers carry the same letters to Dear Abby on the >>same day, so here's the deal: today, in the San Jose Mercury News, the [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > >But Abby readers and writers always have all the facts.... Isn't it odd how those that write to Abby with solutions always have a pat answer to other people's problems? Chances are they are some of the same ones that write to Abby with the most inane and stupid questions and just want to be told they are right. SignatureGrandpa Chuck -ô¿ô- ~ The following information is given with the utmost respect for the armed forces and civilians who have died in the current war in Iraq. According to http://icasualties.org/oif/ The number of Americans killed in Iraq as of Oct 3, 2005 is 1941. SIX MORE WERE ADDED THIS MORNING!!!!!! 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