The power of suggestion

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For today:

Some subjects I write come from News Headlines on the internet which 'plant a seed.'  i.e. When I saw “Ten signs

 you are going to have a heart attack” I did’t read them.

 .......Why?.......

Are you, or do you know anyone who is subject to fall under the power of suggestion? One is NOT necessarily weak, frail or mentally challenged if they are subject to suggestion. You most likely know what I am saying. The perfectly healthy person who is told, ‘You look a little sick, is there a problem?’ and in a short while the person starts feeling sick, or something like that.

You see, I know such a man. Former Green Beret, who served 3-4 tours in Viet Nam.  A Highly decorated hero that faced death hundreds of times, definitely not a pansy, but a man’s man. He was even a handsome ladies man. He could run 10-15 miles at 70 years of age, great physique.

In his early 80s he was still actively entertaining seniors; a local star admired by hundreds. Like many seniors he had joint replacement, it never slowed him down.

BUT, but while visiting his doctor, with NO TEST done, he was told, “You  are in the early stages of Alzheimer’s.”  He went home and became a couch potato. He told me, “They say I’ve got IT, I must have.”*** After a few months with no noticeable change he still made statements to his daughters, “It don’t want to become mean like some people do.”

It has been years now, at 87 we are still waiting for the major signs of Alzheimer’s. He knows everyone, family & friends, remembers every birthday of his 6 siblings. Still loves to sing. I am amazed when he sings every word of “I’m my own Grandpa.”

Anyway, like many of us seniors, he is getting some dementia; However, in my opinion, he was affected by suggestion a few years ago. This is not my first Rodeo, I am very familiar with Dementia. My mama could fool most anyone talking in 'general' for 30 minutes. But this man I can talk specifics for a long time and he doesn't miss a beat nor BS me.

*** When hearing the Doctor's opinion, I would have expected this man to say, "You are Crazy Doc, we'll see about that, but right now I have things to do."

Nite Shipslog

If you know this man, just smile. I realize this cannot be reversed. He is one of my heroes.
 

PS:  There is no need to read this unless you just want to, I’m just making a point!

"I'm My Own Grandpa"

Now, many many years ago
When I was twenty three
I was married to a widow
Who was pretty as could be

This widow had a grown-up daughter
Had hair of red
My father fell in love with her
And soon the two were wed

This made my dad my son-in-law
And changed my very life
My daughter was my mother
'Cause she was my father's wife

To complicate the matters
Even though it brought me joy
I soon became the father
Of a bouncing baby boy

My little baby then became
A brother-in-law to dad
And so became my uncle
Though it made me very sad

For if he was my uncle
That also made him the brother
Of the widow's grown-up daughter
Who, of course, was my step-mother

I'm my own grandpa
I'm my own grandpa
It sounds funny I know
But it really is so
I'm my own grandpa

My father's wife then had a son
That kept them on the run
And he became my grandchild
For he was my daughter's son

My wife is now my mother's mother
And it makes me blue
Because, she is my wife
She's my grandmother too

I'm my own grandpa
I'm my own grandpa
It sounds funny I know
But it really is so
I'm my own grandpa

Now, if my wife is my grandmother
Then, I am her grandchild
And every time I think of it
It nearly drives me wild

For now I have become
The strangest case you ever saw
As the husband of my grandmother
I am my own grandpa

I'm my own grandpa
I'm my own grandpa
It sounds funny I know
But it really is so
I'm my own grandpa

I'm my own grandpa
I'm my own grandpa
It sounds funny I know
But it really is so
I'm my own grandpa