Gail Gillette Blog » Health http://gailgillette.com Gail gets online to blog and tweet Wed, 16 May 2012 02:37:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 My Dear Grandmother http://gailgillette.com/2012/04/my-dear-grandmother/ http://gailgillette.com/2012/04/my-dear-grandmother/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 00:05:07 +0000 Gail http://gailgillette.com/?p=385 Talking to Felicia on the phone and she mentioned my grandmother. Today would have been my grandmother’s 111th birthday. Of course, no one is 111 years old. But she did live a very long time. She passed away on Christmas Eve when she was 88 years old. I can’t even imagine being 88 years old.

Anyway, Felicia knows it was my grandmother’s birthday because oddly enough HER grandmother has the same birthday. Except her grandmother is turning 81 this year and is still alive and living in her own home. I think it is wonderful that some people never have to worry about living in a nursing home because they have good health and family who love them and take care of them.

My grandmother did not have to live in a nursing home, either. My Auntie took care of care the last two years of her life and I really admire and respect her for doing that. I hope Auntie gets the same love and care when she gets older, too.

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]]> http://gailgillette.com/2011/04/hiccups/feed/ 0 Accidentally Cut My Finger With Kid Scissors http://gailgillette.com/2011/03/accidentally-cut-my-finger-with-kid-scissors/ http://gailgillette.com/2011/03/accidentally-cut-my-finger-with-kid-scissors/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:47:27 +0000 Gail http://gailgillette.com/?p=163 Last night I accidentally cut my finger using kid scissors. I was making a tissue paper rose for my friend and while trying to cut the end to round it, it got to my finger and cut it. Luckily there wasn’t any blood, but it still hurt. I’m alright though so that’s good! So be careful with scissors, even if their kid scissors!

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Or maybe I’m starting to get sick. I didn’t get a flu shot this year and have been trying really hard to stay away from anyone who might be sick. I didn’t get the flu last year and hope I don’t this year, either.

What I need is to just have a day or two of straight sleep. I don’t know how that would ever happen – seems impossible.

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This ad shows up on the right margin of my Facebook page all the time. What is wrong with these people? I might be interested in some ANTI-wrinkle products, but I sure don’t want to buy something that will give me wrinkles like this woman pictured in the ad! And if she had some effective ANTI-wrinkle secrets, then she sure shouldn’t look like this!

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If you can do statistics, that means 6 out of every 100 people in Tennessee have some type of STD. But beyond numbers, that means that at least 6 percent of the people who live here are continuing to have unprotected sex. Condoms are about more than just birth control. They protect you from STDS. Get your head out of the sand and protect yourself!

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