WHAT OLD AGE REALLY MEANS ??
So you thought you had had reached OLD AGE. Yes ,you thought that short term memory loss was a sign, giving up singles in tennis pointed it out, everybody was so nice to the old man who was so polite to all. BULL SHIT. Then I got a stroke. Yes I said a stroke. I woke early to brush my teeth, shave and get ready for my day. Then it happened. I lost my strength in my right arm and leg. No kidding! I could not pick up a pencil. When my wife called the concierge to lift me I could not put my arm around his neck to lift me. Is that all? No way! Eat, forget it. Find my mouth. Where is my mouth? Yes it came back and the doctor found the answer by putting a STENT in my right carotid artery which sends the signals to my right arm and leg. First they tried to dissolve the plaque in my right carotid artery with blood thinner. It only worked partially. I got mostly bruised. The reason the stent worked is that my wife called the emergency ambulance before a four hour limit and the ambulance crew took me to the right hospital which was set up to do the operation at once. Now I know the real meaning of a stroke.
Name of author
Name: Murray Rubin
Short Bio: I was born in Toronto in 1931 to a wonderful mother who divorced shortly before my birth. I owe a great deal of my success to her. I am Jewish but not at all religious, yet my culture plays an important part of my personality. I attended Harbord Collegiate and U. of T. Faculty of Pharmacy. A unique mail-order pharmacy was the first of my endeavours in the profession, followed by many stores throughout Ontario. I have a loving wife, 3 children and grand-children and I am now retired from pharmacy. But what do I write about? Everything! My topics are funny, serious, whimsical, timely, outrageous, inspiring, and inventive. I promise that if you take the time to read any one of these topics – you will not be sorry.
