Second Opinion
Eli argued strongly that I should seek a second opinion on the seizure/stroke/cognitive impairment issue surrounding my cardiac event. When he runs into a programming problem, he does better to pay an...
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Jacobowitz in 1848 Hungarian Census
I found these records in 2011 but did not know what to make of them.Josef, Frimet age 35 (head?) b.Prekopa, Hungary [1813]Jakubovics, Sari? age 10 b.Prekopa, Hungary [1838]Jakubovics, Rebeka age 6,...
View ArticleFebruary Update
It's been a while since I found enough to write about to post an update. Now it has been 2 months since my heart attack on December 12, 2014. I spent a week in the hospital, the first 2 days really out...
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Stopping Statins
Once you start taking a statin drug to lower your cholesterol, can you ever stop?http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2010/07/q-a-stopping-statins/index.htmAre you taking the right treatment for...
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Foot Problems and Stress Management
The most effective way I have found to manage stress, anxiety and depression is to get a lot of exercise. That's completely in line with what the cardiac rehab folks want you to do to get back you...
View ArticleThe Walking Boot
To be clear, I am not supposed to put any weight on my left foot. I can't feel anything, so to allow the lesion to heal before it creates the condition called Charcot Foot, I must bandage the foot so...
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Executive Function
Remember when I told you that after the heart procedure I had some cognitive problems. I couldn't find words and had trouble organizing things. Well, last night I was trying to put my next annual...
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Following Advice
I just saw again a funny video about advice. The woman has a nail in her forehead and the guy gently suggests that she take it out, but she just wants him to listen to her and not make suggestions.Many...
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Bootless
Today I got the official pronouncement that the wound on my foot had healed. I can walk using a special insert and I can bike cautiously.Here are my questions.- Is there a structural anomaly in my foot...
View ArticleGoals
When I began rehab, my case manager decided to set me a goal of losing 5 pounds. I cut out chocolate and practiced putting down my fork between bites, and soon I had lost a few pounds and then 8.I set...
View ArticleDischarged
Cardiac Rehab has discharged me. I am back on the bike (with a modified biking shoe) and am happily getting out in the lovely weather.Eli and Natalie's baby Bruno has arrived. Let Eli tell you the...
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Recovery Milestone -- P2P Century 2015
I have been aiming to ride the Harpoon Point to Point Century as a touchstone in my recovery from my heart attack back before Christmas, 2014.On August 8, 2015, I rode with Los Saguaros Rápidos, Bob...
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Vermont Senior Games -- Cycling
Lou Bresee and I showed up at the cycling event for the Vermont Senior Games. We rode hard and brought home some medals. Lou rode a little faster than I did, but since he is over 75, we were in...
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Another Shendishev Movie
The Los Angeles County Administrator got in touch with Ruth Kreinik to help find the heirs of Munro Kreinik, who died intestate earlier this year (2015). Ruth turned to me and the genealogical records...
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Munro Kreinik's Estate
On June 12, 2015, I got a message from Ruth Kreinik about an inquiry from Los Angeles administration seeking the family and heirs of Munro (or Monroe J) Kreinik, who died intestate.Ruth Kreinik, June...
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Visit to Cleveland
Late September in 2015, Linda and I took a trip to De Kalb, IL, to see her brother and sister-in-law. On the way back we stopped in Cleveland with the Epsteins and had a reunion with some of the Paris...
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Russellton PA for Laura Danziger Jacobowitz's 100th Birthday
My mother Laura (Lucy) Danziger was born one hundred years ago, on August 30, 1915, in Russellton, PA. You may remember the story of her surprise birthday party.After Linda and I left Cleveland in...
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Jakubovits in the 1892 Hungarian Census
Vivian Kahn sent this image of the 1892 Hungarian Census which shows the members of the Jakubovits family and where they lived. Vivian ..."check further into JAKUBOVITS records and I came across this...
View ArticlePatrick Kearny
I met Patrick Kearny on the border of Maine and New Brunswick in 1970. He was hitchhiking and I was driving with my old friend Sally Steinhardt. Here is Patrick's version of what happened. (I have made...
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