old willie will be 80 years old today
according to him
but according to states records its april 30
of course
i think he should change his birthday to
4/20
if you dont understand why 4/20 and what it means
just ask you kids or your grandkids
my guess is they know what that means
willie played last night at the backyard in the austin area
im quite sure it was packed
and there probably was a strange odor in the air
and im sure austin kept the concert weird
i do admit when i see willie he looks 80 years old
all that rough living hes done
well he actually looks 100 years old
but
he still has that distinctive voice
and his old guitar
ive seen him play live twice
once in little rock at a concert at barton coliseum
a lot of drunk people
but it was interesting that the people in the crowd were
a mixture of all ages and sizes and looks
obvious red neck country people with dressed up city folks
with a lot of hippie looking people
all enjoying his music
thanks to my medical school friend for introducing us to
willie and his music
ive been hooked since
then
we took my motherinlaw to a fourth of july picnic in
ft worth texas
it was hotter n hell
the place was packed all day as tons of other musicians played
then willie showed up when it was cooler in the evening
and everyone didnt seem to mind the wait
yes a lot were drunk and 4/20ed
my motherinlaw endured that hot sun and long day
but it was worth it
she sure loves willie
when willie finally leaves us one day which i hope is
a long time away
there will never ever be another one
happy birthday today or tomorrow willie
may you have many more
SCANS
friday i went to dallas and had
a mri scan of the brain as part of the adni study that im in
typical mri scan
louder than hell
be still for over an hour
stuck up in that cylinder
keep your eyes open for the next 7 minutes
you ever tried that before without blinking
sorry i blinked couldnt help
why dont you try it and see if you can do it
not
looked at my old mri scan report
and oops there were some white matter hyperintensities (wmh)
areas on my scan
had forgot about those
since the scan more has been written about these
they are found commonly in elderly patients
but im not elderly
if you have an increased number of these they can be associated with
an increased risk for developing dementia alzheimers and stroke
and
are found in patients with high blood pressure obesity diabetics high cholesterol
this is why its important to keep these things under good tight control
over a life time
i only have one or two which are not significant
hopefully all im doing to control things with my health
living right eating right exercising controlling my cholesterol and blood pressure
and maintaining a normal weight will keep those wmh where they are now
then i had a glucose metabolism pet scan of the brain
got an iv infusion of labelled glucose
when i got home that night my wife she said you sure taste sweet
when she kissed me
in alzheimers patients since they cant use the glucose in the damaged
brain cells there is no uptake of the labelled glucose
and it will show up as blank areas on the scan
my last glucose metabolism pet scan of brain was normal
thursday
spinal tap for beta amyloid and tau protein
amyvid pet scan of the brain for beta amyloid
the organicgreen doctor
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