Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Medical Info on the News


After watching CBS This Morning every Sunday beginning at 6:00AM PST, we turn to Fox News to watch Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld. Yes, he is a curmudgeon but I have learned so much watching him for the quick 30 minutes each Sunday morning. Well worth the time.

When he said something this past Sunday, we looked at each other and Michael said, “There you go.”

To paraphrase: The medical field has found that when a person is ill,  a good frame of mind is a benefit to getting better or living longer with a fatal disease. If you are a generally happy person, the body responds to the disease in a positive manner.

I know it is tough to stay positive and happy when dealing with an incurable disease. But, there are choices. Be depressed. Be negative. Be a burden. All of that will negatively affect the way the body reacts to the disease.

But, the reverse is also true.

Stay positive. Stay active. 

Laugh. 

Dance. 

Sing. 

Live.

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