My Health

Well, news is not good.

My efforts to continue writing carries on. Running out of crib space. Don’t know what the means.

That was one of the latest Computer screen comments. It appears I need some instruction on how to write on a writer, or a letter, or a message. The future is waiting.

To the Leibrecht Family

It is with great happiness I saw the card “We’ve Moved!” Happy not because you moved, but because I have heard from you.

My health dropped about ? months ago. Had heart problem. Seems my brain started to mal-function also. Early this year my memory started to return to life. It has been getting better since then. I can still remember events from my youth, your wedding in Tucson, and other information.

I am living in a “assisted living” home. I have “Lymphedema”. It is sometimes called a “Lympatic Obstruction”. Boy, is that informative! You may not know about the illness. If you know, you can skip the next section. Lymphedema is localized fluid retention and tissue swelling caused by compromised lymphatic system and can be inherited. It is incurable and progressive. Treatments ameliorne systems. The tissue is subject to risk of infection.

Here is a list of words associated with illness. Swollen limb. Skin discoloration. Verrucous (wart like) hyper plasia. Hyper keratosis & papillornatoss, eventually—deformity elephantiasis.

Never got this info from doctor. Stumbled on it a few days ago. Still trying to absorb.

So where do I fit in? It appears some swelling on legs with deformity on one foot. Yes, inhirited from my Father and his Mother. It states—Don’t plan a long life.

The assisted living is that every morning an aide will wrap my legs. Should say, removed the leg wrap, wipe leg with lotion for dryness, and rewrap. When I first came here, I could not wrap my own legs. I’m getting better. Can go up and down stairs. One flight at a time.

Dominican Oaks has 4 building, and about 250 tenets. I live in Unit—C-111. “C” in unit and 111 is room number. Tenets are of all ages, with 2 over 100 years old. Few are married couples. Mostly are single. They have a large eating room and must people eat there. Some have food delivered to their room. Now how about some details of your beautiful family. Yeah, about the big guys is also acceptable.

I know a little about the State of New Jersey. I lived there about 100 years ago. Ok—Ok. That is stretching it a bit. Ok—Ok. How about lets figure together. I was born in 1928. 6 to starting grade school (1934), 8 to start HS Now 1942 and 4 years to starting engineering in College (now 46). 5 for Engineering school gives 51 yrs. Remember, are we using JUNE 30 FOR END OF YEAR?