It Has Nothing to Do with Age: Being Your Own Advocate

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It Has Nothing to Do with Age: Being Your Own Advocate

It Has Nothing To Do With Age provides self-help principles. The inspirational stories give concrete illustrations of overcoming many of life's challenges. Difficulties pertaining to depression, grief, divorce, and death are presented and worked through by the participants. Physical impairments, injuries, overcoming issues with weight, alcohol, and nicotine are also dealt with and resolved by the athletes.

This book provides a model on how to overcome some of the difficulties that confront all of us . Further, this read sheds a beacon of light on preventive measures for good physical and mental health. Research demonstrates that exercise is an important component in treating such ailments and debilitating illness such as depression, stroke, heart disease, brain or cognitive malfunction,and Alzheimer's disease.

I suggest that proper exercise can be used as a preventive measure for psychological, cognitive, and physical health as well. Follow my prescription and lead a better, more fulfilling, and healthier life.

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Being Your Own Advocate

Being Your Own Advocate

My wife Linda had a knee replacement surgery on the 13^th. Apparently the surgery went well. However, she had a problem with the pain medication prescribed. Some of the side effects that she experienced from the meds included: hallucinations, agitation, nausea, and at times, incoherence. There obviously was a mix-up as far as the medication and in the relationship with one of the doctors who assisted the main surgeon.

To say the least, Linda was happy with her main doctor and the hospital staff. She was not at all happy with the assisting doctor. Linda thought he was rude, narcissistic, talked too fast, and did not listen to her.

I’m sure you’ve heard the story, “the operation was successful, but the patient died.” Although Linda didn’t die, that hospital experience leaves a sour taste.

I will keep you posted on her progress. In the meantime, keep moving, laughing, smiling, bonding, loving and appreciating. Further, keep out of the hospital.

PS

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About Frank

Dr. Frank Lieberman is an author, psychologist, professional speaker, health and fitness coach and ultra runner. In his book “It Has Nothing to Do with Age,” he interviewed seven mature athletes and provided insight into the drives and motives of these older athletes. His experience in three one day 100 mile events gives additional credence in examining “why” these athletes do what they do. He not only talks the talk but walks the walk.

Frank has completed in endurance riding and buckled in the historic Tevis Cup in 2000 at the age of 60. At the age of 62 in 2002, he not only completed the prestigious Western States 100 mile run, but was an age group division winner as well. In 2008, at the age of 68, Frank and his partner Jonathan Jordan won the 100 mile Swanton Pacific Ride and Tie.

Frank’s book details other ultra sports that include: the Dipsea (America’s oldest running foot race), the Hawaiian Ironman, national and international rowing and the Molokai to Oahu Outrigger canoe race.