Rose is Rose by Don Wimmer and Pat Brady for July 20, 2013

@Rose

You’ve been there all day?!

``Rose is a lucky girl..\\//_

a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away, lived Rose and her family……..that would be the explanation

Rose never seems to have any serious trouble. Great husband with a steady job, angelic kid, nice house, enough money, wonderful friends, mom and neighbors. And yet she is wasting her whole day leaning against a tree. What exactly does she have to ‘let be’ exactly, I wonder? And who takes care of her kid and her chores while she does?

Everyone has problems no matter how good things are. That’s life.

Stress doesn’t have to be about anything. I think my own life is just about perfect and no health problems (no meds, and I’m 75) but even with a “perfect” diet -vegetarian, no alcohol, cheese or meat, I can’t get BP readings to stay reliably low. I just have to keep busy DOING stuff all the time.

At least HBP is my only problem, because I refuse to take meds. If I’m going to ingest poison, it has to be one that I enjoy!

Dazz, Love Ya! Stay away from prepared meals & canned sauces. That will help lower salt intake and is good for lower BP. It’s painless & drug free! :-)

Even if it’s hereditary, I think stress is involved. This isn’t heaven after all. Sometimes we are not aware of what causes the stress. It’s just that hereditary factors make it much more likely, if not inevitable.

Rose is too ‘lean’.

I married into a family that gets dysthymia, seemingly no matter what. Dysthymia is a form of depression that can make one feel miserable, but does not render one incapable of getting up and going to work, or even getting up to go to the bathroom. Most of the descendants have it. No matter how outwardly ideal their existence is, many of these souls still need meds in order to exist without sniveling or snapping people’s heads off. I’m glad I’m connected with this clan, though, and would do it again.

If stress was the sole cause HBP I’d have it. If it was only gentics I’d have it (both mom and dad) But it’s not, it’s a whole lot of everything. .When I was younger my BP was so low I’d get dizzy spells, and the only time I’ve ever been even boorderline was when I was expecting my second child. But I could never stand to add salt to food (except homemade torillia chips and only after playing/working outside in the summer.) O/c now I’m low on iodine and have to take it…..

I love Jimbo’s calm, matter-of-fact expression as he carries Rose off like a store mannikin.