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From: Billie Walsh <>
Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] Cookbooks and Genealogy
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 07:25:57 -0500
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Jacque Wrote:
<snip>
Don't dwell on the age limit as to when your family began having heart
attacks, etc. Just use it as a guide to good living. Remember our minds
work against us sometimes in health matters.
<snip>

The heart condition that runs through my family on my fathers side is
genetic.It has nothing to do with weight, cholesterol or habits. [ A GOOD
reason to do genealogy and keep family history, asses risk of major health
problems. ] My grandfather was an alcoholic, so that complicated the
situation with a bad liver also. My grandmother died of lung cancer, but her
heart was in good condition [ considering ]. My father is alive and doing
well in his late seventies after bypass surgery and four major heart
attacks, the last one they gave him the "last chance" shot. I take
reasonably good care of myself, without being a fanatic about it, but my
chances are high that I will inherit the problem.

My one concern is that I live alone and a ways out in the country [ love it
out here ], so if I have a big heart attack my chances of surviving it are
very slim. I fully intend to live a LONG time yet, but I have to be a
realist also. Its all in the hands of God [ or fate, or whatever ] and when
I stand for judgment I hope that He will find something in my life that is
worthwhile. That's also a reason for my signature file. You never know when
the last time you will see someone is, so if you love them tell them so.

(o:]>* Huggles *<[:o)
Billie
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"I LOVE YOU"
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