well, my sister vicky and i accompanied our mom to her doctor's appointment yesterday. we asked about the cat scan that she had done on dec. 6 and if anything showed up on it. unfortunately, the scan showed some minor strokes! our dad had a stroke some many years ago, but it was noticeable. anyway, she had another cat scan done today to find out if she has had any more strokes since the other ones, and thankfully she hasn't. what a relief to finally get some good news. vicky has been reading a book by a neurologist on how to replenish or reverse what your brain has lost in regards to your memory. you basically need to nourish the brain with vitamins and nutrients, keeping aware that some of the prescription meds that you may take can adversely affect certain things in your brain. for example, did you know that taking certain high blood pressure meds can diminish the amount of cOq-10 enzyme that is needed for brain health? that is why if you do take such meds, you need to supplement them daily by taking coq-10. so i will be going to costco today with my little sister, sally, to buy the necessary vitamins to help restore our mom's brain health, and hopefully it will help. i have decided for the purpose of this blog to refer to my mom as "hiwahiwa", which is the hawaiian word for beloved. and any strange word you may come across from time to time will be a hawaiian word followed by it's english translation in parentheses. it's time to hele (go) out the door, so thanks for stopping by. aloha!