Our Law Makers DO NOT CARE ABOUT US!!

Dear Joseph, It's time to come together and stop Alzheimer's. America must make stopping Alzheimer's a national priority. Tell your Senators to invest in research today! Last week, a Senate panel failed to make a critical investment in Alzheimer's research – a move that ignores the suffering of the five million Americans with Alzheimer's and the millions of Baby Boomers who will get the disease in their lifetime and yearn for a medical breakthrough. You and I both know that this "business-as-usual" approach won't get us closer to stopping this disease in the coming decade. We deserve a stronger resolve from our elected representatives – the kind that we saw when Congress unanimously passed the National Alzheimer's Plan and when the Administration put forth a bold goal to prevent and treat this disease. Luckily, the budget process is just starting, and we still have a chance to make our case to the entire Senate. Don't let your Senators turn their backs on the millions of people suffering and who will suffer from Alzheimer's and other dementias: tell them we must invest more in research today. Here's what happened last week: A key Senate committee kept out a proposal to infuse $80 million for Alzheimer's research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), refusing to provide a much-needed investment to boost Alzheimer's research. Although these Senators voted to increase modestly the funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), we need a committed investment in Alzheimer's research today to try to save millions of lives and trillions of dollars over the coming decades. Astonishingly, Congressional leaders refused to allocate a basic investment in Alzheimer's research. Our leaders failed us last week. As engaged and enraged advocates, we must hold them accountable. They need to know that we won't let them continue with their "business-as-usual" approach to Alzheimer's. Tell your Senators: Join the advocates, researchers, and industry leaders who have come together to stop Alzheimer's in the next decade – invest in research now. Our elected officials want to do the right thing. Many of them have been touched by this disease and want to stop it – just like you and me. But without public pressure for an expanded investment in Alzheimer's research, they'll continue to sidestep this issue and continue to offer the same insufficient response to what we know is the great public health crisis of our time. That's why I'm so grateful you'll join me in speaking out today. Thank you. Sincerely, George Vradenburg Chairman USAgainstAlzheimer's

USAgainstAlzheimer's is a community of enraged and engaged individuals who have been touched by Alzheimer's disease and are committed to the bold and attainable goal of ending Alzheimer's by 2020. We are caregivers, advocates, family members, researchers, and more, united by our frustration at a broken status quo and dedicated to mobilizing individuals to raise awareness of the human toll and fiscal crisis and to demand transformative policies to stop the disease. Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter Learn more at USAgainstAlzheimers.org

email i received today. Why does this news not surprise me.

God Bless & Keep You & This Country of Ours!
joe

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Come & Join Us!!!!

Thank you for sending a message to the President. There is true strength in numbers and we need all the help we can get. Will you take a few moments to send out the message below? You can simply copy and paste it into a new email.

Again, thank you for your support.

Sincerely,
Brendan Burns
Associate Director, Advocacy
Alzheimer's Association


Dear Friend,
As you probably know, I'm an advocate in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. Right now there is a bill that has passed Congress that has the potential to change the course of Alzheimer's Disease.

The National Alzheimer's Project Act would launch a coordinated campaign within the federal government to overcome Alzheimer's disease. It would create a national strategic plan for America's 6th leading cause of death with clear objectives, accountability, and timelines.

Please send a message to President Obama asking him to sign NAPA. or go to www.alz.kintera.org/President

Thank you for your support,
joseph

Your message was sent to:

President Barack Obama

As you know, National Alzheimer's Project Act (S.3036) was recently passed by both the Senate and House of Representatives. As an Alzheimer's Association advocate, I respectfully ask that you sign the National Alzheimer's Project Act into law without delay.


The National Alzheimer's Project Act would launch a coordinated campaign within the federal government to overcome Alzheimer's disease. It would create a national strategic plan for America's 6th leading cause of death with clear objectives, accountability, and timelines. NAPA establishes an inter-agency Advisory Council that will coordinate and evaluate all federal efforts on Alzheimer research, care, institutional services, and home- and community-based programs. The national plan with outcomes, recommendations, and priority actions, must be updated and reported to Congress annually.

On behalf of the 5.3 million Americans currently living with Alzheimer's and their more than 11 million caregivers, thank you for your commitment to fighting Alzheimer's disease. I look forward to hearing from you regarding the enactment of the National Alzheimer's Project Act.

Sincerely,
Joseph Potocny
5435 Lariat Way
Oceanside, CA 92057-5517

PS> We look forward to your help.
God Bless & Keep You & This Country of Ours!!!!!
joe

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Today I am not clear ast to what i want to say. It is becoming difficult for me to keeep my thoughts in order, as if they ever were. I am becoming more distant from my family, I feel very trapped by everything. We went to the Birch Aquarium, I think it is called, in San Diego on Friday, it was fun, but to tell the truth I was not really part of being there, although the lady at the sharks was interesting, but you know my wife, she would not let me bring her home. I am having more diffficulties with talking to, seems to come out sideways, good thing those around me have a clue to what I am saying, because I don't. I have been watching and noticing all the things now that they say will slow down your getting AD and all the things that cause it. It just leads me to believe even more so that these people are morons and have no idea what they are doing. In most cases giving people false hope and bullshit answers. Kind of sounds like are President and Congress. What the hell most of them went to the same schools anyhow. Well I am rambling, getting good at this. Also have changed the site again and probably will still more, gives me something to do and screw up at the same time. Well bye for now.

God Bless & Keep You & This Country of Ours!!!!
joe

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It Is May

Just in case you wer not aware it is May. I know the calendar and my computer tell me so and they would not lie to me. Well maybe they would cannot trust them buggers.  At least my brain doesn't, it really does not anylonger link days weeks or months together, let alone years.

According to the wife I have developed my own language, not heard on this Earth is billions of years. It seems that when I cannot get out what I want to say, let alone remembber what it is, I express myself in sort of a babble type lanugaggge. She seems to understand me, I sure the hell don't, I wonder who has the problem. Her or me?  Since she can remember days, what to do and what she is talking about, she has the problem, those type of people do not live in my World. What the title has to do with this is beyond my mind. Sounded good.

Well we got some new young koi, will see how they do. I have to do water changes on the ponds, and I do not want to, it is such a pain in the ass. I guess the fishes like it, but not one has given me a fin to shake and say thank you.  They remind me of gov. officials take it, shove it up my butt and not even a kiss. Yes I am in a mood today, have been for awhile, never kno when they will come or go, seem to stay alot longer these days.

Take care, who knows i MAY see you soon.  There that is why the title. If you believe that your brain is as blue as mine is.

God Bless & Keep You & This Country of Ours!!
joe

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Alhzeimer's & Marriage

I received a comment from a gentleman whose wife has early stage AD. It seems this has affected his marriage quite a bit. Trust me that is an understatement, it has litterally screwed mine up. I have asked my wife to post her side on the blog, but she is reluctant for whatever reasons.

I know that she has one heck of a time with me, I am extremely moody at times, I get lost in conversations and I go off elsewhere in my mind on a dime. The other day we were talking and as usually Mr. Brilliant here got lost and could not even get a word out, the wife answered for me and was right. Her words to me were "Aren't you glad I know you?" my reply was yes someone has to because I do not know me anymore. This is starting to get scarey now. I have been going to post for the last couple of days, just does not happen. It certainly has messed up our sex life, I cannot even keep things going, because my mind suddenly goes off to War, or the Circus or some such fuckin thing and I am no longer involved in the situation or I just plain fall asleep.

I cannot even imagine how my commentor or my wife feel. I am not even sure how I feel at any given moment. At times I am on my game and then there is no game I have lost my processes and cannot get back. Yes I can write because I can stop and come back and start over, but in my real world it just does not work that way.

To my friend I am truly sorry for your situation, I will not say Hey it is ok it will be fine, because the truth is it will not get better only worse. I do hope the Lord continures to give you the strength you need for each day, we are a hand full.

God Bless You & This Country of Ours!
Joe

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To All True American's - Happy July 4th.

TO ALL WHO HAVE FOUGHT AND DIED FOR OUR FREEDOM. THIS IS OUR TRIBUTE TO YOU! THEY WILL CARRY ON FOR YOU AND CONTINUE THE FIGHT REGARDLESS OF THOSE IN WASHINGTON THAT WANT TO SELL US TO ILLEGALS AND CHINA.

Our Country is based on the Christian and Judeo principals, no matter what the "I'm Just A Boy From Kenya" has to say. I am not normally this political on my site, but this man and the present congress are not worthy of the support of REAL AMERICANS.

So let me have it back. Just remember I will forget it and go on with what is left of my life and brain, you will be living in yours. Little AD sarcasim.

I hope YOU ALL have a geart 4th of July and remember why we have our freedoms that others even here what to take away from us.

God Bless You and This Country of Ours!
Joe

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The Grewsome Foursome!

Well I thought you should seem some of the folks respoonsilge for the HBO Special.

Starting on the right: Sherry the Nick they along with Elisa (not in the picture) produced Memory The Lost Tapes. Give them a bid hand for a job very well done. Next is Annie daughter of Josephine that were in the special. Picture was taken in LA at a priemer showing. The old fart, well he is not going to beat out robert Redford. He is the mystery person.

God Bless You & This Country of Ours!!
joe

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December Already!!!!

Yes it is that time of year again. For me Thanksgiving seems years ago. Time no longer has a start and finish for me. Well it will be here soon, probably sooner than I think and be gone before I know it was here. This year has been fillled with manny things for me. Or I think it was, I am no longger sure of it. But I still awake each day and breathe, I might looose most of the day but I am still there somewhere for it. Funny somedays I feel in total control and then for days I have no idea what is going on. I try to get to this each day, but at last it does not work that way. Early or not at all for the most part. Catch Ya All Later.

God Bless You & This Country of Ours!
Joe

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This Belongs On My Answering Machine!

Thanks my friend Dick.

Hello and thank you for calling The State Mental Hospital.
>
> Please select from the following options menu:
>
> If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly.
>
> If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for
> you.
>
> If you have multiple personalities, press 3, 4, 5 and 6.
>
> If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want,
> stay on the line so we can trace your call.
>
> If you are delusional, press 7 and
> your call will be forwarded to the Mother Ship.
>
> If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully
> and a little voice will tell you which number to press.
>
> If you are manic-depressive, hang up.
> It doesn't matter which number you press,
> nothing will make you happy anyway.
>
> If you are dyslexic, press 9-6-9-6.
>
> If you are bipolar, please leave a message after the beep
> or before the beep or after the beep.
> But Please wait for the beep.
>
> If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.
> If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.
> If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.
>
> If you have low self-esteem, please hang up.
> Our operators are too busy to talk with you.

>
> If you are menopausal, put the gun down,
> hang up, turn on the fan, lie down and cry.
> You won't be crazy forever.
>
> If you are blonde, don't press any buttons.
> You'll just mess it up.
>
> This coming week is
> National Mental Health Careweek.
> You can do your part by remembering
> to contact at least
> one unstable per son to show you care.
>
> (Well, my job is done . Your turn!!)

God Bless You and This Country of Ours!
Joe

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While I still Can Think

Today has knowt been wone of mey better days. Have been angry and frustratied. Some have felt that today, even my granddaughter. Soon my optometrist will feeel it, taking over 5 week for lenses. I have no patient left with waht if feel in incompentency or out right stupidness. I should talk, cant even spel right or thing straing anymore. But take your meds you will be okd BS. These tiny slices are killing me, mly emotions, I have no controolll over anymore, no matter how hard I try. This disease sucks big time. The hell of it is our people in congress and the white house give a shit. It isn't a minority issue. WElll soon it will be a vast majority issue as they and theirs begein to suffer the ravages. As nasty as this sounds, I can hardly wait for them to join me. When it is to late to do anything, and alll they can do is say "If only I had listened".

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