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A friend posted a site for plants that could rid lungs of toxins ,promote lung health
Did a new memo come out that I missed ?
I as my Grandson to look at this picture and tell me what he saw .
He said "Thats a pot plant Papaw "
I thought so ,
Maybe i'll give Locorice root another look (I'm Kidding ,days long gone )
But it was a pic I just had to share
xSharp · 31-35, M
i smoke a lot of cigarettes, but i also cough up black tar constantly which other smokers i ask say they dont do, the only difference is that i smoke tons of weed.

this study claims that smoking weed actually increases lung capacity, and prevents tumor growth.

http://healthland.time.com/2012/01/10/study-smoking-marijuana-not-linked-with-lung-damage/
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@xSharp Well take my word for it (or not your choice )
I smoked only the best weed money could buy .
In time it will tell on you .
I sold 40 lbs every weekend at $1.600.00 a lb (you do the math )
and 5 bs per ship and I was on a big base ,,just to support my habit
my buddies used to joke I just needed a mini bong necklace because when I was not working or preforming ,,I was hitting a bong .
I quit 23 years ago jan 18th
my lungs never recovered ,I collapsed my lower lobe of my left lung ,give you 3 guesses how ,its still that way .
I am almost 59 ,and my o2 stats are at 95% ,very good for a man my age and the lung problem ,,
They say the fact I sing has saved me ,always pushing for the high note and how long I can hold it without effects to do it ,its all me and it took a lot of work to be able to hold a note as long as I can ,,
They say singing is the only reason my 02 stats are that high ,,
If I find the link that I copied this pic off of I will post it .
Supposedly the herbs on the link will increase lung function and detox the lungs too .
I would say over time if you do not exercise the lungs (besides coughing )
you will notice the effects ,Clean a bong after a week ,some of that got in your lungs ,maybe why your mucus is black ,,cigarettes its usually brown or gray .
I had major back surgery in 1990 ,and I could not sing for a while ,,it just hurt to bad ,I noticed a big difference in how I was breathing .and I had quit for a while (buying equipment for a come back tour that never happened )
Years later I have to clear my lungs so a lunger don't break lose when I am singing and mess up how I control the note ,I take a breathing treatment and keep hacking for lack of a better word until my lungs are clear .
but I am still feeling the effect of the damage I have done to myself
over 22 years later .
Some things like sugar ,elevated liver functions ,02 stats dropping ,vision getting worse ,we only notice when we get old and wish we had taken better care of ourselves .
I am in the amen section on that one ,I really did not expect to live this long .
But to be fair I have fought fires with no gear ,sanded sheet rock with no mask ,textured walls and ceilings no mask ,sprayed paint ,Kills ,liquid vinyl ,
DA on fiberglass and bondo ,,so my lungs have taken a beating .
I really do think if I was not a singer ,,my lungs would be shot .
But my only major problem breathing is the valve that mixes oxygen in my heart is bad ,so it makes me feel like I can't breath if I am over exerted ,but it has nothing to do with my lungs ,its my heart ,,I over worked it too
bet you can't guess how LOLv
xSharp · 31-35, M
@rckt148 good points, i saw a video about a guy named wim hof, hes 58 and breaks record after record most of which he set himself previously, he also climbs mountains naked and can resist toxins injected purposely by doctors to make him sick..

he swears by his breathing techniques and it has been scientifically proven that he is not a freak of nature as he has taught many others to control and heal their bodies through breathing exercises much like pranayama.

singing exercises probably mimic many of these breathing exercises wim hoff does and perhaps if you try his method your lungs can benefit even more! :)

i do it myself everyday
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@xSharp when I had surgery ,they make you blow this thing that looks like a toy with a hose on it ,
The nurse gives it to me upside down and tells me she is not expecting much but to try and blow the disc up ,
well I blow and see it goes down harder so I inhale ,disc goes all the way .
She says that is amazing ,lets try it the right way .
I blow it to the top ,she says thats impossible ,he just had surgery ,this is to keep him from getting pneumonia ,
My wife says well he is a singer ,maybe thats why ,the nurse says maybe ,
So she kept coming back every so often to make sure I still could .
I walked out on my own power 5 days later ,again they said it was impossible .
So the nurse said ,OK since your doing so well ,sing us a song
I sang He stopped loving her today ,,,everyone able to clap was clapping .
I belted it out ,I was so happy to be getting out of the hospital .
I went to Church that night and thanked God for the operation being a success .
I was going to play and sing ,but I felt sweat running down my back and I was scared it was blood and it scared me ,,I was suppose to go home and be in bed 6 months ,I gave my testimony .
9 days later I installed an Oak hard wood floor
I like the word impossible too
and the fastest way to see something get done ,is to tell me I can't do it
I know when to stop ,but my limits have not been tested yet
I keep surprising myself .
Bad back and a weak heart I have to pace myself ,but rarely ever am I at the end of the line ,but not being able to breath is scary
I keep saying I don't fear death ,but somehow when I can't breath
I find myself in an ER finding out why ,,usually its my heart
Peaches · F
Good one! Hope this holiday season will be spent with friends and loved ones.🤗⭐🎄🎁
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@Peaches Much love to you my dear Sister in Christ and forever faithful friend .I pray that your Holidays are safe and healthy ,happy and blessed ,surrounded by all the people you love and who loves you .
And your New Year is the best one ever .
You have never been anything but a supportive and kind friend I do cherish .

Tonight I spent time with my kids and ex wife ,her Mom ,family friends and all my Grandkids as we celebrated the December Birthdays ,
My Granddaughters who turned 16 on the 3rd ,My Ex Wife who turned 61 on the 16th ,and my middle Daughters who will turn 39 on the 25th
We ate ,we sang praises to Christ ,and the ones who had birthdays received gifts .
The 25th they will all be at the mission helping prepare food to feed over 1000 homeless ,then they will take food to the shut in's unable to come to the mission (the ones in need of services ,just someone to drop in and check on them or wishing to have someone come visit them for Bible studies ,they will be added to the list of people who need help the rest of the year ,not just Christmas )

Then we all meet at my Daughters and eat a feast ,and sing and spend time just being with people we love and no stress over gifts and things that would take away from a day we all enjoy now ,
No one of going in debt or buying cheap gifts no one really wants or needs because there would be so many to buy for it would be unrealistic to be able to buy that many gifts and everyone get something worth having .
So each month we celebrate the birthdays for that month and its easier to get nice gifts for just a few ,and that is the day they should get gifts ,,not on someone else's birthday ,
New Years we do the family thing again ,bring in the New Year ,sober and safe and with all the people we love ,,So a lot of family time and a lot of pounds to work off for the New Years ,,Way to much good food .
And we sing sing sing ,young and old ,it is a very good time ,roasting marshmallow's ,all around a fire ,singing ,talking about what were grateful for and just spending quality time with people we love ,
No phones ,,no TV ,no other distractions ,just a good day and evening with Family and friends who join in .

My freezer is already so full I can hardly get the door to shut so I am glad all the turkeys get's eaten and most of the food at the meals ,I have no where to put left overs ,,So since its the end of the month ,that alone is such a blessing .
My son is home to 2 weeks so there is lots of food to keep him fed well ,So I feel way more blessed then I deserve ,but i'm not complaining .

Its amazing how Christ has changed our lives .and as a family we are all on the same page ,(except my Ex wife and her Mom we all believe the exact same things and we try to live the things we preach )

23 years ago my ex wife and her Mom hated me and kept my kids hid from me for 12 years (12 years of not seeing my kids left a huge hole in my heart )
And now we are all close ,and my ex and I have awesome Grandkids we share .
We are a very close family (I hate my ex and I are no longer together ,but at least we love and respect each other again ,and my Ex Mother in law loves me again too ,She used to say she had no confidence in me ,now she calls me an anointed man of God )Huge change from 23 yrs ago when they were calling me satan ,LOL(I did take my kids from my ex ,I am sure I did seem like satan to all of them back then ,but they had kept my kids from me for 12 years )

Anyone trying to tell us God is not real ,and all the doctrines of their church ,their words fall on deaf ears ,We have a relationship with the one they come to church to find ,We carry Him in out hearts ,,and we love to share Him and tell other how they can know Him personally too ,not how others say ,
How He says ,His way is straight and narrow ,and there really is only one way .
Most who know us ,agree we found the right road .

Only God could have restored my family again ,,and I am very grateful ,
So thats why I can't stop praising His name ,trying to tell others its not about Church ,its about loving and serving Christ ,He really is a rewarder of those who seek to know Him and strive to do His will ,my family is proof in of itself .God is most defiantly real ,He has restored my family ,repaired my broken heart healed me of my addictions Healed my crippled Daughter ,Just gave me a 2nd Grandson trough a Daughter Doctors said would NEVER have a child .restored my mind I tried hard to destroy ,and I now have peace of mind .who could ask for more ?the desires of my heart .just as He promised
I don't have a bit of problem being mocked for His name sake .
I feel sorry for the mockers ,if they only knew what God wanted to do for them .
God bless Sister ,I love you ,thanks for being you
with all my love ,your brother in Christ
Rick
Peaches · F
@rckt148 I'm glad God restored you family and has shown you so many blessings, I wouldn't have made it this far without his loving grace, bless you and yours at this special time of year....[b][c=#BF0000]Merry Christmas🎄⭐😌🙏🏼[/c][/b]
5thApprentice · 31-35, M
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Lol...right, it´s funny...
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rckt148 · 61-69, M
@will999 I have done some volunteer work for the VA ,
While in programs that all the staff agreed it was wrong I was even forced to endure them (Walking all over a pretty big hospital ,in pain and no pain meds ,parking lot for is 4 blocks away ,and I am limping through it ,,
But I meet 25 or 30 grate people and hear their war stories how they too have been treated .
So I contacted a senator ,and he said to just follow through and let him know if they finally restored my meds as promised ,or come up with a new way to keep from helping me .
So they would restore them ,send me to a new Doctor and they would get me back up to my normal dose ,and I say that ,one not to strong for me and one that can keep my pain level 5 out of 10 scale ,,I actually fought not being on Morphine and Methadone ,,Oxycotin ,30 mg Oxycodone ,constipation is a big issue with me as well ,so I need something not so strong ,I am willing to suffer some ,but not to the point I am sick and can't walk again ,feeling like something is being ripped out of my back or like I am stabbed through my chest to my back ,,,
I just want to be able to bear up under it and not start wishing I was dead again .
So I knew the pain management was an option ,I know several people who are patients there who have told me nothing but good things .
But I was fighting so if I kept winning ,other Vets would keep fighting too and not just throw in the towel ,,(But many had already some time ago .)
So now that I have gone outside (I have Medicare and Medicaid many of them don't )many are just going to sign off they are dependent on narcotics and go into another drug program that makes them the problem ,not a system that had prescribed narcotics to just anyone complaining of pain with no MRI's or XRays to support it ,they wanted the pills to sell them ,,some to get high ,not because like myself and so many we suffer every waking moment and we hardly sleep .
So now I am going to let my senator have copies of all this and let him see what he can do ,but I am done fighting ,,I won I guess ,,but not the battle I hoped I won for us all ,the one that would encourage others not to give up .
But now I have ,I am going outside the VA ,,I need help
I have a 10 yr old son who needs a Dad ,not someone confined to a couch unable to do very much ,,and when I do ,,I pay dearly for it
But I would join the service again without even a second thought ,
I would not have missed that for the world
will999 · 70-79, M
@rckt148 I hope the senator you contacted helps you. The appeal to politicians is often more successful if you are a part of a lobby group because there is strength in numbers and other members can support the campaign in different ways. If the group is large enough and well organized it may even become an election issue, that's when politicians begin to notice you.
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@will999 My Dad actually knew him quite some time ago and he is big on helping vets ,,He was willing to help me 2 years ago ,but after completing their substance abuse classed my doctor reinstated my pain meds so I backed off .
But now that the VA doctor see's I got into a pain group thats hard to get into ,all the sudden he is jumping to help me now ,So once I get the records from archives it will be easy to prove I was assaulted ,and the doctor says my neck in his opinion was injured that day ,and the reports from the hospital where they reconstructed my face ,and the corman saying my injuries were to severe for him to treat are there ,,
The ones showing where I was in the hospital for knee surgery are there too ,,,all while I was on active duty ,so I may not need anything else from him ,,my VA doctor said he would sign off that he believes thats what screwed my neck up ,its already in my records the beating I was taking riding boats was going to further damage my knees ,,So now that I have a VA Rep willing to file for me ,,I think it will go smooth ,,the records pretty much speak for themselves ..
But either way I already win ,I am in a pain group willing to help me .
I already live fine ,,but to be service connected they will no longer push me to the side ,and the extra money can help me to buy another home while I am able .
I have already earned a guaranteed loan ,,so maybe now I can do something for my kids again ,and live a little bit too ,I am excited things are looking up for a change

 
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