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10-06-2005, 11:23 PM

Hey Al, you are so right about the linseed oil. I use the boiled for the furniture. You put it on with a rag, and it seeps dep into the grain, popping out the beautiful designs in the wood grain. Then when it's dry, you put the finish of your choice over top of it. The linseed oil helps protect the wood from drying out, thereby keeping the wood from swelling and contracting with changing humidity. It's great stuff.

I do the flaxseed for Mom as a source of oleic acid as is olive oil. I would not allow her to take anything that contained phytoestrogens if she were ER+.
I have begun research some heavy-duty articles on another component of flaxseed oil that just might be troublesome in certain quantities. That is Omega-6 fatty acids. These can, under certain conditions promote the production of arachidonic acid, which can be contraindicated in our quest to shut down these abberant cells. I may switch to just olive oil until I find the answers I need.

The eldercare situation in this country is scary. I have witnessed some things first hand in nursing homes. But home care services can be deadly as well. A friend had his 58 year old wife, with early onset/late stage disease, being baby-sat by a woman he trusted. But his wife was always showing up bruised. It was explained away as she was going through the phase of her disease where she could become combative. But later, I saw her in our local ER, and she was black and blue from head to toe on all angles. The babysitter said she fell down the steps. I asked her if she then walked back upstairs and through herself down them several more times for fun. She got really hinky after that question. I used to be a crime scene investigator, so I called local police to ask them to investigate. It was later determined that the baby-sitter, a grown woman, had been letting some of her male friends come over her apartment to have sex with my friend's wife. Oddly, no arrest was made. The baby-sitter was simply fired. I must say that I might have had a hard time resisting going over to work on the baby-sitter with a propane torch. So all things considered Al, it's just better to have your loved one at home if you can possibly swing it. They are safer there, you get to spend quality time with them in their final years, and you don't have to worry about kicking the asses of any staff members...lol. I enjoy having my Mom with me all the time. We talk now more than we ever did years ago, though the strokes are leaving her less able to get the words out. I am happy to have her as long as God will let me keep her. Well, I'd better get to bed, as we go for more Herceptin in the morning. Good Night Al.

10-06-2005, 11:23 PM	#25
Tommy Guest Posts: n/a	To Al Hey Al, you are so right about the linseed oil. I use the boiled for the furniture. You put it on with a rag, and it seeps dep into the grain, popping out the beautiful designs in the wood grain. Then when it's dry, you put the finish of your choice over top of it. The linseed oil helps protect the wood from drying out, thereby keeping the wood from swelling and contracting with changing humidity. It's great stuff. I do the flaxseed for Mom as a source of oleic acid as is olive oil. I would not allow her to take anything that contained phytoestrogens if she were ER+. I have begun research some heavy-duty articles on another component of flaxseed oil that just might be troublesome in certain quantities. That is Omega-6 fatty acids. These can, under certain conditions promote the production of arachidonic acid, which can be contraindicated in our quest to shut down these abberant cells. I may switch to just olive oil until I find the answers I need. The eldercare situation in this country is scary. I have witnessed some things first hand in nursing homes. But home care services can be deadly as well. A friend had his 58 year old wife, with early onset/late stage disease, being baby-sat by a woman he trusted. But his wife was always showing up bruised. It was explained away as she was going through the phase of her disease where she could become combative. But later, I saw her in our local ER, and she was black and blue from head to toe on all angles. The babysitter said she fell down the steps. I asked her if she then walked back upstairs and through herself down them several more times for fun. She got really hinky after that question. I used to be a crime scene investigator, so I called local police to ask them to investigate. It was later determined that the baby-sitter, a grown woman, had been letting some of her male friends come over her apartment to have sex with my friend's wife. Oddly, no arrest was made. The baby-sitter was simply fired. I must say that I might have had a hard time resisting going over to work on the baby-sitter with a propane torch. So all things considered Al, it's just better to have your loved one at home if you can possibly swing it. They are safer there, you get to spend quality time with them in their final years, and you don't have to worry about kicking the asses of any staff members...lol. I enjoy having my Mom with me all the time. We talk now more than we ever did years ago, though the strokes are leaving her less able to get the words out. I am happy to have her as long as God will let me keep her. Well, I'd better get to bed, as we go for more Herceptin in the morning. Good Night Al.