The dementia issue is followed in a regular free newsletter, from the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center University of Washington. They publish Dimensions, an ongoing progress Newsletter. You could subscribe for free at colcott@u.washington.edu if interested in the research and support services. Frank Jacobs ----- Original Message ----- From: <gpmartens@sbcglobal.net> To: <ger-volga@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [GV] Beet topping season > > Which university is it, the University of Washington where they are > studying > Alzheimer's in GR's? > > Gary Martens > > > > On 9 Aug 2007 at 16:37, Kevin wrote: > >> Dealing with the thought of Alzheimer's and our people is an interesting >> topic. My father is now in the beginning stages of it. I don't notice >> it >> as much as my mother does. His younger brother had it before his death. >> This would make an excellent program for any chapter! >> >> Kevin Rupp >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On Behalf Of Dennis L. Sewald >> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 4:30 PM >> To: 'J Welch' >> Cc: ger-volga@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [GV] Beet topping season >> >> Joan, >> >> That is a sad story. I guess when my Mom reminisced about her beet >> topping >> days she was looking at the bright side of adversity. When she was young >> she developed polio in both legs, but that did not stop her from going >> out >> and doing her share. Don't think my Grandfather would want her to do >> otherwise as everyone pitched in on the farm duties. >> >> Funny you mention it, my Grandmother on the Sewald side also came down >> with >> dementia and also complained feverishly about how hard the work was as >> well. >> She was not from the village of Seewald. On my Mother's, side Pfeif and >> Hartung, were from the village of Frank and lived to have not symptoms of >> dementia. >> >> Dennis >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On Behalf Of J Welch >> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 2:42 PM >> To: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [GV] Beet topping season >> >> Dennis, >> My story is probably a sad one about sugar beets. I was born in >> Platteville, Colorado and grew up in that sugar beet country because my >> dad >> was a farmer. My mother along with her 9 brothers and sisters all had to >> work the "beet fields" from Nebraska to Sugar City to the Greeley area >> during their growing up years. Those were not pleasant memories for her. >> As she aged and dementia began to set in I watched her regress back into >> childhood and beyond. One of the saddest parts of it was hearing her >> over >> and over reliving those hot, miserable days in the "beet fields" and how >> hard the work was. She would tell anyone that crossed her path about the >> hard work. It was almost a blessing when she finally regressed beyond >> the >> beet fields". My dad's sister did about the same thing. >> >> This brings me to a question for the list. Years ago I seem to recall >> hearing that a study had been done about Alzheimer's (dementia) with the >> Germans from Russia. The villages of Walter and Frank had an unusually >> high >> >> ratio of it as I recall. Any one have any more information about this? >> Joan >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dennis L. Sewald" <dennis@sewald.name> >> To: <ger-volga@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 11:56 AM >> Subject: [GV] Beet topping season >> >> >> > Hello all; >> > >> > Just came back from a trip to Greeley, Colorado to pick-up some our >> > great >> > farm grown Colorado produce with my Mom. Being raised in Brighton, >> > Colorado >> > on a farm they raised sugar beets. During the drive Mom reminisced >> > about >> > her adventures working in the fields topping beets with her brothers >> > and >> > sisters. Guess it was pretty hard work all hand labour working in the >> > hot >> > sun. Anyone out there have some good ol' sugar beet topping stories? >> > >> > >> > >> > Dennis Sewald >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > >> > -- >> > No virus found in this incoming message. >> > Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.11/944 - Release Date: >> > 8/9/2007 >> > 2:44 PM >> > >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >