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Statistically one in three seniors over 70 will get peripheral neuropathy This is generally an accurate statistic. Peripheral neuropathy is notably prevalent among older adults, with studies indicating that approximately 30% of individuals aged 70 and above experience this condition. This high prevalence is attributed to age-related factors and the increased incidence of underlying conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic illnesses that can damage peripheral nerves .PMC Peripheral neuropathy in older adults can lead to symptoms like numbness, tingling, and balance issues, significantly impacting mobility and increasing the risk of falls . Given its prevalence and potential complications, it's crucial for healthcare providers to monitor for signs of neuropathy in the elderly, even in those without diabetes.Pavilion Health Caring for peripheral neuropathy focuses on managing symptoms, slowing progression, and improving quality of life. Here’s a solid breakdown: 1. Address the Cause Diabetes: Keep blood sugar in tight control. Vitamin Deficiency: Treat with B-complex (especially B12 if low). Alcohol: Reduce or eliminate it. Medications: Review with a doctor—some drugs can worsen neuropathy. Other medical conditions: Treat thyroid issues, autoimmune diseases, infections, etc. 2. Medication for Symptoms Nerve pain: Gabapentin or Pregabalin Duloxetine or Amitriptyline Topicals: Capsaicin cream Lidocaine patches These don’t cure neuropathy but can help ease the burning, tingling, or stabbing sensations. 3. Foot & Skin Care Inspect feet daily for cuts, blisters, or signs of infection. Keep feet clean and moisturized (but not between the toes). Wear padded, well-fitting shoes and socks. Avoid walking barefoot. 4. Lifestyle and Habits Exercise: Low-impact activities like walking, swimming, or cycling can improve circulation and nerve health. Quit smoking: Smoking reduces blood flow to nerves. Limit alcohol: Alcohol worsens nerve damage. 5. Alternative Therapies (for some people) Acupuncture Alpha-lipoic acid supplements (antioxidant—check with a doctor first) Physical therapy: Especially if balance or strength is affected. 6. Stress and Sleep Chronic pain affects sleep and mood. Try mindfulness, CBT, or relaxation techniques to manage stress and improve sleep. Citations: PMC Prevalence of peripheral neuropathy defined by monofilament ... September 27, 2021 — Age is a risk factor for PN, but age-related increases in the prevalence of PN in persons without diabetes and risk factors for PN in older ... Pavilion Health Peripheral neuropathy in older people - Pavilion Health Today January 8, 2013 — Peripheral neuropathy is common in older people. Although the ageing process itself may play a part, there are multiple other causes. PrimeCare Orthotics & Prosthetics What Are Common Foot Problems in Older Adults? - PrimeCare October 15, 2024 — Aging feet problems aren't uncommon. In fact, one in three people over the age of 65 experiences aching feet, stiffness, or overall foot pain. PMC Prevalence of peripheral neuropathy defined by monofilament ... September 27, 2021 — Age is a risk factor for PN, but age-related increases in the prevalence of PN in persons without diabetes and risk factors for PN in older ... Pavilion Health Peripheral neuropathy in older people - Pavilion Health Today January 8, 2013 — Peripheral neuropathy is common in older people. Although the ageing process itself may play a part, there are multiple other causes. PMC Treatment Considerations for Elderly and Frail Patients With ... Older adults are at increased risk of neuropathic pain compared with younger adults because many diseases that cause neuropathic pain increase in incidence with ... Cleveland Clinic Peripheral Neuropathy: What It Is, Symptoms & Treatment Peripheral neuropathy is also very common with some age-related diseases. That means the risk of developing peripheral neuropathy increases as you get older. Practical Neurology Peripheral Neuropathy: Asking the Right Questions Finding the cause of peripheral neuropathy can be accomplished at least 50 percent and up to 75 percent of the time with careful evaluation. Because there are ... ScienceDirect Peripheral neuropathy in the elderly - ScienceDirect.com Peripheral neuropathy is an important factor of disability in the elderly, which is significant now that up to 20% of the population is older than 60 years. ScienceDirect Causes of neuropathy in the elderly: A retrospective study with 785 ... Peripheral neuropathy is reported to be a common feature in elderly people [1], and it has been said to be present in 3% of them [2]. In the particular case ... nhs.uk Peripheral neuropathy - NHS The symptoms depend on which nerves are affected. In the UK it's estimated almost 1 in 10 people aged 55 or over are affected by peripheral neuropathy. Wikipedia Peripheral neuropathy - Wikipedia Peripheral neuropathy, often shortened to neuropathy, refers to damage or disease affecting the nerves. Damage to nerves

Why can not introduce the same system as that exists as in UK 'If a person has one foot on the crossing he has the right of way and if you hit him you are in trouble'. it is backed by the Highway Code. Here’s how it works: Rule 195 of the Highway Code says: Failing to stop can result in: Points on your licence A fine Potentially a dangerous driving or driving without due care and attention charge if an accident occurs If you hit a pedestrian on a zebra crossing, especially if they had priority (i.e. already started crossing), you’d almost certainly be legally at fault, unless you could prove something very unusual (like them jumping into the road suddenly). Once someone steps onto that crossing, they have the legal right of way, and drivers are expected to slow down on approach and be ready to stop.

1978 left UK to work in Dubai 1982 Left Dubai to work in Singapore 2002 Left Singapore not to work in Thailand 2025 Still here having never been back to the UK in that time So looks like I made 47 years away from Blighty......

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Eighty years ago today, on April 15, 1945, British forces of the 11th Armoured Division reached the gates of Bergen-Belsen, a concentration camp in northern Germany. What they encountered was beyond anything they had seen before: a landscape of death, disease, and unimaginable human suffering. The liberation of Belsen revealed to the world the full horror of the Nazi regime — a moment that would haunt its witnesses for the rest of their lives. The soldiers found approximately 60,000 prisoners still alive, though many were so weak and emaciated they could barely stand or speak. These survivors were skeletal, their bodies ravaged by starvation and illness. Typhus, dysentery, tuberculosis, and other diseases had spread uncontrollably throughout the overcrowded barracks. Medical supplies were nonexistent. Sanitation had collapsed. Even water was in short supply. Many inmates died in the days and weeks following liberation despite the desperate efforts of British medics. All around the camp were the corpses of those who had not made it. More than 10,000 bodies lay unburied, scattered across the grounds, piled in huts, or dumped in open mass graves. The stench of death clung to the air. Liberators described the scene as a vision of hell. “It was like walking into Dante’s Inferno,” recalled BBC war correspondent Richard Dimbleby, whose searing radio report helped bring the truth of the Holocaust to a shocked public. Bergen-Belsen had originally been established in 1943 as a detention camp for political prisoners and Jews to be exchanged for Germans held abroad. By 1945, it had become a dumping ground for inmates evacuated from other camps as the Nazis attempted to hide their crimes in the face of advancing Allied forces. Thousands arrived already starving and ill, and with no resources to care for them, the camp descended into chaos and death. Among the camp's most notorious figures were Commandant Josef Kramer, nicknamed the “Beast of Belsen,” who carried out and oversaw countless brutalities. Fritz Klein, the camp doctor, stood accused of selecting prisoners for death and showing utter disregard for human life. Perhaps most infamous was Irma Grese, a young SS guard whose cruelty and sadism earned her a central place in post-war war crimes trials. Their crimes were eventually exposed during the Belsen Trials, held later in 1945 by a British military tribunal. In the immediate aftermath of liberation, British troops and medical volunteers — including members of the Royal Army Medical Corps and civilian relief workers — worked tirelessly to save as many lives as possible. The survivors were washed, fed, and given medical treatment. The dead were buried in mass graves by former SS guards, who were forced to witness the consequences of their crimes. The liberators also filmed the scenes to ensure that what they found could not be denied or forgotten. The liberation of Bergen-Belsen became one of the most powerful and enduring symbols of the Holocaust. It was not a death camp in the mechanized sense of Auschwitz, but it became a place where neglect, cruelty, and dehumanization led to mass death on an appalling scale. For the survivors, it marked both the end of a nightmare and the beginning of the long, difficult journey toward recovery. Today, on the 80th anniversary, we remember the victims who perished in Bergen-Belsen — and the countless others lost across the Nazi camp system. We honour the resilience of those who survived, the courage of the liberators, and the moral imperative they left behind: to bear witness, to confront hatred, and to ensure that such atrocities are never repeated.

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I tried it, decided its not for me, gave up half way through the second episode.....

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Your link looks like it was hijacked, this is a screen shot from the first line from my link The second link goes straight to a JD 60 flood They are all using JD name now to try to fool you, maybe try one of the cheap look alikes using JD name, who knows they might be OK

Yes they are automatic. They come with huge great brass plugs that need about a number ten hole, throw them away and use number four or six screws and plugs that is perfectly adequate to fix them, you will then need washers to compensate for the giant holes they put in their steel supporting frames. Not sure what 350w is you mention, the ones I linked to and use are these: Solar Cell JD-8860 they are 60w All the JD range is good, sad to see the prices so high now. There are cheaper ones around but I have found the steel parts on them rust and the batteries don't last well. On the rare occasion we get a very dull day all day long the light will not get a full charge but it soon rights itself when the sun comes out

Bad people avoid well lit house like the plague and will usually move on to something dark. We have two floods pointing at the bedroom window / wall area, advantage is if you have to get up in the night for a pee you don't fall over the cat. We have ordinary curtains and they let just enough diffused light into the bedroom with the curtains closed but don't make the room bright at all, if a power cut happens we can open the curtains and have light inside the rooms of the house. We also have nine hard wired CCD cameras, plus ten wifi cameras connected to the phones and maybe eight or ten dummy cameras and three sirens connected to motion sensors, all apart from the standard house burglar alarm on all the doors and window. You can now buy solar wifi cameras for around B1000, I have one but not fitted yet. A bit of overkill you might say but just to finish it off some of our walls around the property are up to around three meters high depending where they are.

lights around the house and small stand alone staff house and all approaches to both houses are all 60w, I also have a couple of 60w illuminating parts of the three rai garden pond and ornamental Chinese bridge over a waterfall and stream, a couple of smaller ones maybe 30w illuminating the pool deck and catio. Costs nothing to leave them on auto all night long. We don't have any dark areas inside our walls cant afford to risk it as we are isolated and alone at the end of a dirt road. Lights are all automatic when they come out of the box, meaning they come on when it gets dark and go off when it gets light, that can be overridden with the hand controller if you want to use it, so they can be made to come on for maybe three or five hours to suit your schedule, I use that facility to illuminate my pond and pool deck. I have 60w JD solar lights that are maybe four or five years old and still going strong, the smaller ones have a smaller battery and die after about one year, but they are also very cheap.

Nothing less than 60w each flood all round the house facing the house. Heck they are cheap enough and last for three to four years. Benefit is if the power goes out you still have light inside the house. https://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?q=Solar+Cell+JD-8860+&_keyori=ss&from=input&spm=a2o4m.pdp.search.go.b09a78278dKUkg We have around ten of this model illuminating the entire house and some dark areas in the garden and by the gates Solar Cell JD-8860

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