http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110223/us_yblog_thelookout/dominos-delivery-driver-comes-to-the-rescue-of-elderly-daily-customer
Okay, what really bothers me about this story is the comment section. Okay, I’m partially bothered that this poor lady only had the pizza delivery gal to look out for her (scary thought to add to my single woman’s closet of fears, along with slipping in the shower and nobody noticing until the $3,000 water bill comes due). But the part that honks me off is the really judgmental crap that gets thrown around down in the comments about this lady’s diet.
Number One: She’s 82. Leave her the eff alone.
Number Two: If I could eat pizza every day, I would. She’s hit octogenarian status and whatever deals she’s made with the nutrition gods have obviously worked for her. Frankly, she's my hero. Maybe at 82, she might be running marathons if she was eating sprouted wheat and beet juice. Or maybe she might have dropped dead at 62. Every body is different. And unless you’ve walked a mile in nana’s housecoat, you have no basis for judgment. Personally, I hope she’s spiking those Cokes with a bottle of Jack and having a Marlboro for dessert. And giving those nay saying buzzards the finger.
Number Three: She’s 82. Leave her the eff alone.
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One cable program had a story about a gal in her thirties who ate nothing but French fries. A physical revealed that she was perfectly healthy. Further tests showed that she had some internal body quirks that prevented her from accepting/digesting almost all other foods. (Sorry I'm so light on the details). The point is that you are correct about every body being different.
Hey, at 82 one has earned "the right" to eat whatever pleases one.
French fries! Lucky!
But really. If somebody makes it to 100 by smoking a pack of Parliaments a day and living on milk shakes, nobody is going to say "go you and do likewise". But not everybody falls inside the bell curve. I'm picturing an old gal who's had enough of cooking, and just wants to kick back watching her programs with a slice and a soda. She may even get 3 meals a day out of that pie. She may even be safer not turning on the stove, given some older folks health concerns.
I didn't read the article, so not quite sure of what was in it, but did hear the story on TV.
For all we know, she may have had a bet with someone regarding just eating pizza for a certain length of time. If she does it, she wins $10,000--and has the last laugh.
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