What are you reading?

May I know the appropriate age to stop having annual Pap smear and Mammogram exams if one has never had an issue? I am 64.

That is a question for your primary care physician, and is based on your total health plus family history.
My mother was still having mammograms in her 80's, and I still have them annually in my 70's. I have a PAP every 5 years.
Sue

I find that I have gotten interested in crime/mystery novels. Authors such as John Sandford, Michael Connelly, David Baldacci, Stuart Woods, and Jonathan Kellerman have provided many great reads.
I find that they produce page-turners.

When I retired 3 years ago, reading was one thing I have always wanted to do, but never had the time.
I read 100 novels last year, and find it a great relaxer.

I love reading outside on a warm summer day, and also to be curled -up in front of the the fireplace in the winter with a good book.
Mike

@mikeynorth

Hi,
I love mysteries and any offbeat books…Joyce Carol Oates being a big favorite.
Currently reading a book by Margaret Atwood called Burning Questions….essays and occasional pieces from 2004 to2021. She wrote Handmaid’s Tale
and Alias Grace among others. I always found her a brilliant, witty, irreverent delightful author who many not appeal to male readers as her books are focused on the male female relationship throughout history.

I often wish for a gentle rain storm here in Florida so I could curl up and read for a few hours without feeling I have to be out in the sunshine doing things. It’s just too hot and humid here right now to read on the patio.

I also read the authors you mentioned and finished the first season of the Lincoln Lawyer on Amazon Prime which was adapted from Michael Connelly’s book The Brass Verdict and loved it.

No kindles for me…I like a book in my hand.

FL Mary

I love psychological thrillers! That's my favorite "escape" At the moment, I'm reading something entirely different and timely. "The Origins of Totalitarianism by Arendt. Next in line is The Omnivore's Dilemma by Pollan.

I want to read that book. I belong to GoodReads and have been trying to win it. What you said rang true for me. I have Mild Cognitive Impairment and the last time I saw my dermatologist PA, he talked down to me, almo st baby talk. It made me upset. I have to wtite instruction s down to remember them but I have 3 college degrees and I do not talk in baby talk. I was so upset that I did not say anything but I plan to on the nect appointment.

I am glad that you are surviving with epilepsy, One of my friend's had uncontrolled seizures too but she died at the age of 20 on her wedding day, They performed the ceremony and she had her last seizure. I am glad that you finally have control over it. I will try to look up her book. My brother is severly aitistic and lives in a group home. One doctor wanted to put him in a state mental hospital when he was and said he would only live be 20, he is now 65! He is living in a group home where he gets much better care. He does talk much but he shows everyone my cards and presents!

I love audiobooks too, even more now that glaucom has made my eyesight worse. I check Amazon.com for books with print big enough to read. My kindle cannot handle long books without being recharged. I also check the large print section of our library and a bookstore but uuaally they have books that I am not interested in, Keep talking about audiobooks, I would love to hear about which ones you like.

Hello @carolee888

I am sure you would enjoy the book. I found that it gave me tremendous insight into the life of people with disabilities. I thought I understood all about that but after reading the book I came to have a deeper understanding.

I'm sorry to hear that you felt like you were being talked down to at your last appointment. I'm sure that you will express your disappointment effectively and help the PA to understand how you want him to speak with you. Sometimes we have to train others in the appropriate way of relating to us. I hope you will find him "teachable."

Will you post again and let me know how you are doing?

I am currently reading books by Ann Tatlock and Mesu Andrews and Tessa Afshar. My main genre is Christian fiction and Christian historical fiction. I may go back and read books by other authors. I have some cozy authors I like as well. Cleo Coyle, Laura Childs, plus many others.