Dearest Carrie I will always Love you Dan

Dearest Carrie I miss you so much

How are you?

Happy Birthday Carrie

Dearest Carrie Voeks

I hope you have a wonderful Birthday, I miss you and love you.

Dan

The First Time I Met Carrie Voeks

We met over the phone, while I was doing computer remote support for her company. After the support contract finished. I mentioned to her that I had grown fond of her and would like to call her after work. I asked for her phone number and then became good phone friends over the course of one year. One night I called my friend she

didn't answer, and I became worried. We never missed a night before, so this was unusual. I became very concerned. I tried several times but no answer. So I got in my car and drove 14 hours straight to El Paso, TX. I arrived in El Paso at 1 pm. I checked into a Motel, took a shower and then went to her house. She was not there. I checked phone listings for her father. I found him and called him. He said to come on over. He was very nice, he invited me into his home and we talked. He said that he and his daughter had left to go visit his other daughter, and that they had just returned. He said that his daughter had just left and had gone home to her apartment. He called and said guess who is here. He mentioned me and asked her If I could come over. She agreed. This was the moment the first time that I would meet her. I went to her apartment, knocked on the door. She opened the door, and there she was the girl that I had been talking to for over a year. I was so happy to finally meet her. She was nervous and shy. But after awhile we finally got over that. Just listening to her voice and seeing her was a dream come true. I will never forget that day and I will always love her.

Dan

God is Good All the Time Carrie Voeks

To my Love Carrie Voeks

I hope you are well and you are happy!

I have seen the light and I have laughed and cried.

All I know is that God is Good All The Time.

All The Time God is Good!

May God keep you and bless you All The Time!

Laughter is the best medicine for memory loss

We are all familiar with the saying, "laughter is the best medicine." And this motto may ring true when it comes to tackling age-related memory loss; a new study from Loma Linda University in California finds that humor may reduce brain damage caused by the "stress hormone" cortisol, which in turn, improves memory.

The research team, led by Dr. Gurinder Singh Bains, recently presented their findings at the Experimental Biology meeting in San Diego.

It is well known that too much stress can negatively affect health. Medical News Today recently reported on a study suggesting that stress may worsen allergies, while other research indicates that it makes the brain more susceptible to mental illness.

Past research has also shown that stress can worsen memory and learning ability in elderly individuals. This is because stress increases production of cortisol - a hormone that can cause damage to neurons in the brain.

Since it is well known that laughter can be a stress reliever, the research team wanted to determine whether humor may reduce brain damage caused by cortisol.

Watching a funny video 'reduced cortisol levels and boosted memory performance'
The researchers analyzed one group of elderly individuals who had diabetes and another group of elderly people who were healthy.

Laughter may reduce neuron damage caused by "stress hormone" cortisol, therefore improving memory in older individuals.

Both groups were required to view a 20-minute humorous video, before completing a memory test that measured their visual recognition, learning ability and memory recall.
A third group of elderly individuals were asked to complete the memory test without watching the funny video. The team then compared the results of all three groups.
Cortisol levels for all participants were recorded before and after the experiments.
The investigators found that both groups who watched the humorous video showed a significant reduction in cortisol levels, compared with the group that did not view the video.
The groups that watched the funny video also showed greater improvement in memory recall, learning ability and sight recognition, compared with those who did not watch the video. The diabetic group demonstrated the greatest improvement in both cortisol levels and memory test scores.

 'Laughter may improve memory and quality of life'

Study co-author Dr. Lee Burk says these findings suggests that the less stress a person has, the better their memory performance, and humor may be the key to reducing stress levels.
"Humor reduces detrimental stress hormones like cortisol that decrease memory hippocampal neurons, lowers your blood pressure, and increases blood flow and your mood state," he explains.
"The act of laughter - or simply enjoying some humor - increases the release of endorphins and dopamine in the brain, which provides a sense of pleasure and reward."
He says that these neurochemical changes in the brain also increase "gamma wave band frequency," which can improve memory.

"So, indeed," he adds, "laughter is turning out to be not only a good medicine, but also a memory enhancer adding to our quality of life."

Carrie Voeks,  I can remember every moment and every minute. Because I lived for moments to be with you. I look back with joy,laughter and tears.

Carrie Voeks, Your face is etched upon my heart

Dearest Carrie Voeks

My memories of you of that of the most beautiful sunset

in my minds eye, where your face has been etched since the day I first saw you.

Carrie Voeks, 7 years in Memories

Dearest Carrie Voeks

7 years, so many thoughts, so many prayers and so many tears, I love you with all of my heart and I miss you more than words could ever express.

I am so sorry Carrie Voeks

Please forgive me Carrie Voeks

How Wonderful Life is.......When Carrie was in my world

Dear Carrie Voeks I miss you so much!