About Jewel

The Proverbs Chapter 31 Verses 10-31

 10 ¶Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
 12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
 14 She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
 16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
 17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
 18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
 19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
 22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
 23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
 24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
 25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
 27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
 28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
 29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
 30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

 Neurological Clinic

Under any circumstance returned missionaries have adjustments to make. When Jewel and I returned from London we were no exception––new home, more grown up grandchildren, new ward, speaking obligation at the University of Colorado, consulting at Oklahoma University, new church jobs, etc. The biggest adjustment was that we had changed.

Jewel’s memory problems were more pronounced. My diabetes was controlled. We went to our Doctor, Bruce Hathaway. Dr. Hathaway is an internist specializing in infectious deceases. He studies prescription drugs and all other medications that are in the medical literature. He loaded us down with pills. We spend a fortune on pills. His two favorites are Cerefolin and Deplin. He claimed they protected our hearts, stopped or slowed memory loss and made you more energetic. He said that he believed that if you start taking Cerefolin early enough you can ward off Alzheimer’s Disease. He thought he had prevented Alzheimer’s Disease in this mother this way. You can google Cerefolin and see what clinical tests say.

After some subtle prodding from several sources I made an appointment with the Neurological Clinic at the University of Utah.  It is a 45 minute drive from Provo. The Clinic is located southeast of the main campus, next to the Research Park. Several diagnostic imaging facilities are in the same building. The receptionist gave us the requisite papers to fill out etc. After filling out the papers we waited about an hour reading magazines and watching TV. Finally we were invited  back to a treatment room after they checked Jewel’s blood pressure etc. Soon Dr. Zambrini appeared.
Dr. Zambrini is short, dark complexioned guy from Lebanon.

Hello, I’m Doctor Zambrini.

We are Jewel and Larry Knight.

What is the problem?
Jewel seems to have some memory problems. Are children are concerned  and suggested we consult someone who specializes in Alzheimer’s Disease.  I looked you up on the internet.

Let me ask Jewel a few questions?

Who is the president?  ....I don’t remember.

What floor are we on? ...The third (We were on the first floor. Jewel was nervous.)

I am going to mention three objects. Listen carefully and try to remember them. I will ask you about them later––a white bird, a Christmas tree and a black rock.

Then he went through a number of exercises that required Jewel to follow complicated directions. She started to focus and for about half an hour she performed every task he gave her. She performed better than I could have. She was amazing. Periodically He would stop and ask her to name the three objects he told her to memorize. She could remember one or two and at first and then none. It was clear that she failed the memory portion of his test, but he was clearly impressed with her performance on the cognitive portion.

Jewel has some memory problems but I don’t think she has Alzheimer’s Disease. We will schedule a CAT scan and an extensive test and evaluation by Dr. Jones and his assistant. The test will take about three hours.

OK

We met with the lady who scheduled the tests. Then we found a good restaurant, had lunch and drove home