Maintain Good Health with Normal Life.

Warjijo 68, an Army retired. Live in Denpasar since 1961 with 6 children and 7 grandchildren. His wife had had passed away in 2001 and now he lives with his oldest and youngest children.

He is painstakingly control his health to his doctor so that he can anticipate earlier if any health problem he might have. Recently his doctor declared that he had a very tiny gallstone, but not too dangerous. He also have a prostate problem and caused him hard to pee. His ongoing medication is his hypertension. His eyesight also had been corrected because he had cataract minor surgery. And his doctor said that minor health problem is normal for a man of his age.

He still be able to ride bicycle for 30-40 kilometers per day which he routinely have twice a week. Beside that he attends heart aerobic gymnastic and elderly gymnastic exercises every Saturday and Sunday. His daily routines are nursing his grandchildren and cultivate his garden. He avoid any stress and avoid any difficulty in his thinking so that he can live quietly and happily. He also consume a lot of vegetables and fruit and denied meat and any fries to keep his body healthy.

Just Holiday

Dan Erickson 59, and his wife Gayle Erickson lived in Wiscounsin, USA, has two daughters. He had retired from Educational Department. They visited Bali for holidays as long as one month.He said that Bali has been a very welcoming country.

Dan and his wife Gayle have enjoyed the beautiful land and friendly people.

Next years they will be back to Bali for two months.

Visiting The Ailing Son

Usaha Ginting 59, from Karo regency and lived in Jakarta. He has two children, one son and one daughter. Both still at school. He came to Bali to visit his son who fell sick with dengue fever and was treated in Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar. He was worried with how the thrombosis number is decreasing rapidly. To increase his son thrombosis beside doctor's medication he also gave his son dates juice and the result was very satisfying.

Usaha Ginting's health is relevantly good and only have hypertension for his ailing. His hypertension is on the better and his doctor advised him to continue his medication to avoid any attacks. He works in a travel agency for ticketing.

Working as a Driver

Sumardi 59, from Buton Island, Sulawesi. After finished his education in machinery technical high school he worked at Pelni company. Then he married and works as taxi driver in Jakarta. He lived in Rangkas Bitung. On July this year, he will be 60 years old and according to the company rules, he will retire as taxi driver which he had worked for 24 years. He was happy to work as a taxi driver, because he was able to know many people. For all his life he never been have any serious illness and just flu. To keep his health, he consumed a lot of vegetable and fish. He has 5 children and four of them were married and gave him 4 grandchildren. After his retirement he is going to plant banana and rearing ducks.

Retirement Life

Daniel Suek (67), from Kupang East Nusa Tenggara, lived in Denpasar, Bali after his retirement as an army.
Has 2 unmarried sons each 39 years old and 37 years old. He felt happier when he was on duty to guard army of Indonesian first President Soekarno. His health is good except for his hypertension which controlled with medication and routinely visit his doctor once a month. He keep his health good with jogging for 30 minutes everyday.
He served as honorary member in his Church and live as the life offered

Love God And Love Others

Mrs. Dollar Ginting, (78), is lived with her son in Tiga Lingga, Dairi, North Sumatera. Has one son, seven daughters and 20 grandchildren and 18 grand-grand children. She was left for Denpasar to treat her haemorrhoids and waist pain which occasionally spread through out her left leg and caused her hard to walk. And she had had been tried to have some medical treatments but no avail.

But after 6 times visited her doctor in Klungkung, her condition was better. When her husband was died, her 4 children was unmarried yet and she had to work hard to enroll her children to school and she prayed to the God for His blessings and all her children married off well.

She advise others that to live the years of life with closely attached to God and live happily.