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Hello.  I'm 'bran nue' ... downunder.  Will somebody please enlighten me
as to what the numbers in brackets mean?  eg (73/10).  I do have a few
theories.  But I have been known to be wrong!

Thanks.

Beth

On Wed, 20 Nov 1996, Tim Rossi wrote:

> I'm been lurking here for a while, getting some very helpful information
> for my mother (73/10) and now I'm hoping that I can get some help with
> a specific problem related to tears and depression.
>
> Almost each afternoon my mother begins crying, sometimes heavily; almost
> always without a stimuli.  One geriactic psych doctor thought it might be
> an outlet to relieve stress; anxiety; energy, etc.
>
> She doesn't usually have a reason for crying and her pd doctor said the
> family should not interpret it as tears normally would be; (I should add
> that her cognitive skills tend to range from good to poor).
>
> Has anyone else encountered this and does anyone know a way to alleviate
> it?  I've found that she can sometimes be distracted away from it with
> drawing, our ad hoc version of scrabble and sometime going for a drive,
> but whenever she is idle she'll begin again.
>
> Thanks for all the helpful information over the last months.
>
> Timm
>