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There is a silent killer among us.

Those with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other illnesses, should be made aware.

Strokes are not always easily seen, or recognized. There is a website that talks about strokes and some of the warning signs.

http://www.strokeinfo.org/?gclid=CJ7Lsef4raMCFZNg2godGXOtdQ

This is a link to the site. Please read about the warning signs, and then be aware of yourself, your family, and your friends. Don’t let this killer hurt any more unnecessarily.

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I am not talking gibberish here.

Finger speak is another name for the deaf alphabet. I know that American Sign Language is made of gestures that will create sentences. Using finger speak or Finger Spelling , there are only 26 gestures to learn. Each gesture represents a letter in the alphabet. This will work for many English speaking people, if you know how to spell the words in other languages like German, French, and so on, it can help there too.

I do not know any of the gestures in ASL, except for the one that says I love you. You use your hand - hold out your thumb, pointer finger, and your little finger. It almost looks like the gesture that is used by surfers.

If you are ever in a place where you do not understand what people are saying, you can understand how lonely that can be for someone who is deaf. You never know, it might come in handy someday.

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This organization is otherwise known as B.A.C.A.

This members try to help children, and make child abuse disappear.

It is a worthy group that does a sadly necessary job. Here is a link to a site that explains what the group does, and how it tries to help.

Bikers Against Child Abuse

If you know any one in need, do not be afraid to put them in contact with these people. Bikers do care about kids.

UPDATE

We were contacted by one of the officers of a local B.A.C.A. group. The vest has been turned over to them and they will track down the proper owner.

While I am talking about this group, our ministry came across a vest that belongs to one of those riders. The name on the Vest is ‘Catcher’. If you know this person, you can contact us through this blog and leave a comment.

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Have you seen how the media has been talking about those supposed ‘humanitarian’ blockade ships?

It sounds as if the media want us to feel sorry for those who knew ahead of time that they should not try to invade Israeli waters. There is a port set aside for any, ANY, aid that comes for the Gaza strip. This shows why the items being sent are being inspected.

http://idfspokesperson.com/2010/06/03/unloading-of-humanitarian-aid-from-the-flotilla-continues-3-june-2010/

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Just came back from mom going to the doctor for her yearly check-up. So far, everything is okay. (sort of) The temperature outside is definitely telling of summer.

She has lost some more weight. One of her feet is slightly swollen, and her foot has a sore on it that she has had ongoing for 10 years. Even the best acne treatments won’t help it. Ten years ago, she pulled off a wart. It has not yet healed correctly.

They did some blood tests to check out if she is needing a shot to correct her anemia, and she will find out the results later on in the week. She did end up getting the shot, but the rest we do not yet know.

On the way to the doctor, I am sweating greatly, she is hiding in her jacket and trying to hide from the wind. Talk about opposites! She gets cold very easy, I have always gotten hot too easy. The only time that did not happen was when I was anemic because of an old health problem. Well, at least she has her own apartment. We couldn’t live together since I would constantly be roasting in her dwelling. Even her son (my husband) gets too hot in her place. Oh well, we can stand it for small amounts of time when we visit.

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Right now, mom is on a special program where she has help for her house keeping and other stuff. That is wonderful, for she is not as strong as she used to be.

She also has a nurse come in and check up on her with her blood pressure and her blood sugar. This medical assistance program she is on is through the state and it has turned out to be a blessing. Without this extra help, both my husband and myself would be worried all of the time about he fragile condition and how she would need help for every day things. I hadn’t realized just how much needs to happen when someone gets older.

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Mom told us that she has paid for her funeral. She didn’t say anything about life insurance, and I don’t care about that. I just wish that she would not fall and get hurt.

Each time this happens, it scares the begeebers out of me and my husband. I do not think that she realizes just how concerned we are about this happening. She keeps trying to make light of it and sound like she is NOT concerned.

That does not ease our minds however. We care. Yes, she can be stubborn; yes there are times that she can make people mad; THOSE things are not as important as making sure that she is safe.

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I am really concerned for my mother-in-law. She fell again today.

We got a call from the special alarm service. She wears one of those button alarms around her neck (Thank God), and had to call for help to get up again. She had spent over an hour trying to get up and waited to call.

When she finally figured out that she could not do it by herself, she pushed the button. Thank God that this service does work.

She told us that she had on a pair of socks and that her foot slipped when she was in the kitchen. We found her in the living room. She evidently scooted on her rump to make sure the door was unlocked for someone to get in. Scary.

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This is what has happened so far these past two weeks:

One - our neighbor ended up in the ER and then needed someone to come in and talk to him so the doctor would know that he was acting normal. Evidently he was in such pain that he didn’t/couldn’t give much information. He was normal and explained to the doctor why he didn’t talk much.

Two - our mom fell in her apartment, hit her head and scared the begeebers out of her housekeeper. CT scans, Xrays later, she went home. She was okay.

Three - my husband had an infection in his arm that looked as if it was growing. He had played with one of our cats and had gotten a slight scratch when she had gently chewed on his arm. He is a Diabetic, has heart trouble and other stuff so that infection was a definite RED FLAG that called for immediate attention from medical personnel. He got some antibiotics after a big search for something that he wasn’t allergic to. The medicine/s that is/are usually assigned for infected cat bites, he is allergic to, to such an extent that they endanger his life.

Four - neighbor ended up in the ambulance and needed a ride home afterwards.

Five - mom was sitting in her walker as I pushed her towards her apartment. When she got the walker, we were both told that it could be used that way by her and anyone with her. This was said by the person who sold it to her. We didn’t understand why Medicare refused to reimburse her for it. We learned why that was, it collapsed when we got to the mat in front of her door. She went down backwards, hit her head on the cement threshold, got very scared, scared the begeebers out of me, her son, and the poor housekeeper, again. Both my husband and myself had to stay with her all night and wake her up every 2 hours since the back of her head was involved, just in case of further symptoms. She got through the night safely, but she was told that she needed to make an appointment to see her regular doctor because of a suspicious lump inside her head, behind her sinuses, that was found. We still do not know what it is. We will find out on Tuesday.

THAT is what has been going on for the last two weeks. EEEEK

The people in the ER actually recognized us and asked why we were there again the last 3 times.

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What season is this? Spending, camping, sales, and turkeys.

Well, that nice and all that but, the ones that I think about are those who needs some employment. I mean, having a place to sleep, eat, rest and relax is really important.

I was homeless once and it is a scary feeling. Some jobs right now are only for the season, but people needs jobs all of the time. Here is a link for philadelphia jobs. I hope that it will help someone who is loking in that area.

Keep it safe this season people, the emergency rooms do not need any more patients.

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