Not sure when I stopped asking or being asked, my mom and aunt always asked...anyway, I got a Greenpeace calendar. Must have. A friend gave us a box of post it notes, which we always use, and some other nick nacky things. One was a red, er, ball with a smiley face and Santa hat. We played catch with it (good for my MS, coordination exercise, usually we use socks) and it fell on my knee then started, um...clucking like a chicken. (Can't make this stuff up.)
Photo is of a card we got from one of the staff here, yes, that is a card! The detail is unbelievable.
I am proud to announce that I FINALLY watched "A Christmas Story" by Capote, all the way through. A dear friend had been urging me to do so for years---tis done. Eh.
Our tradition is to take down all our decorations today, but now we are at mercy of caregivers, so it will be Friday. Oh well. If you can't adapt with grace, then aging will be an unpleasant journey.
The Chinese food was great.
Now everyone can relax, recover from any stress the holiday brought. (Unless you maxed out your credit card. Balance, people!)
A story I was told this morning:
During a Christmas party, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) ...she said she had just tripped because of her new shoes.
While she appeared a bit shaken up, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.
Her husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 PM she passed away.) She had suffered a stroke during that 'trip.'. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, she might have survived.
Neurologist say that if they can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours they can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours. Soooo....
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
A bystander can recognize a stroke by asking four simple questions: STRT
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE, "I fell." Noun and verb.
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
T * Ask the person to stick out their tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', goes to one side or the other that is an indication of a stroke
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
We will now return to your regularly scheduled programming.
.
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Not sure when I stopped asking or being asked, my mom and aunt always asked...anyway, I got a Greenpeace calendar. Must have. A friend gave us a box of post it notes, which we always use, and some other nick nacky things. One was a red, er, ball with a smiley face and Santa hat. We played catch with it (good for my MS, coordination exercise, usually we use socks) and it fell on my knee then started, um...clucking like a chicken. (Can't make this stuff up.)
Photo is of a card we got from one of the staff here, yes, that is a card! The detail is unbelievable.
I am proud to announce that I FINALLY watched "A Christmas Story" by Capote, all the way through. A dear friend had been urging me to do so for years---tis done. Eh.
Our tradition is to take down all our decorations today, but now we are at mercy of caregivers, so it will be Friday. Oh well. If you can't adapt with grace, then aging will be an unpleasant journey.
The Chinese food was great.
Now everyone can relax, recover from any stress the holiday brought. (Unless you maxed out your credit card. Balance, people!)
A story I was told this morning:
During a Christmas party, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) ...she said she had just tripped because of her new shoes.
While she appeared a bit shaken up, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.
Her husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 PM she passed away.) She had suffered a stroke during that 'trip.'. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, she might have survived.
Neurologist say that if they can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours they can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours. Soooo....
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
A bystander can recognize a stroke by asking four simple questions: STRT
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE, "I fell." Noun and verb.
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
T * Ask the person to stick out their tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', goes to one side or the other that is an indication of a stroke
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
We will now return to your regularly scheduled programming.
.
Not sure when I stopped asking or being asked, my mom and aunt always asked...anyway, I got a Greenpeace calendar. Must have. A friend gave us a box of post it notes, which we always use, and some other nick nacky things. One was a red, er, ball with a smiley face and Santa hat. We played catch with it (good for my MS, coordination exercise, usually we use socks) and it fell on my knee then started, um...clucking like a chicken. (Can't make this stuff up.)
Photo is of a card we got from one of the staff here, yes, that is a card! The detail is unbelievable.
I am proud to announce that I FINALLY watched "A Christmas Story" by Capote, all the way through. A dear friend had been urging me to do so for years---tis done. Eh.
Our tradition is to take down all our decorations today, but now we are at mercy of caregivers, so it will be Friday. Oh well. If you can't adapt with grace, then aging will be an unpleasant journey.
The Chinese food was great.
Now everyone can relax, recover from any stress the holiday brought. (Unless you maxed out your credit card. Balance, people!)
A story I was told this morning:
During a Christmas party, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) ...she said she had just tripped because of her new shoes.
While she appeared a bit shaken up, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.
Her husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 PM she passed away.) She had suffered a stroke during that 'trip.'. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, she might have survived.
Neurologist say that if they can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours they can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours. Soooo....
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
A bystander can recognize a stroke by asking four simple questions: STRT
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE, "I fell." Noun and verb.
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
T * Ask the person to stick out their tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', goes to one side or the other that is an indication of a stroke
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
We will now return to your regularly scheduled programming.
.
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