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Sunday, March 28, 2004
The following “tips”, “hints” are gleaned from varied sources like Heloise newspaper columns, chat rooms on the Internet, and from friends throughout the years as well as family. They are presented for your entertainment and possible use.
Who would think....
PAM cooking spray would dry finger nail polish?
MAYONNAISE will kill LICE, it will also condition your hair.
KOOL AID to clean dishwasher pipes! Just put it in the detergent section and run a cycle, it will also clean a toilet.
KOOL AID can be used as a dye in paint also. Kool Aid in Dannon plain Yogurt as a finger paint, your kids will love it and won’t hurt them if they eat it (plus being low fat and nutritious to boot.)
PEANUT BUTTER will get scratches out of CD’s! Wipe off with COFFEE FILTER PAPER.
PAM will also remove paint and grease from your hands! Keep a can in your garage for your hubby or significant other.
A SLINKY toy will hold toast & CD’s.
Remove labels off glassware etc. by rubbing with PEANUT BUTTER
To determine the freshness of bread in the stores, other than squeezing the loaf, the bread is delivered fresh to the stores five days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday). Each day’s twist tie is color coded.
MONDAY — BLUE
TUESDAY — GREEN
THURSDAY — RED
FRIDAY — WHITE
SATURDAY — YELLOW
It is interesting to note that the twist ties colors are alphabetically arranged Monday through Saturday (including the plastic tabs that are on some of the bakery products). Say you go on Thursday for some bread and you pick up a loaf with a white tie you know the loaf is a week old.
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Sunday, March 28, 2004
(The following article is taken from the TPSA TIPS Newsletter Volume XVII Issue 2 2002 edition of the Texas Polio Survivors Association by courtesy of the Polio Echo News. It is an article well worth reprinting and I am sure that TPSA won’t mind us doing the reprint in our own Newsletter and "BLOG SITE": sapsa.mu.nu./ There is no www. in front of the sapsa.)
Memory Problems? A symptom of post-polio fatigue is trouble focusing attention. These tips might help:
Write it down—When you want to remember something, the very best thing you can do is to write it down. Then, when you need to recall it, it will be for you in an instant.
Keep it together—When you write down things you want to remember, keep them in one consistent place. Otherwise, you will spend a lot of time looking for your notes.
Good Health—Eat healthy foods, get enough sleep and exercise. These are all important for your memory, staying focused and alert..
Record your thoughts—A hand-held tape recorder is wonderful thing to carry around with you and record your thoughts, or your parking space number, or a phone number you see on a billboard.
Call yourself—If you are away from home, call your answering machine and leave yourself a message. When you get home, you’ll listen to your message and remember exactly what you want to do.
Believe in Yourself—I f you keep saying you have a bad memory, you’ll probably continue to have a bad memory. It’s important to have a motivated I CAN remember attitude.
Post-It notes—Those wonderful sticky notes can be amazing memory helpers. Have to make an urgent call first thing in the morning? Leave a note by the telephone.
Timers and Alarms—Take advantage of alarm clocks and timers throughout the day. Want to leave for the movies by 6:15? Set your timer to beep a few minutes before
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Sunday, March 28, 2004
POST-POLIO Syndrome by Dr. Julie K. Silver ( Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard School of Medicine; Medical Director of Spaulding Framingham Outpatient Center; Director of International Centre for Polio, Framingham, Massachusetts and Dr. Anne C. Gawne (Director , Post-Polio Clinic, Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation Warm Springs, Georgia—prior to her death at a fairly young age in the past year of a massive heart attack .)
This book is published by Hanley & Belfus, An Affiliate of Elsevier at the Carver Center, Independence Square West, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106.It was written with health care professions in mind, to educate them regarding the effects of Post-Polio Syndrome as definite diagnosis affecting thousands of Polio Survivors many years after the initial infection. This book appears to be a companion book to the one which Dr. Silver published in 2001 by the Yale University Press in New Haven, Connecticut. POST-POLIO SYNDROME: A Guide for Survivors & Their Families is a book which deals with what the Polio survivors and their families should know and understand the process of how PPS (Post-Polio Syndrome) affects them now many years after being felled by the initial infection.
Quoting from the back cook cover of the current book follows since it succinctly describes the aims of Drs. Silver and Gawne with the writing of this edition. “Many survivors of the polio epidemic are experiencing a recurrence of symptoms , including fatigue, muscle weakness, and chronic pain. A large number of these polio survivors will be diagnosed with PPS (Post-Polio Syndrome). Written by international experts, this book describes the features of PPS and of diagnosis, management and rehabilitation. Current evidence based guidelines specific rehabilitation therapies for all polio survivors are covered, including exercise therapy, aquatic therapy, and energy conservation measures. Practical information on topics such as aging, prevention of secondary disability, swallowing disorders, and the use of assistive devices to help with activities of daily living is presented. The psychosocial issues that affect people with polio-related disability are also addressed. By the very nature of the targeted readers of this book, it is more technically written and easily understood. If you can’t understand some of the terminology & have access to the internet you can use MEDLINE PLUS to obtain definitions in simpler less technical terminology. Maybe an old fashioned Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary might be of some assistance also. I still haven’t been able to find out the definition of “polio stigmata” (and I am a retired RN,BSN). Is there anyone out there that can relay the definition to me? I would appreciate it!
The book is slow reading but is divided somewhat like a textbook to where you can read and reread each chapter until you are ready to move further along. Each chapter has a very good bibliography where you can look up any more information you might want to do. The book, POST-POLIO SYNDROME: A Guide for Polio Survivors & Their Families with a forward by Lauro S. Halstead, MD. Both books are very informative. You might want to consider the latest book as a gift for your healthcare providers to help provide a more thorough understanding of Post-Polio Syndrome & the possibility of spreading the “word” throughout our particular communities.
If there is enough interest shown by the members & friends in the book, there is a possibility of obtaining the book at a lower cost (provided we all order at one time and one certified check is sent with the order). Please contact the Warm Springs Resourcenter @ 210.595.9200. You will be informed how to contact one of the members of SAPSA. Thank you.
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Sunday, March 28, 2004
LEARN TO RECOGNIZE A STROKE.
Because time lost is brain lost!
CALL 9-1-1 IMMEDIATELY IF YOU EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS:
Sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.
Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.
Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.
Sudden severe headache with no known cause.
More Information? Call: 1.888.4.STROKE.
Visit StrokeAssociation.org
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