Re: [QUAD-L] Magazine & newspaper suggestions
Here's a list of magazines available: http://www.netreach.net/~abrejcha/magazine.htm Win At 07:28 PM 5/31/2005 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I'd like to ask you all if you have any suggestions for magazine's, newspaper's or newsletters for people with a spinal card injury. Do any of you know of any? I don't mind if their a little "off the wall" even. Or even books you could suggest. Serious, funny, inspirational - anything. Thanks in advance - Begitte
Re: [QUAD-L] In home care
The agencies that have provided aides the past several years for shopping, cleaning and laundry hear from me if something happens! I am not afraid to call and when in hospitals or 'step-down' units, the head nurse or DON get to know me real fast if there is any incompetance on the ai8des or nurses part. I had to tell, a what turned out to be a newly graduated RN, how to do a sterile dressing change one time. She was not my nurse anymore! If I get incompetense or lousy attitude, the boss hears about it! Gotta go, one of 'the good ones' is here! Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Aaron Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 7:51 AM Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] In home care This is appalling to hear. I could understand an attendant not knowing better, but a CNA! My recommendation is to house your own supplies. Keep them in a place where you can keep track of them. If you are relying on Visiting nurses, then immediately report any foul business. This is YOUR life in their hands. Don't feel bad for making people experience the consequences for doing wrong. If you don't, they may seriously injure you or the next person down the road. You must do what is necessary to take care of yourself, no one else will. It is my job to understand my body and how to take care of it. _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 3:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Quad-List@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] In home care Amen Warrior, I have hand sanitizer next on a shelf beside a glove dispenser. You gotta ask them to use it then put on the gloves, even if they say they washed there hands. In a message dated 5/28/2005 2:55:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Danger I wanted to worn all people that have in home care to be aware of how clean you CNA's gloves are. I have been fighting a UTI for two months. I found out from one of my CNA's that the nurse who take care of the supplies. Do not wash her hands and just pulls out the gloves from box's and put them in a paper bags. I received a real bad inflation that is killing my white blood cells. Thank God I know my body and went to my inflation doctor. When he seen the report of my blood and uron test he went thought the roof. I had a pick line put in and have to go to the hosputal everyday to get my IV treatment. Now I have to buy my own gloves and tell my CNA to wash her hands and put on my gloves. Wheelchair Warrior
Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving
This sounds like what my state is going to be switching to. The pay is $7.75 hr. Also our meds are going to be paid by MediCare! A letter assured me that nothing would change and there would be a small co-pay like before. Plus we are going to switch to the Div. of Soc. Services to handle the aides pay. They are paid every 2 weeks. There again all they do will be aproving who I hire by a background check which is going to be much more stringent about tickets or minor altercations with the police. I just hired a gal that I really did not want to, but had no choice as my main aide is going to go on vacation for a week and she has nothing else to do at that time. We'll see how long she lasts after that week. A college kid finally called me with experience and the supper and evening hours were perfect for her. I would love to have hired her, but needed those morning hours for a week. The bad thing about a student is they leave during school breaks. But she would be dependable for the time she would be here! The new gal has already showed she is not dependable as the second day she was to work she called in 3 hours early to say her brother had taken her son fishing and used her car and could not be found. Then she was 30 minutes late this morning because she 'guessed' her alarm did not go off and her grandmother had just woke her up--yet she had a couple of 'kids'(?) in her car that had court dates and one came up to ask how long she would be! She mumbled something about she thought they were going to walk to the court house. All I can say is "Thank God!" for my other 2 gals!! Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "tahouston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Silas Shelburne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lori Michaelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Quad" Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 4:21 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving I get to choose my own personal assistant paid for by the State of Illinois through the Department of DHS (Department of human services). They pay seven dollars and 50 send an hour to the assistant of my choosing seven hours a day seven days a week. DHS has no connection to the PCA except for to approve their applications. They are paid biweekly through the mail. - Original Message - From: Silas Shelburne To: Lori Michaelson ; Quad Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving Hi Everybody, Happy Memorial Day! I have to pay a LPN 6.50$ an hr 3 nights a week to sleep. Lol. She turns me and caths one time, helps start my bath then leaves for work leaving me half done till the other nurse gets here at 8. I also pay a aid 300$ a month to help shower, he can't do nothing by his self (or won't ) so he aggravates the hell out of me till he leaves around 9. But what can I do about it, not a dam thing. I have to have them. Silas - Original Message - From: Lori Michaelson To: Quad Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 12:05 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving Hi Carol, $6.50 is still not completely out of the picture as a wage in certain states and small towns ESPECIALLY if they're given enough hours. I had an aide in NY (age 65 but energetic as a 25 yr-old) whom we paid privately for $6.50. She WANTED little jobs like I needed to keep busy. She moved to N.C. and hasn't found anyone TO work for! Geeez.. she HAS the work ethic but moved to a place where all needy people are in asst living, nursing homes, etc. We miss her and she misses us. But she's 71 now and last time we spoke she was diagnosed with some odd condition. I'm really eligible for 35 visits a week (under MediCARE) but am lucky to get 10. You're lucky to get 40 hrs!!! I live in a big town (Tucson, AZ - million people) and aides want AT LEAST $10/hour. I pay my one reliable aide that amount to work privately on Sundays for housework AFTER she finishes my health care that the agency pays. She's here anyway so doesn't mind. I had one aide a year ago who had another patient pass away. Her patient had tons of chux so she brought them to us. So we're set on those. All this makes life hell. Lori ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 05/30/05 00:34:16 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving Lori, we live in Kentucky and are going to be dropped off the waiver because Home Health doesn't have anyone qualified to do respite with John...of which we only get 31 hours every six months. If you live someplace that provides home health services better..great. We were promised chux over a month ago and have not gotten them yet. Home health is a joke. I did get John on a personal care att
Re: [QUAD-L] ECTV/Breaking News - Geomagnetic Storm in Progress
My mother was telling me that Mars is going to be closer to our moon than it has or will be for who knows how long, sometime this week I think. She wanted to make sure I got to see it some how. Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "|ANGELIC SHARON|" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ""quad-list"" ; ""My Blind Friends"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 7:33 AM Subject: [QUAD-L] ECTV/Breaking News - Geomagnetic Storm in Progress From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 11:19 AM Geomagnetic Storm in Progress by Mitch Battros - ECTV If you were thinking unusual weather has been occurring in your area, you were right. A series of "record breaking" weather has hit just about every continent on the Earth. Right here at the ECTV studios, an abrupt "weather warning" was broadcast to warn people of severe heat as we climbed into the 90's in May. Normal temperature is approximately 63 Fahrenheit. Some areas hit 'record lows' showing a 30 degree shift in temperatures. The Sun sent off an M-Class flare on May 28th from sunspot region 767 with a following CME that was Earth directed. So today, and right on schedule within 48 to 72 hours, we are under a severe geomagnetic storm. Kp Index: http://www.sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html Watch for continued extreme weather to occur. Possible significant 'temperature shifts' will occur within minutes or hours. Also watch for straight-line winds, micro-burst, wind shears, and tornadoes. Equation: Sunspots => Solar Flares => Magnetic Field Shift => Shifting Ocean and Jet Stream Currents => Extreme Weather and Human Disruption (mitch battros) Earth Changes TV - Radio Hour Every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 PM to 10 PM (Pacific). Go to the ECTV home page and click on "Listen Live" which sits at the top right of the page. Thursday May 26th - Carl Johan Calleman - author of "The Mayan Calendar" and the Transformation of Consciousness. The Mayan Time Science describes energy changes in Cosmic history and is our most valuable tool for charting the future. This site outlines the underlying basis for this calendar, the very foundation of prophecy. Special interest on June 2nd 2005 a most significant time of transition. Website: http://www.calleman.com/ Tuesday May 31st - Carlos Barrios - Mayan Elder "We are living in the time of the Prophecy, a difficult time. The light is within us; let us work for our destiny-our destiny to better the human race. Let us become more aware of our actions; let us be more compassionate to our fellow human begins and to ourselves. This is a call for us to listen to our Mayan Elders." Thursday June 2nd- Adam Rubel- Co-founder of Saq-Be' an institution for Mayan and Indigenous Spiritual Studies. Adam has been in close and constant contact with Mayan Elders of the Clan de Aguila (The Eagle Clan). We will discuss how those of us living in North America and all Western Worlds to best prepare for coming events. Unity and community will be our greatest strength. Website: http://www.sacredroad.org/ Tuesday June 7th - TO BE ANNOUNCED Thursday June 9th - Professor Ed Mercurio - The Effects of Galactic Cosmic Rays on Weather and Climate on Multiple Time Scales. Evidence is presented that galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) are a major forcing agent on weather and climate on multiple time scales ranging from weekly through glacial-interglacial. Known effects of GCRs are used to explain phenomena and observations in the fields of meteorology, climatology, paleoclimatology and paleoecology. Website: http://www.hartnell.cc.ca.us/faculty/mercurio/download.html ECTV Cruise to Belize: http://www.earthchangestv.com/cruise.html Subscribe To ECTV For Full Access: http://www.earthchangestv.com/subscribe.php Receive Free ECTV Newsletter: http://www.earthchangestv.com/newsletter.php Photo Gallery: http://www.earthchangestv.com/gallery/ About Mitch: http://www.earthchangestv.com/aboutmitch.php Survival Tips: http://www.earthchangestv.com/survival/index.php Mitch Battros Producer - Earth Changes TV http://www.earthchangestv.com
Re: [QUAD-L] Scorpion
The vet said scorpion stings rarely hurt a dog, but we got the anti-venom and some steriode shot for $200 anyway, to be safe. I never worried about them, but then think how close this was to me. What if it came up my leg or got in my bed. I'd be laying there blowing at it as hard as I could :-) I still have not seen a Havalena, but want to. I guess just next to us in Queen Creek, they are big problems. Infested with them, digging up plants, turning over garbage cans. But the biggest problem they say is just how bad they smell. 5 years ago, my housing developement was open fields and friends use to hunt Havalenas right here. But now there is little open space here. Gila Monsters are scarey things. Never seen one here, but the other lizards are everywhere. Any given time I could go in my backyard and see 4 or 6 lizards on my fence wall. Thy are so fast, they should be called lightning lizards. Greg - Original Message - From: Lori Michaelson To: Quad Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 1:59 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Scorpion This summer will be our 5th summer in southern, AZ (2 hours south of Greg). We moved here June 2nd 2001. That was one of my concerns before moving here since I could be alone and a scorpion could climb all over me and possibly bite w/o me knowing it. And worry abt my dog too. But I'm glad to say we have seen NONE in all that time. And we don't spray. The scariest thing that HAS happened with a dangerous desert animal was when I strolled to a nearby park during the day. Small park next to the desert in 3 directions. Only one mom & her 2 kids were there on the play equipment. I had JUST come from the grassy area of the park and then came back to the pavillions, play area & exit when the mom said "Hey Johnny...look at the baby Havalena." Havalenas are essentially wild boars (or pigs) who'd love to shred a dog apart. I'd never seen one so I turned and looked. I was only maybe 30 short feet from it. It was sniffing the bush my dog had only minutes before! They are nocturnal (night-time) animals so dunno what he was doing up in the park in the daytime although dusk was 45 minutes away. I looked for 2 seconds and split since I was alone with my dog. As I began rolling down the exit road my hubby was just driving in with my van. I got in and we drove the lil ways to the small parking lot so I could really LOOK at one. But he was gone. I asked my husband how dangerous that was and he said that maybe the baby was harmless but where there is baby ... mama & papa aren't far behind! The ongoing housing construction around here (1000s of homes & subdivisions) is forcing desert animals out of their 'already smaller' desert habitats around here as well (havalenas, coyotes, bobcats, etc) My husband was out this Sunday morning and came racing home to get me to see a Gila Monster in the wild. (wild - meaning not in a museum or on tv). He was sunning himself in the median of a busy road! Even HE had not seen one live & up-close. But it was too late when we got there :-( We hoped he didn't get hit crossing the road as they are rather slow. So either he did make it or someone got him to take back safely to the desert. THEY are the only poisonous lizard. We see all kinds of "other" little lizard dudes everywhere (salamander-size usually) Fast dudes! Lori ---Original Message--- From: Greg Date: 05/31/05 10:21:41 To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Scorpion Well, I've been in AZ for almost a full year and just now found my first Scorpion. Our dog was playing with something right next to my side, then jumped up and yelped. I looked down and walking a foot from me was a scorpion on the rug in the TV room. We took the dog in to get antivenom and she is fine. Never thought I'd find one inside on the floor. Greg
[QUAD-L] Magazine & newspaper suggestions
Hello, I'd like to ask you all if you have any suggestions for magazine's, newspaper's or newsletters for people with a spinal card injury. Do any of you know of any? I don't mind if their a little "off the wall" even. Or even books you could suggest. Serious, funny, inspirational - anything. Thanks in advance - Begitte
FW: Re: [QUAD-L] Good news to share!
You go girl! Leave skid marks at center court! Larry From: "David K. Kelmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Good news to share! Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 15:04:55 -0700 (PDT) Hi Smurf, Great news! I will keep my fingers and thumbs crossed for you. Go get 'em girl... :) With Love, CtrlAltDel aka Dave C4/5 Complete - 29 Years Post Texas, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey peeps, I really wanted to share with you all some good news that I received today. You know a couple of years ago I played basketball for Great Britain, but left the main squad? Well I've had a letter come through the post to invite me to attend trials for the main squad once again!! Only thing is they are on the 11th June, so not a great deal of time really. I'm so pleased I've been selected for trials again, and extremely lucky. It's not everyday you get a second chance to succeed at your dreams, but I have, so I've decided that I'm going to give it my all and do the best I can to try and get into the squad!! Keep your fingers crossed for me on the trial date, and you never know, if I get in and we play an away match to America I could get the chance to meet some of you!!! Love Smurf xxx
Re: [QUAD-L] Good news to share!
Hi Smurf, Great news! I will keep my fingers and thumbs crossed for you. Go get 'em girl... :) With Love, CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas, USA[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey peeps, I really wanted to share with you all some good news that I received today. You know a couple of years ago I played basketball for Great Britain, but left the main squad? Well I've had a letter come through the post to invite me to attend trials for the main squad once again!! Only thing is they are on the 11th June, so not a great deal of time really. I'm so pleased I've been selected for trials again, and extremely lucky. It's not everyday you get a second chance to succeed at your dreams, but I have, so I've decided that I'm going to give it my all and do the best I can to try and get into the squad!! Keep your fingers crossed for me on the trial date, and you never know, if I get in and we play an away match to America I could get the chance to meet some of you!!! Love Smurf xxx
[QUAD-L] Scorpion bite & Anti-venom cost
Hey Greg, I was just talking to my husband abt your experience. He said "Did Greg say how much the anti-venom cost?" Because he said that it was about $1500 a pop and that was a few years back! How much did it cost or was the vet more empathetic? Lori ---Original Message--- From: Greg Date: 05/31/05 10:21:41 To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Scorpion Well, I've been in AZ for almost a full year and just now found my first Scorpion. Our dog was playing with something right next to my side, then jumped up and yelped. I looked down and walking a foot from me was a scorpion on the rug in the TV room. We took the dog in to get antivenom and she is fine. Never thought I'd find one inside on the floor. Greg
Re: [QUAD-L] Scorpion
This summer will be our 5th summer in southern, AZ (2 hours south of Greg). We moved here June 2nd 2001. That was one of my concerns before moving here since I could be alone and a scorpion could climb all over me and possibly bite w/o me knowing it. And worry abt my dog too. But I'm glad to say we have seen NONE in all that time. And we don't spray. The scariest thing that HAS happened with a dangerous desert animal was when I strolled to a nearby park during the day. Small park next to the desert in 3 directions. Only one mom & her 2 kids were there on the play equipment. I had JUST come from the grassy area of the park and then came back to the pavillions, play area & exit when the mom said "Hey Johnny...look at the baby Havalena." Havalenas are essentially wild boars (or pigs) who'd love to shred a dog apart. I'd never seen one so I turned and looked. I was only maybe 30 short feet from it. It was sniffing the bush my dog had only minutes before! They are nocturnal (night-time) animals so dunno what he was doing up in the park in the daytime although dusk was 45 minutes away. I looked for 2 seconds and split since I was alone with my dog. As I began rolling down the exit road my hubby was just driving in with my van. I got in and we drove the lil ways to the small parking lot so I could really LOOK at one. But he was gone. I asked my husband how dangerous that was and he said that maybe the baby was harmless but where there is baby ... mama & papa aren't far behind! The ongoing housing construction around here (1000s of homes & subdivisions) is forcing desert animals out of their 'already smaller' desert habitats around here as well (havalenas, coyotes, bobcats, etc) My husband was out this Sunday morning and came racing home to get me to see a Gila Monster in the wild. (wild - meaning not in a museum or on tv). He was sunning himself in the median of a busy road! Even HE had not seen one live & up-close. But it was too late when we got there :-( We hoped he didn't get hit crossing the road as they are rather slow. So either he did make it or someone got him to take back safely to the desert. THEY are the only poisonous lizard. We see all kinds of "other" little lizard dudes everywhere (salamander-size usually) Fast dudes! Lori ---Original Message--- From: Greg Date: 05/31/05 10:21:41 To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Scorpion Well, I've been in AZ for almost a full year and just now found my first Scorpion. Our dog was playing with something right next to my side, then jumped up and yelped. I looked down and walking a foot from me was a scorpion on the rug in the TV room. We took the dog in to get antivenom and she is fine. Never thought I'd find one inside on the floor. Greg
Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving
Hi Dave, Give my best to your buddies. Oh, wait, I will do it myself. BEST :) With Love, CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas, USA dave oconnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hear me roar - i am gimp! p.s. please include the address i included here as they are very lonesome for email. they are my newest best buddies at a loan approval department. i will be testing their website soon to see how serious they are. thx fellow q Lori Michaelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If we took all the passion & energy HERE ON THIS LIST that results in all the heavy-opinionated posts from stem cell research to religion to politics We COULD move ahead trying to get home health help issues resolved so those of us who have to worry daily who will get them out of bed, etc COULD rest easy in days to come. Lori ---Original Message--- From: dave oconnell Date: 05/29/05 15:10:41 To: quad-List@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms "The war in Iraq is bringing in a lot of religious fanatics who want to kill all who are not Muslim." The extremists appear to be killing everyone that's not in THEIR special qlique - Muslem, Christian or otherwise. They are blowing up their own countrymen now. Religion isn't the primary motivating force anymore. They want their country back just like it was before we got there, a bunch of thugs in charge, killing and living off the weak masses. Why those pussy countrymen don't rise up en mass and clean up their own dirty laundry is a mystery to me. If the US was being bullied and dominated by a minority, a lot of us common ordinary folk would definately rise up and squash the bullies. Yes some of us would die - so would the bullies. The weak spirit of the eastern masses is simply amazing to me. Another example of survival of the fittest. I personally have never bent over for a bully - I have snuck, crept, ant struck by surprize to k! ! ! nock a few on their asses. Once you whack the toughest one in front of his buddies - the rest turn to jelly and blend into the crowd. That's playground 101. Putting up with bullies makes for an unnecessarily long and miserable recess. dave Stuntman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ummm,Our economey is doing just fine. Compare it to EU's. That slump began BEFORE President Bush took office. Did you read the news this week that our State Governors discovered their respective economies were doing better than expected?Doubt you heard anything on SeeBS.The media hates President Bush and refuse to give him any credit where it's due.He just happenned to be President the SECOND time the twin towers were attacked.Exactly what did klinton do to keep it from happening again?Speaking of which, if the UN had done their job we wouldn't be in Iraq. But France screwed that up.The war in Iraq is bringing in a lot of religious fanatics who want to kill all who are not Muslim. Keeping them occupied over there keeps them from coming here. Several Arab Nations have now changed their views on tolerating Ter! ! roris! ts and their peoples are taking a good look at being more Democratic.I wish our schools still taught reality instead of Political Correctness. Maybe more people would see beyond "ME". I shudder to think of what komrade kerry would have done.This is more than a single issue like "FEDERAL FUNDING" for "embryonic stem cell" research.Yes I want to walk again, but not at the cost of moral ethics.Stunt> > Bush needs to be impeached before he bankrupts our great country.> > -- Freedom: United States Constitution© 1791 All Rights PreservedMy first Domainhttp://nw-in.com/index.htmlhttp://quads.nw-in.com/quad-enter.htmlPicshttp://quads.nw-in.com/quad-list/quad-list1.htmHome page. http://tnthompson0.tripod.com/homeincyberspace/Computer Graphics portfolio. http://tnthompson1.tripod.com/index.htmDave(what's a quad?) Do You Yahoo!?Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site! Dave(what's a quad?) Yahoo! Mail MobileTake Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone.
Re: [QUAD-L] blood pressure
Hi Eric, Restrictions on the sale of meth precursors (products containing pseudoephedrine and ephedrine) have been an important issue since the passage of the Oklahoma law last session. In an effort to reduce the meth problem, the state was the first to classify precursor products as Schedule V. Now, in Oklahoma, only licensed pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are allowed to sell the drug. All products must be kept behind the pharmacy counter and stores without pharmacies can no longer sell products containing pseudoephedrine. Customers must show photo ID and sign a log to buy affected products. Furthermore, sales are restricted to no more than nine grams in a 30-day period. Several other states are considering Oklahoma-style legislation this year. Texas is one of these states. Pseudoephedrine (PSE) is a decongestant (reduces swelling in sinuses). Over-the-counter drug products either contain pseudoephedrine as the sole active ingredient or in combination with other ingredients. Single active ingredient pseudoephedrine products are most favored by meth cooks because they give them the highest yield and purity. Product examples of single active ingredient pseudoephedrine: Sudafed and its generic equivalents. Contac 12-Hour Caplets With Love, CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas, USA Eric Olson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That's pseudoephedrine. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think ephedrine is the active ingredient in sudafed and actifed. It can be gotten over the counter. One of those meds you don't want with a heart condition. john
Re: [QUAD-L] subscribe to quad site emails
Hi Glenn, This post seemed to have made it to the Quad-List. Was that the Quad Site you meant? With Love, CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ken, any ideas why I'm not getting emails form the quad site?Thanks,GA
Re: [QUAD-L] Scorpion
Slugs dont bite Greg!!! Its pooring in Seattle right now too..lol Ahhh.the rain feels so nice!! We know you miss it here. ;-) I do have two types of anti slug venom right here at home...my "Lousville Slugger(splat)" and "rock salt!!" Slugs are a little slimy but are great with a touch of salt n pepper. :-) Bob Chad says Hi!! - Original Message - From: Greg To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 10:20 AM Subject: [QUAD-L] Scorpion Well, I've been in AZ for almost a full year and just now found my first Scorpion. Our dog was playing with something right next to my side, then jumped up and yelped. I looked down and walking a foot from me was a scorpion on the rug in the TV room. We took the dog in to get antivenom and she is fine. Never thought I'd find one inside on the floor. Greg
Re: [QUAD-L] blood pressure
Hi Dana, Antihistamines (Benadryl is a brand name) are used to relieve or prevent the symptoms of hay fever and other types of allergy. They work by preventing the effects of a substance called histamine, which is produced by the body. Histamine can cause itching, sneezing, runny nose, and watery eyes. Also, in some persons histamine can close up the bronchial tubes (air passages of the lungs) and make breathing difficult. Some of the antihistamines are also used to prevent motion sickness, nausea, vomiting, and dizziness. In patients with Parkinson's disease, diphenhydramine may be used to decrease stiffness and tremors. Also, the syrup form of diphenhydramine is used to relieve the cough due to colds or hay fever. In addition, since antihistamines may cause drowsiness as a side effect, some of them may be used to help people go to sleep. With Love, CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas, USA Dana Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What about benadryl--I use it as a sleeper, but take much more than it says to.Dana[EMAIL PROTECTED]- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Cc: Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 5:05 PMSubject: Re: [QUAD-L] blood pressure>> I think ephedrine is the active ingredient in sudafed and actifed. It can > be> gotten over the counter. One of those meds you don't want with a heart> condition.>> john>> In a message dated 5/28/2005 4:53:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:>> I have the same problem Dana. My pressure is really low in the chair> but shoots through the roof as soon as I get in bed. That's why I don't> use any medications for my low pr! essure problems. I used to take> ephedrine to help with low pressure but no pharmacies around here will> fill prescriptions for it anymore.>> Eric>> Dana Miller wrote:>>> My BP has been all over the map the last couple of years. I used to>> routibnely be 90/60 give or take even 80/50+ was normal. Since I got>> home from my last skin flap it is not unusual fot me to be 150/98,>> then get in my chair and it would drop to 90/60 or there abouts.>> Lately my weekly>> nurse has been taking it while in my chair and this last week was>> 150+/98. Yet at the doc office 2 days before was (with one of those>> machine type things that take your pulse etc.) 100/70+. I took my blood pressure 3 times during my morning routine for a>> week--first when my attendant got here--was always very high. Then>> after breakfast and on my back--went down a little. Last about 10>> minutes in my chair, and it would be "normally" low. I showed it to>> my rehab doc and he did not have much to say because if he gave me>> something to bring it down, I would pass out in my chair. Now it seems to be consistantly higher for my "low" readings. This>> has been going on for several years--the really high readings while in>> bed, but always went back down to normal after I would get up. Lately>> the 'low' readings are not as low. It has been quite a while since I>> have had even a 90/60!>> I am going to see and indocrinologist (sp?) in june to make sure>> myblood levels and enzymes etc are all good. Got really sick last>> week and had a strange rash that ran from my groin area up to my belly>> button and up my sides about halfway. The actual sickness only lasted>> 1 day, but the ! rash took 4-5 days to leave. At least the doc got to>> see it. Whatever it is, it was out of the realm of my rehab doc!>> --like he should know "everything"! :o) my 2 cents, Dana>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
Re: [QUAD-L] RE:stem cells/Laura Bush
Hi Silas, President Bush is married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian here in Texas, and they have twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna. The Bush family also includes two dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley, and a cat, Willie. :) With Love, CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas, USA Silas Shelburne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey Carol, Well ive stired up more than worms before so don't let it stop your opinion, opinions are like ass holes everybody has one. Even Bush but he thinks his don't stink, I think Lori Bush should run next term. I dout Bush ever changing his mind on anything, he's just not the type to admit he was wrong. Ive been a Bush supporter in the past, but not anymore. How do we open his eyes, get him out of office. Silas - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-List@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 9:19 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] RE:stem cells Silas, I'm fairly new to this list and I'm afraid every time I write something it stirs up a can of worms. I didn't know much about stem cells til December when I read an article and got interested. I asked someone here at work what they do with the fetuses after they are aborted ( shows how dumb I am) and he said they incinerate them or throw them in the trash, and I thought what a waste. I work for a large University that has a large trauma center. Most people do think they are given burials...maybe a few do but they are pretty far along...like 5 or 6 months. I had a miscarriage years ago at 5 months and it was very painful. The fetus was put in a jar of some sort of soultion. We were not given the option to bury it. More people need to be made aware of what DOES happen to the fetuses. Maybe then Bush will change his mind. Carol in KY
Re: [QUAD-L] tri-pod for chair
Hi Mack, Try this Site. http://www.lairdtelemedia.com/news.asp Laird Creates Video Production System For People with DisabilitiesNew Wheelchair Video Camera Mount Delivers Creative Accessibility MOUNT MARION, NY October 14, 2004 Laird announced today the launch of a new system for mounting a video camera on a wheelchair. This system, named VGO, gives a wheelchair user full control over their video camera. This new wheelchair video system helps broadcasters, educators, AV and media departments meet ADA and Section 508 compliance in a new creative way. Up until now, the use of a video camera for someone in a wheelchair has been difficult if not impossible, said Chase Pierson from DCTV. Laird has tackled and solved this problem by working with its engineering team, consultants, and from the personal experiences of our own employees who use assistive devices to access technology, said Laird Director of Operations, Paku Misra. The broadcast video wheelchair system comes equipped with a steel swing out arm and a camera tripod head mounted on it for safe and steady camera movement. T! he arm can easily swing out of the way when the user needs to enter or exit their wheelchair. The entire system can be removed simply from the wheelchair by releasing the two locking knobs. VGO is available with two choices of tripod heads: Either a normal hand operated version or an electronic head that adds automatic controls of camera start, stop, record, lens focus and zoom as well as full pan and tilt capability. All of these features are controlled from a cabled handheld remote. I hope this helps. With Love, CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas, USAMack Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Anyone know where i could get a holder for my camera or cam?One that mounts on my chair.Mackhttp://www.macknezjohnson.com[EMAIL PROTECTED]POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
Re: [QUAD-L] Scorpion
My grandson was worried on memorial day because he seen a spider and was afraid it was a scorpion, I told him well it may be a spider but here in Missouri we don't have scorpions in the wild. lol
Re: [QUAD-L] Good news to share!
You go girl! Silas - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 10:19 AM Subject: [QUAD-L] Good news to share! Hey peeps, I really wanted to share with you all some good news that I received today. You know a couple of years ago I played basketball for Great Britain, but left the main squad? Well I've had a letter come through the post to invite me to attend trials for the main squad once again!! Only thing is they are on the 11th June, so not a great deal of time really. I'm so pleased I've been selected for trials again, and extremely lucky. It's not everyday you get a second chance to succeed at your dreams, but I have, so I've decided that I'm going to give it my all and do the best I can to try and get into the squad!! Keep your fingers crossed for me on the trial date, and you never know, if I get in and we play an away match to America I could get the chance to meet some of you!!! Love Smurf xxx
Re: [QUAD-L] Implant box to stop pain
Hi Sharon, How are you? I hope your well! I actually know someone who has had a implant under their skin to help control their pain, and it has had a huge affect on her like for the better!! I could try and put you in contact with her if you like? Take care, Love Smurf xxx In a message dated 31/05/2005 02:12:40 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi All! I have a friend who is a para, incomplete, who experiences alot of lower body pain. His dr is talking about implanting some sort of box under his skin which would help ease the pain. I didn't get the specifics. Has anyone heard of such a thing? Has anyone opted to have a surgery to "cut the spinal cord" to make the injury complete to stop pain? I was thinking that years ago there was some discussion here on a surgery along those lines. Hope everyone had a nice weekend! Sharon
[QUAD-L] Scorpion
Well, I've been in AZ for almost a full year and just now found my first Scorpion. Our dog was playing with something right next to my side, then jumped up and yelped. I looked down and walking a foot from me was a scorpion on the rug in the TV room. We took the dog in to get antivenom and she is fine. Never thought I'd find one inside on the floor. Greg
[QUAD-L] Good news to share!
Hey peeps, I really wanted to share with you all some good news that I received today. You know a couple of years ago I played basketball for Great Britain, but left the main squad? Well I've had a letter come through the post to invite me to attend trials for the main squad once again!! Only thing is they are on the 11th June, so not a great deal of time really. I'm so pleased I've been selected for trials again, and extremely lucky. It's not everyday you get a second chance to succeed at your dreams, but I have, so I've decided that I'm going to give it my all and do the best I can to try and get into the squad!! Keep your fingers crossed for me on the trial date, and you never know, if I get in and we play an away match to America I could get the chance to meet some of you!!! Love Smurf xxx
Re: [QUAD-L] please post your new web site for chatting & happy Memorial Day
www.rollin-on.org It's working but still have a ways to go. Mark ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 05/30/05 16:58:23 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] please post your new web site for chatting & happy Memorial Day Happy Memorial Day to all. Please be with all the families and servicemen who have fought and died for our country in the past and present we pray that they have peace and comfort.Dana . In a message dated 5/29/2005 7:21:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Tomorrow I'll be gone so have a great Memorial Day! John McCain's "Fain of my Fathers" is coming on tomorrow night at 8/7 central on A & E and urge everyone to watch it, he's a true war hero. And to all that know someone that paid the ultimate price for our country my prayers are with you. Mark
Re: [QUAD-L] stem cell research
We're getting way behind on stem cell research and you'll see people going overseas trying new surgeries where no laws protect them and some will have success and others come back worse off. Researchers have their hands tied regardless of how they sugarcoat it and without Federal funds we'll fall further behind and we're saving nothing and losing everything. Mark ---Original Message--- From: David K. Kelmer Date: 05/30/05 22:13:37 To: Stuntman; quad-List@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] stem cell research Hi Stuntman, I understand the difference between PRIVATE and FEDERAL funding for research. It's kind of like owning a PRIVATE Corvette and not putting FEDERAL gasoline in it. It will look great in my driveway but won't get me on the road. I hope you had a good Memorial Day! With Love, CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas, USA Stuntman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Howdy Dave,PRIVATE research can still make use of those, it's just not allowed under FEDERAL funding.I wish the same would be applied to abortions.BTW all that money collected by the Reeve's foundation is PRIVATE so it can make use of those types of stem cell sources.Stunt> > Hi Jim,> > I respect your views on not using embryos from IVF for embryonic stem cell research IF in vitro fertilization treatments, which creates excess human embryos in the first place, is also banned. > > The reality is that IVF HAS created thousands of cells that will be discarded, and in my mind, simply discarding these cells without using them for medical research is not ethical reasoning.> > With Love,> > CtrlAltDel aka Dave> C4/5 Complete - 29 Years Post> Texas, USA ! > > Jim Lubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:> At 01:50 PM 5/26/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:> The morality of stem cell research doesn't seem much different than the morality of harvesting body parts from the dead. It would be nice if they wouldn't die, but those embryos that are being destroyed at fertility clinics will be used to help people, or at least try to help mankind. It isn't a proposal to dissect a baby as some people would have you believe. > I consider embryonic stem cell research using embryos from IVF more like harvesting parts from a person in a comma or progressive vegetative state, who previously did not consent to be an organ donor, rather than from the dead because the embryo is living before the stem cells are harvested. That is why I personally am against using embryos "leftover" from IVF. So if Bush vetos the bill which just pasted I'm fine with that.> > I think in vitro fertilization treatments, which creates excess human embryos in the first place, should be ban also. If a couple can not have baby then it's not meant to be and they can adopt. You probably consider me someone with "extreme" views.> > I am against abortions but don't think it should outlawed either. It should be a rarely considered procedure. I sure don't want it federally funded.> > I personally do not have a problem with somatic cell nuclear transfer. I think an embryo created from somatic cells are just a clump of cells.> > > Jim Lubin> http://makoa.org/jlubin > Quad-list Web Page: http://makoa.org/quadlist> Spinal Cord Injury Resource Page: http://www.makoa.org/sci.htm> > > > -- Freedom: United States Constitution© 1791 All Rights PreservedMy first Domainhttp://nw-in.com/index.htmlhttp://quads.nw-in.com/quad-enter.htmlPicshttp://quads.nw-in.com/quad-list/quad-list1.htmHome page. http://tnthompson0.tripod.com/homeincyberspace/Computer Graphics portfolio. http://tnthompson1.tripod.com/index.htm
Re: [QUAD-L] RE: can of worms
Here's a site where you can find people "looking" for a job and advertising their needs too. http://www.network54.com/Forum/70068?it=3 Mark ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 05/31/05 01:37:15 To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] RE: can of worms Seems some states have different programs or they are named different names. My problem right now is JUST finding someone to work. Sometimes they will show up for an interview. I advertise in the local paper to find people and all the hippa laws make it so you can't find out any info about the previous places they worked. And there are so many buyouts of facilities its hard to find out if someone even worked where they said they do.We used to have a site at the local govt page that gave a list of people that had been arrested in the past 10 years and the offenses that was helpful but they changed it to people that are only in jail now.Its very hard to find any help at any price that is suitable and you can trust. I have 2 ladies that have been here 2 yrs now and one that has been here 6 months. I pay them $7.00 hr no taxes taken out. I checked with the labor dept and the man said that we were in the class of "babysitters" that we don't even have to pay mininum wage. These 3 women I trust and give the run of the house, But we need a 4th so that when one gets sick we have backup. this past week 2 were sick and one had a sister that was dying. Last week the other one quit...no notice. She was the backup we had. I think the main thing is fear. They are afraid of working with John since he can't speak and they have to spell with him to find out what he wants. It takes great patience and there is WORK involved. Lots of them just want to sit and watch movies with him.Carol in KY
RE: [QUAD-L] In home care
This is appalling to hear. I could understand an attendant not knowing better, but a CNA! My recommendation is to house your own supplies. Keep them in a place where you can keep track of them. If you are relying on Visiting nurses, then immediately report any foul business. This is YOUR life in their hands. Don't feel bad for making people experience the consequences for doing wrong. If you don't, they may seriously injure you or the next person down the road. You must do what is necessary to take care of yourself, no one else will. It is my job to understand my body and how to take care of it. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 3:31 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Quad-List@eskimo.comSubject: Re: [QUAD-L] In home care Amen Warrior, I have hand sanitizer next on a shelf beside a glove dispenser. You gotta ask them to use it then put on the gloves, even if they say they washed there hands. In a message dated 5/28/2005 2:55:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Danger I wanted to worn all people that have in home care to be aware of how clean you CNA's gloves are. I have been fighting a UTI for two months. I found out from one of my CNA's that the nurse who take care of the supplies. Do not wash her hands and just pulls out the gloves from box's and put them in a paper bags. I received a real bad inflation that is killing my white blood cells. Thank God I know my body and went to my inflation doctor. When he seen the report of my blood and uron test he went thought the roof. I had a pick line put in and have to go to the hosputal everyday to get my IV treatment. Now I have to buy my own gloves and tell my CNA to wash her hands and put on my gloves. Wheelchair Warrior
RE: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving
IMO, the answer to all of your questions is that we have put to much faith and trust into a failing system. We must take care of each other, not wait for politicians to create a new law that won't be enforced. As a community we must pull our resources and create something that works. There are other sources than just the government for support. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 6:52 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.comSubject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving Lori is right. We need to stick to issues we can help each other with. Why does it take 3 months for an independent provider to get their first pay check on the waiver system? Why does Ohio rank so low in percentages of persons with SCI's living in the community. Why am i expected to live in a nursing home? Why do nursing homes get paid from Medicaid in 14 days? Who do I talk to when the politicians that represent me can't see why i'm not happy, after all, I get the best parking places? john In a message dated 5/29/2005 7:21:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If we took all the passion & energy HERE ON THIS LIST that results in all the heavy-opinionated posts from stem cell research to religion to politics We COULD move ahead trying to get home health help issues resolved so those of us who have to worry daily who will get them out of bed, etc COULD rest easy in days to come. Lori ---Original Message--- From: dave oconnell Date: 05/29/05 15:10:41 To: quad-List@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms "The war in Iraq is bringing in a lot of religious fanatics who want to kill all who are not Muslim." The extremists appear to be killing everyone that's not in THEIR special qlique - Muslem, Christian or otherwise. They are blowing up their own countrymen now. Religion isn't the primary motivating force anymore. They want their country back just like it was before we got there, a bunch of thugs in charge, killing and living off the weak masses. Why those pussy countrymen don't rise up en mass and clean up their own dirty laundry is a mystery to me. If the US was being bullied and dominated by a minority, a lot of us common ordinary folk would definately rise up and squash the bullies. Yes some of us would die - so would the bullies. The weak spirit of the eastern masses is simply amazing to me. Another example of survival of the fittest. I personally have never bent over for a bully - I have snuck, crept, ant struck by surprize to k! nock a few on their asses. Once you whack the toughest one in front of his buddies - the rest turn to jelly and blend into the crowd. That's playground 101. Putting up with bullies makes for an unnecessarily long and miserable recess. dave Stuntman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ummm,Our economey is doing just fine. Compare it to EU's. That slump began BEFORE President Bush took office. Did you read the news this week that our State Governors discovered their respective economies were doing better than expected?Doubt you heard anything on SeeBS.The media hates President Bush and refuse to give him any credit where it's due.He just happenned to be President the SECOND time the twin towers were attacked.Exactly what did klinton do to keep it from happening again?Speaking of which, if the UN had done their job we wouldn't be in Iraq. But France screwed that up.The war in Iraq is bringing in a lot of religious fanatics who want to kill all who are not Muslim. Keeping them occupied over there keeps them from coming here. Several Arab Nations have now changed their views on tolerating Terroris! ts and their peoples are taking a good look at being more Democratic.I wish our schools still taught reality instead of Political Correctness. Maybe more people would see beyond "ME". I shudder to think of what komrade kerry would have done.This is more than a single issue like "FEDERAL FUNDING" for "embryonic stem cell" research.Yes I want to walk again, but not at the cost of moral ethics.Stunt> > Bush needs to be impeached before he bankrupts our great country.> > -- Freedom: United States Constitution© 1791 All Rights PreservedMy first Domainhttp://nw-in.com/index.htmlhttp://quads.nw-in.com/quad-enter.htmlPicshttp://quads.nw-in.com/quad-list/quad-list1.htmHome page. http://tnthompson0.tripod.com/homeincyberspace/Computer Graphics portfolio. http://tnthompson1.tripod.com/index.htmDave(what's a quad?) Do You Yahoo!?Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site!
RE: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving
Being forced into a nursing home is BS. This really gets me upset. No-one should be forced into a situation of sub-care in a sub-caring environment. From: Lori Michaelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 7:16 PMTo: QuadSubject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving Great points John! Your last line is one I will certainly begin using! We have Stephanie (as one who is still with us... others poofed after nursing home bound) who was forced into a nursing home and a great example to begin! It's getting too easy for many of us to sit behind the PCs and roar without action... unlike Mark however. Lori ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 05/29/05 16:52:06 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving Lori is right. We need to stick to issues we can help each other with. Why does it take 3 months for an independent provider to get their first pay check on the waiver system? Why does Ohio rank so low in percentages of persons with SCI's living in the community. Why am i expected to live in a nursing home? Why do nursing homes get paid from Medicaid in 14 days? Who do I talk to when the politicians that represent me can't see why i'm not happy, after all, I get the best parking places? john In a message dated 5/29/2005 7:21:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If we took all the passion & energy HERE ON THIS LIST that results in all the heavy-opinionated posts from stem cell research to religion to politics We COULD move ahead trying to get home health help issues resolved so those of us who have to worry daily who will get them out of bed, etc COULD rest easy in days to come. Lori
RE: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving
I actually would use these parking spots if they were in the "back 40". Hell, it might even reduce the number of BS placards that get handed out. From: S. Dial [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 11:07 AMTo: QuadlistSubject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving John said "Who do I talk to when the politicians that represent me can't see why i'm not happy, after all, I get the best parking places?" Well, I don't know the answer to your question, but as far as your tongue-in-cheek comment regarding parking spaces, I'd gladly trade those for reliable, competent care in an independent setting, but as we're most aware that's a daily struggle for many on this list and a outright pipe dream for a few (i.e. myself) others! :o) Peace - Steph
[QUAD-L] ECTV/Breaking News - Geomagnetic Storm in Progress
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 11:19 AM Geomagnetic Storm in Progress by Mitch Battros - ECTV If you were thinking unusual weather has been occurring in your area, you were right. A series of "record breaking" weather has hit just about every continent on the Earth. Right here at the ECTV studios, an abrupt "weather warning" was broadcast to warn people of severe heat as we climbed into the 90's in May. Normal temperature is approximately 63 Fahrenheit. Some areas hit 'record lows' showing a 30 degree shift in temperatures. The Sun sent off an M-Class flare on May 28th from sunspot region 767 with a following CME that was Earth directed. So today, and right on schedule within 48 to 72 hours, we are under a severe geomagnetic storm. Kp Index: http://www.sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html Watch for continued extreme weather to occur. Possible significant 'temperature shifts' will occur within minutes or hours. Also watch for straight-line winds, micro-burst, wind shears, and tornadoes. Equation: Sunspots => Solar Flares => Magnetic Field Shift => Shifting Ocean and Jet Stream Currents => Extreme Weather and Human Disruption (mitch battros) Earth Changes TV - Radio Hour Every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 PM to 10 PM (Pacific). Go to the ECTV home page and click on "Listen Live" which sits at the top right of the page. Thursday May 26th - Carl Johan Calleman - author of "The Mayan Calendar" and the Transformation of Consciousness. The Mayan Time Science describes energy changes in Cosmic history and is our most valuable tool for charting the future. This site outlines the underlying basis for this calendar, the very foundation of prophecy. Special interest on June 2nd 2005 a most significant time of transition. Website: http://www.calleman.com/ Tuesday May 31st - Carlos Barrios - Mayan Elder "We are living in the time of the Prophecy, a difficult time. The light is within us; let us work for our destiny-our destiny to better the human race. Let us become more aware of our actions; let us be more compassionate to our fellow human begins and to ourselves. This is a call for us to listen to our Mayan Elders." Thursday June 2nd- Adam Rubel- Co-founder of Saq-Be' an institution for Mayan and Indigenous Spiritual Studies. Adam has been in close and constant contact with Mayan Elders of the Clan de Aguila (The Eagle Clan). We will discuss how those of us living in North America and all Western Worlds to best prepare for coming events. Unity and community will be our greatest strength. Website: http://www.sacredroad.org/ Tuesday June 7th - TO BE ANNOUNCED Thursday June 9th - Professor Ed Mercurio - The Effects of Galactic Cosmic Rays on Weather and Climate on Multiple Time Scales. Evidence is presented that galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) are a major forcing agent on weather and climate on multiple time scales ranging from weekly through glacial-interglacial. Known effects of GCRs are used to explain phenomena and observations in the fields of meteorology, climatology, paleoclimatology and paleoecology. Website: http://www.hartnell.cc.ca.us/faculty/mercurio/download.html ECTV Cruise to Belize: http://www.earthchangestv.com/cruise.html Subscribe To ECTV For Full Access: http://www.earthchangestv.com/subscribe.php Receive Free ECTV Newsletter: http://www.earthchangestv.com/newsletter.php Photo Gallery: http://www.earthchangestv.com/gallery/ About Mitch: http://www.earthchangestv.com/aboutmitch.php Survival Tips: http://www.earthchangestv.com/survival/index.php Mitch Battros Producer - Earth Changes TV http://www.earthchangestv.com
RE: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving
"All this makes life hell." It definitely complicates our lives, but I firmly believe that it is these challenges in our lives and how we handle them that make us make us stronger than most. Some of my favorite phrases regarding this: "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." "Stumbling blocks and stepping stones are exactly the same. It's all a matter of how you look at them." From: Lori Michaelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 2:05 PMTo: QuadSubject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving Hi Carol, $6.50 is still not completely out of the picture as a wage in certain states and small towns ESPECIALLY if they're given enough hours. I had an aide in NY (age 65 but energetic as a 25 yr-old) whom we paid privately for $6.50. She WANTED little jobs like I needed to keep busy. She moved to N.C. and hasn't found anyone TO work for! Geeez.. she HAS the work ethic but moved to a place where all needy people are in asst living, nursing homes, etc. We miss her and she misses us. But she's 71 now and last time we spoke she was diagnosed with some odd condition. I'm really eligible for 35 visits a week (under MediCARE) but am lucky to get 10. You're lucky to get 40 hrs!!! I live in a big town (Tucson, AZ - million people) and aides want AT LEAST $10/hour. I pay my one reliable aide that amount to work privately on Sundays for housework AFTER she finishes my health care that the agency pays. She's here anyway so doesn't mind. I had one aide a year ago who had another patient pass away. Her patient had tons of chux so she brought them to us. So we're set on those. All this makes life hell. Lori ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 05/30/05 00:34:16 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving Lori, we live in Kentucky and are going to be dropped off the waiver because Home Health doesn't have anyone qualified to do respite with John...of which we only get 31 hours every six months.If you live someplace that provides home health services better..great.We were promised chux over a month ago and have not gotten them yet. Home health is a joke.I did get John on a personal care attendant program and we are allowed 40 hrs a week at $6.50 hr. Do you know anyone who will work for that? He needs 90 hrs a week care. so we have to pay the difference. We are very lucky if people whow up at all.The work ethic is gone .Carol
RE: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving
I've got a lot of these attendant type emails I want to respond to, so bear with me as I catch up. I believe that a lot of us get into the position where we feel that there is not a lot we can do about attendants not showing up or performing their job thoroughly. We get into a mindset of being employers when most of us have no idea how to employ, manage or handle the HR side of things. I've spent many hours discussing this dilemma with my CEO father-in-law. He told me a few gems that I take with me when I look for new attendants. 1) Treat it like a job not a friendship. 2) Do not guilt them into working. (That will come around to bite you) 3) Have consequences and follow through with them. 4) Write up detailed lists of what you want done on a daily basis. 5) Find out what drives them to work and cater towards that. 6) Pay or compensate fairly. Each of these can be defined individually for each of us. It sounds like you're in the wonderful Visiting Nurses (non)care program. Talk about a system that needs an overhaul. I agree that you have to have them, but I'd have the attendant you have there till 9 complete a list of things each day. You could even break it down to pay per task on the list. I've even put dollar values next to each task for my money-driven attendants. From: Silas Shelburne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 2:37 PMTo: Lori Michaelson; QuadSubject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving Hi Everybody, Happy Memorial Day! I have to pay a LPN 6.50$ an hr 3 nights a week to sleep. Lol. She turns me and caths one time, helps start my bath then leaves for work leaving me half done till the other nurse gets here at 8. I also pay a aid 300$ a month to help shower, he can't do nothing by his self (or won't ) so he aggravates the hell out of me till he leaves around 9. But what can I do about it, not a dam thing. I have to have them. Silas - Original Message - From: Lori Michaelson To: Quad Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 12:05 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving Hi Carol, $6.50 is still not completely out of the picture as a wage in certain states and small towns ESPECIALLY if they're given enough hours. I had an aide in NY (age 65 but energetic as a 25 yr-old) whom we paid privately for $6.50. She WANTED little jobs like I needed to keep busy. She moved to N.C. and hasn't found anyone TO work for! Geeez.. she HAS the work ethic but moved to a place where all needy people are in asst living, nursing homes, etc. We miss her and she misses us. But she's 71 now and last time we spoke she was diagnosed with some odd condition. I'm really eligible for 35 visits a week (under MediCARE) but am lucky to get 10. You're lucky to get 40 hrs!!! I live in a big town (Tucson, AZ - million people) and aides want AT LEAST $10/hour. I pay my one reliable aide that amount to work privately on Sundays for housework AFTER she finishes my health care that the agency pays. She's here anyway so doesn't mind. I had one aide a year ago who had another patient pass away. Her patient had tons of chux so she brought them to us. So we're set on those. All this makes life hell. Lori ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 05/30/05 00:34:16 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving Lori, we live in Kentucky and are going to be dropped off the waiver because Home Health doesn't have anyone qualified to do respite with John...of which we only get 31 hours every six months.If you live someplace that provides home health services better..great.We were promised chux over a month ago and have not gotten them yet. Home health is a joke.I did get John on a personal care attendant program and we are allowed 40 hrs a week at $6.50 hr. Do you know anyone who will work for that? He needs 90 hrs a week care. so we have to pay the difference. We are very lucky if people whow up at all.The work ethic is gone .Carol
