tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24236281640284062832024-02-07T18:23:38.374-08:00Health As I See ItBilly Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.comBlogger419125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-58667739133864255492023-03-22T11:08:00.001-07:002023-03-22T11:08:07.741-07:00Hearing Aids for Me<p> Sheri has been bugging me for some time about getting hearing aids. I finally visited the audiologist in Kingman and was referred for hearing aids for both ears to help with hearing higher tones. Higher tones help distinguish some consonants, especially s's. </p><p>Whether this lack of hearing is due to loud noises, such as at Del Monte, or listening to kids' garage bands or is genetic I could not say. Suffice it to say others in the family have also had hearing loss, siblings and kids, which may mean it is more genetic. </p><p>I have had tinnitus for over twelve years. There was the hope that adding hearing aids may effect this for the better. However after three weeks I have not noticed any difference.</p><p>When I have the hearing aids in sometimes they tickle the insides of my ears which canbe frustrating. I have always had dry flakey inner ear and the hearing aids do not help.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MQopKrjkD4WRTzhFZjF_ZwKWK4gZ6JVbiEGiH0DhbGPrRGOz4RDdTXyAlcdgu4EJrtF0C1oN60zBJpH55MzqPZSQmLAxsPJ50onbxL-rtFfFc6O_2qPRHhYz4UBNbr5FB3sC2Z6HmwYaPrUyBaAdzVv_yDk675m9rHy2mv98ZhBItvcUsGf0zOxEcg/s2314/Scan%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2314" data-original-width="1616" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MQopKrjkD4WRTzhFZjF_ZwKWK4gZ6JVbiEGiH0DhbGPrRGOz4RDdTXyAlcdgu4EJrtF0C1oN60zBJpH55MzqPZSQmLAxsPJ50onbxL-rtFfFc6O_2qPRHhYz4UBNbr5FB3sC2Z6HmwYaPrUyBaAdzVv_yDk675m9rHy2mv98ZhBItvcUsGf0zOxEcg/w446-h640/Scan%201.jpeg" width="446" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBf0A9gPOskc6rGV-bHRVnObonyx1K8_K59BIt0y-SBP06oZVpGEFgggxLJh_MUjCoiJcuB-dTdkxzzrUTQBfnUddwT_lHBLaZcly73kvZikVC9gUaxMdKwkUG53HCMSvwBZ7Qa1e2a6ENRS1iG31K0jlba8pKUFU8m29HLoDpltT13f8TbO04GjlaQ/s2016/IMG_2005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBf0A9gPOskc6rGV-bHRVnObonyx1K8_K59BIt0y-SBP06oZVpGEFgggxLJh_MUjCoiJcuB-dTdkxzzrUTQBfnUddwT_lHBLaZcly73kvZikVC9gUaxMdKwkUG53HCMSvwBZ7Qa1e2a6ENRS1iG31K0jlba8pKUFU8m29HLoDpltT13f8TbO04GjlaQ/s320/IMG_2005.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-64083841758395159902023-03-06T15:05:00.004-08:002023-03-06T15:16:47.677-08:00Kingman/Bullhead Blood Drive 3/10/2023<p> Blood drives this Friday conjointly in Kingman and Bullhead sponsored by Vitalant</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdutTrdRE1yFGjHigp5mr6CNFl4Q7_UWoD0unYbgNwyjyp0sfKA44zc6gfhXq38_zSX0RipuDzM-y3DsSWVczvQ-K4ktRB1TxaQ29pN2y0tvXFY69wCUQ72eDW7YhC6JKLRE4KWA65-Fl8jPp319t1wH4XkuA-UCAm176KE9e2saXY_BsXge1dFbo1A/s1644/Scan%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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988<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CBpUjSvZpv1ariamNBqt2CgZU_tBKybwWKw7WiUHy4aBT5qud4COgth4k6SKbjHXARVCu67ADjw6ZN0HzoLTMZTA7HcL8yln8BGJ-1wzSCtJWD4GY8xN-WRQJLP46ukzxfa3a7NsiqXeOzNbAuC-6_Oeg2knMCj5m0MCnt8W9OfcpbcfNR5BWpP4GA/s2338/Scan%204.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2338" data-original-width="1654" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CBpUjSvZpv1ariamNBqt2CgZU_tBKybwWKw7WiUHy4aBT5qud4COgth4k6SKbjHXARVCu67ADjw6ZN0HzoLTMZTA7HcL8yln8BGJ-1wzSCtJWD4GY8xN-WRQJLP46ukzxfa3a7NsiqXeOzNbAuC-6_Oeg2knMCj5m0MCnt8W9OfcpbcfNR5BWpP4GA/s320/Scan%204.jpeg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0MmfAIzMAvc4BMkkLcOga1TO4-mRU_fec91GTzNFmjep3Qs7Pnxa7VR514-201aZ8L_NQTyt5wtL-ktoPEaOziG5LVfmhiDkt5F6ETU5rJKMCC7TqE8jHKuammmryM7KnO6Npo7EMk7vpjShs2n1lgplMIvjTQ5g0vP8wp-ROh88JbAkJyyITx6YLA/s2338/Scan%203.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">If you are feeling suicidal please reach out. If you are in crisis please reach out. Stickers from SAMHSA.</div><br /><p></p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-66920079334990544352022-11-07T22:53:00.002-08:002022-11-07T22:54:06.712-08:00Day of the Dead Ofrenda As a Way to Help with Grieving<p> I visited the <a href="https://bwhappennings.blogspot.com/2022/11/hispanic-club-at-tonys-high-school-day.html" target="_blank">Day of the Dead Celebration </a>at my son's high school. Earlier this year one of the students passed away in a tragic accident. The students had placed an ofrenda for him. I was amazed how many of the students were using the ofrenda to remember their friend, and to grieve, including my son. His name is Luis.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYm5piaOMP_mKYXZeBETjSRd-9GTXxpf4kiRE1HqX6PvnjHd1ZBK-fVTpzy5EMfnjmD0AiaumnD4CLBwP2Qwe3FmnCrRLXuDnaFPd2oE9y8O1dscmasjX7ktcM--UD_sDEMIt6ryID2Sba4TQbZBD754S1WwXn9DyNhLfu06N6y890DfY6_riN_YnwRw/s2016/IMG_1485.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYm5piaOMP_mKYXZeBETjSRd-9GTXxpf4kiRE1HqX6PvnjHd1ZBK-fVTpzy5EMfnjmD0AiaumnD4CLBwP2Qwe3FmnCrRLXuDnaFPd2oE9y8O1dscmasjX7ktcM--UD_sDEMIt6ryID2Sba4TQbZBD754S1WwXn9DyNhLfu06N6y890DfY6_riN_YnwRw/s320/IMG_1485.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpvwp9ki5i8SfntK5mf_CHb-LP4lrUEWwLhHnJ3acwOv1k67cBbhPVFC8JRILihBOt6h5lECV1xae6QGbTzUoNgdZCcLZ5TMYgepcR9EuI9IcknGXEEKDe6JxD0XhYvaELjh9FtiQLIotVDyFVt3yPi9dOvWp1zdykkdUuhdjqGflYR6V8IC4tUOW1A/s2016/IMG_1486.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpvwp9ki5i8SfntK5mf_CHb-LP4lrUEWwLhHnJ3acwOv1k67cBbhPVFC8JRILihBOt6h5lECV1xae6QGbTzUoNgdZCcLZ5TMYgepcR9EuI9IcknGXEEKDe6JxD0XhYvaELjh9FtiQLIotVDyFVt3yPi9dOvWp1zdykkdUuhdjqGflYR6V8IC4tUOW1A/s320/IMG_1486.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Luis:<div>Was a loved student of the Lee Williams High School Community. </div><div>He liked riding bikes, hanging out with friends and family and liked hanging out watching movies with his older brother.</div><div>His favorite food was pasta, rice and beans. </div><div>He especially loved his dog.</div><div>Luis liked to swim and in his free time he liked to go shooting. And his favorite movies were the Michael Myers Halloween movies and favorite characters were the ninja turtles. </div><div>You'll be missed.</div><div>Found <a href="https://www.apa.org/topics/families/grief?gclid=CjwKCAiA9qKbBhAzEiwAS4yeDbd0tVlXmJfumJZ8R3V7wbmalbtSJPucn35oIJrbxq2O4NRYGZ3SNRoCZB0QAvD_BwE" target="_blank">this article</a> on dealing with grief: </div><div><p style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clear: left; font-family: ProximaNova, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">...Grieving individuals may find it helpful to use some of the following strategies to help them process and come to terms with loss:</p><ul style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: ProximaNova, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 10px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 13px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; background: url("/Content/Images/orange_square.gif") 0px 13px no-repeat; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; clear: both; float: left; margin: 0.1em 0px 0px; min-width: 95%; outline: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 5px 0px 5px 10px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Talk about the death of your loved one</span> with friends or colleagues in order to help you understand what happened and remember your friend or family member. Avoidance can lead to isolation and will disrupt the healing process with your support systems.</li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 13px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; background: url("/Content/Images/orange_square.gif") 0px 13px no-repeat; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; clear: both; float: left; margin: 0.1em 0px 0px; min-width: 95%; outline: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 5px 0px 5px 10px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Accept your feelings</span>. You may experience a wide range of emotions from sadness, anger or even exhaustion. All of these feelings are normal and it’s important to recognize when you are feeling this way. If you feel stuck or overwhelmed by these emotions, it may be helpful to talk with a licensed psychologist or other mental health professional who can help you cope with your feelings and find ways to get back on track.</li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 13px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; background: url("/Content/Images/orange_square.gif") 0px 13px no-repeat; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; clear: both; float: left; margin: 0.1em 0px 0px; min-width: 95%; outline: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 5px 0px 5px 10px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Take care of yourself and your family</span>. Eating healthy foods, exercising and getting plenty of sleep can help your physical and emotional health. The grieving process can take a toll on one’s body. Make sure you check in with your loved ones and that they are taking the necessary healthy steps to maintain their health.</li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 13px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; background: url("/Content/Images/orange_square.gif") 0px 13px no-repeat; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; clear: both; float: left; margin: 0.1em 0px 0px; min-width: 95%; outline: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 5px 0px 5px 10px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Reach out and help others dealing with the loss</span>. Spending time with loved ones of the deceased can help everyone cope. Whether it’s sharing stories or listening to your loved one’s favorite music, these small efforts can make a big difference to some. Helping others has the added benefit of making you feel better as well.</li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 13px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; background: url("/Content/Images/orange_square.gif") 0px 13px no-repeat; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; clear: both; float: left; margin: 0.1em 0px 0px; min-width: 95%; outline: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 5px 0px 5px 10px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Remember and celebrate the lives of your loved ones</span>. Anniversaries of a lost loved one can be a difficult time for friends and family, but it can also be a time for remembrance and honoring them. It may be that you decide to collect donations to a favorite charity of the deceased, passing on a family name to a baby or planting a garden in memory. What you choose is up to you, as long as it allows you to honor that unique relationship in a way that feels right to you.</li></ul><p>The ofrenda especially covers the last aspect; remembering and celebrating the lives of your loved ones. I think the students have found a way to support each other, and remember their friend. </p></div>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-46479788698203952722022-11-01T21:46:00.001-07:002022-11-01T21:46:18.435-07:00Blood Donation Drive in Kingman Monday 11/7/2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFSIQcVpoaHZ68HuzJOjNhFQoO9dzVAW9-3ckrOdRV7NXTRMmMEyUq1VPaeCuhw0duPzfKMoYbTCgnnWSNm78JSVTxbG1wgnNoMYZ4r_-6hrVqGGp7rQbFleEUnkSSEcqEgrcxhRPXimnFsUELwTvm1tAWDhyHmV2IyeifcSU1movxDMnX2s1shiHsw/s1260/Scan%204.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFSIQcVpoaHZ68HuzJOjNhFQoO9dzVAW9-3ckrOdRV7NXTRMmMEyUq1VPaeCuhw0duPzfKMoYbTCgnnWSNm78JSVTxbG1wgnNoMYZ4r_-6hrVqGGp7rQbFleEUnkSSEcqEgrcxhRPXimnFsUELwTvm1tAWDhyHmV2IyeifcSU1movxDMnX2s1shiHsw/s320/Scan%204.jpeg" width="196" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5h5p7c1Op8NYkX4jLFoLvZv6E1shb39s4fqWV8Ga9SGC4NTfZLHdjIl0fpmAaYqGW2c3hKgsZ0zaggRvhEwjmBJQkCxrgGD4P-wlgDF6oYwT1TNOJd5m_lD6hy_aCYzhv74F-pl9PvEKcSGIRfaN695meQmRN15ik6VcjCDwJkXJLWN3q91_F3VOIg/s1350/image0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5h5p7c1Op8NYkX4jLFoLvZv6E1shb39s4fqWV8Ga9SGC4NTfZLHdjIl0fpmAaYqGW2c3hKgsZ0zaggRvhEwjmBJQkCxrgGD4P-wlgDF6oYwT1TNOJd5m_lD6hy_aCYzhv74F-pl9PvEKcSGIRfaN695meQmRN15ik6VcjCDwJkXJLWN3q91_F3VOIg/s320/image0.png" width="256" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-86733344243650033822022-10-28T11:09:00.001-07:002022-10-28T15:03:07.665-07:00Is Sciatica the Curse of Getting Older?<p> I don't know if it is a curse, but it is no fun. My sciatica flared up in about October of last year. It really had me tied down and is a big pain in the butt literally. It is a pain starting in the butt area and then going down the back of the leg. It was mostly in my right side but now effects both sides. It was so bad I just wanted to lie around all day. Even sitting made it hurt. I had difficulty with small tasks like loading or unloading the dish washer.</p><p>Urgent care took x-rays and diagnosed the problem. Initially I took some pills for pain--some for the day and some at night, but the majority of the treatment was physical therapy. The doctor suggested no longer have my wallet in my back pocket, so I don't. It is always in front now. I guess sitting on a wallet can flare things up. </p><p>Physical therapy focused on stretches, and strengthening the core. I am very good at using the stretches for any little tightness, or sometimes just to prevent the tightness. Squats are the most important core strengthening exercise. i could do better with this. I have changed from bending to do the dish washer to using squats. It helps. Also for the core is the gorilla walk, and what I call they round dance. This is a side to side step, while gorilla walk is a frontward step while squatting a bit. Both steps can be done with bands. </p><p>Just tightening or engaging the core is helpful. The stretches I do I stand against something firm, and then lean back. This really helps. Also while sitting or lying down, putting the foot on the knee, and then pulling the knee towards the other side for about 20 seconds, and then pushing it down for ten seconds. This also really helps. I also like to walk and this helps, but I must be careful not to overdo.</p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-35098519644005959722021-08-16T10:52:00.004-07:002021-08-16T12:47:31.925-07:00The Covid Epidemic and Opioid Addiction.<p> <a href="https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/issue-brief-increases-in-opioid-related-overdose.pdf" target="_blank">This site</a> is a synopsis of articles from all 50 states with relation to the opioid epidemic an increase in overdoses due to heroin, opioids and fentanyl. This epidemic, in parts of the country, including San Francisco, has taken more lives than COVID. There have been more OD's in 2020 than any other year. However this health issue seems to have been forgotten. The news talks of COVID and very little is heard about the drug epidemic. Making matters worse is a shorter of injectable medication to counteract an OD. </p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-38500374663401205732021-04-28T07:54:00.003-07:002021-04-28T07:54:24.349-07:00Positive Thinking Book: The Butterfly Effect<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDfYEw2TKBnghFfOteFUnp7U870-fLZPGE6E3FEQhlXbzon659p6DHokKmNEEjeftZHprc6963QMfijD1wbID45EsoLP1U_LrvQgZpm1m0IWalAT9NyBSKJosvm0R5UpLdbvDHaiMtLUV/s215/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDfYEw2TKBnghFfOteFUnp7U870-fLZPGE6E3FEQhlXbzon659p6DHokKmNEEjeftZHprc6963QMfijD1wbID45EsoLP1U_LrvQgZpm1m0IWalAT9NyBSKJosvm0R5UpLdbvDHaiMtLUV/s0/images.jpg" /></a></div><br />The Butterfly Effect: How Your Life Matters by Andy Andrews, Simple Truths LLC, Naperville, Illinois, 2009. <div>This book presents the idea that everything we do has an effect on others. Mr. Andrews presents a compelling story about the influence of the butterfly effect, and how it bounces from one person to the next--the effect you have on one, will effect the effect that person has on the next and so on and so on. This book inspires all of us to be better, more gracious to others. I recommend anything of Andy Andrews. </div>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-6079549146405892892021-04-27T21:41:00.002-07:002021-04-27T21:41:43.964-07:00Insurance: It Shouldn't Be So Hard<p>Having retired, and the moving out of state to Arizona, I could no longer continue with the insurance I had before. I though since I was a vested employee the insurance would continue. Instead I will be reimbursed $750 a month, but have to find my own insurance. I signed up for an insurance, some kind of a strange plan, At first payment wouldn't go through but we finally were able to put it on Sheri's card. However the next month again the payment wouldn't go through. The bank said it was a fraudulent company. The company said no, but anyway I decided to change. Sheri and Tony signed up for a similar plan but through Prudential Insurance. I went directly to Blue Cross for insurance. Sort of steep based on my income and preexisting conditions. But I have insurance and will be reimbursed for most of it. I think the old insurance covered the bills I had and I will update the medical office of the new insurance when I go to my next appointment. I thought they had dental. as well but I am being told no. I need to get dental and vision benefits now. </p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-77918339398595742562021-04-24T12:55:00.006-07:002021-04-24T12:55:55.328-07:00Weight Wars #3<p> I have posted twice before, but not for the past two years. I saw my weight go from 298 in 2003 to 248 in 2019 and 245 in 2019. My weight has not dropped much more. Now I weigh about 240. I am no longer grossly obese but just obese. However I have been stagnant in any further weight loss. I was able to take pills to help with weight loss, and then Victoza shot. Victoza helped me lose about ten pounds but then no more. However it is going to take something more to get me below the 240 line and continue my trek to 190 which is my ultimate goal. I was doing better before Covid made everything be work from home. Then I did not walk near as much as I no longer took the train to work. I have not gotten into a pattern of exercise since having retired. I keep thinking something will change. I guess that something will need to be myself. I need to lose that last 50 lbs to be as healthy as I can be. </p><p>So I commit to a half hour walk or activity everyday. I commit to doing exercises to help my frozen shoulder. I commit to watch my food intake. I commit to no food after 8 p.m. </p>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-7901074414265747082020-05-12T15:44:00.001-07:002022-10-15T23:29:50.980-07:00Dealing With Stress? Don't Turn to Drugs and Alcohol<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Shelter in place is stressful; and going to work when there is risk of Covid is also stressful. There is no way around it right now, our lives are stressful. A little stress can be good. Most of us perform better with some stress; but not too much. <br />Too much stress can lead to anxiety issues, depression, fatigue, headaches and muscle tension, insomnia, stomach problems and weakened immune system. People who experience too much stress for too long become prone to illnesses, mental and physical.<br />
Too often the response is, I'll use alcohol, or I'll get stoned and just forget my problems. These responses do not get rid of the problem, although admittedly you care about your problems less when you are stoned or high or drunk. When you sober up, the problems are still there, and in addition you have the consequences of the substance. These consequences can include substance use disorder, health conditions, O.D., family issues and trouble at school or work.<br />
May I suggest some alternatives to substances for dealing with stress. Regular exercise is the most important. Exercise releases endorphins which produce a natural high without the negative consequences. Other activities to deal with stress are playing video games, meditate, walking, talking with a friend, doing something creative, play music, relax, take a hot bath, favorite TV program or movie.<br />
These items are taken from a pamphlet provided by the Stay Safe Series, Primo Prevention. 2014.Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-5072169297138538662020-05-11T14:52:00.002-07:002021-04-24T12:50:35.070-07:00Suicidal Thoughts? Let's talk about it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a small document from Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services. It promotes calling the suicide and crisis line to deal with trouble coping with change, chronic back pain, thinking live is not worth it, feeling isolated, feeling you are a burden to others, feeling abandoned or betrayed, feeling ashamed, having no purpose, having sudden mood changes, giving away possessions, doing careless things, increase in alco or drug usage, withdrawing, financial stress, chronic illness, death or suicide of a loved one, conflict with family, other don't understand you,<br />
Please, if you need to talk, they are there 24 hours.<div>National suicide prevention line serving the Kingman area. <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: right;">(800) 273-8255</span></div><section class="primary-info" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; padding-right: 9.59375px; width: auto;"><p class="cats" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 9px; padding: 0px;"><a data-analytics="{"click_id":1097}" data-impressed="1" href="https://www.yellowpages.com/kingman-az/crisis-intervention-service" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;">Crisis Intervention Service</a>, <a data-analytics="{"click_id":1097}" data-impressed="1" href="https://www.yellowpages.com/kingman-az/suicide-prevention-service" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;">Suicide Prevention Service</a></p></section>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-83254993405790793612020-03-24T20:52:00.000-07:002020-03-24T20:52:21.276-07:00You Are an Influencer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services<br /><br />Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-39862890969125801842019-08-23T21:47:00.002-07:002019-08-23T21:51:28.858-07:00E Training Prescription Drug Abuse: Etiology, Prevention and Treatment<div class="yiv6692501751MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 9.6pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; text-align: justify;">
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Benzodiazepine:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> A type of CNS depressant prescribed to relieve anxiety and sleep problems. Valium and Xanax are among the most widely prescribed medications overall.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Buprenorphine:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> A mixed opiate agonist/antagonist medication approved by the FDA in October 2002 to treat opiate addiction, such as heroin.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Central nervous system (CNS):</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> The brain and spinal cord.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">CNS depressant:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> A class of drugs – also called sedatives and tranquilizers – that slow CNS function, some of which are used to treat anxiety and sleep disorders; includes barbiturates and benzodiazepines.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Co-morbidity:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> The occurrence of two disorders or illnesses in the same person; also referred to as co-occurring conditions or dual diagnosis. Patients with co-morbid illnesses may experience a more severe illness course and require treatment for each or all conditions.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Detoxification:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> A process in which the body rids itself of a drug or its metabolites. During this period, withdrawal symptoms can emerge that may require medical treatment. This is often the first step in drug abuse treatment.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Didactic:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> A teaching method that follows a consistent scientific approach or educational style.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Dopamine:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> A brain chemical, classified as a neurotransmitter, found in regions that regulate movement, emotion, motivation and pleasure.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Epidemiology:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> The study of the distribution and patterns of health events and their characteristics, causes and influences in well-designed populations.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Hyperalgesia:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> Abnormal pain sensitivity.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Methadone:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> A long-acting synthetic opioid medication that is effective in treating opioid addiction and pain.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Narcolepsy:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> A disorder characterized by uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Norepinephrine:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> A neurotransmitter present in the brain and the peripheral sympathetic nervous system, and a hormone released by the adrenal glands. Norepinephrine is involved in attention and response to stress, and it regulates smooth muscle contraction, heart rate and blood pressure.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Opioid:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> A compound or drug, such as morphine, heroin, hydrocodone and oxycodone, that binds to receptors in the brain involved in controlling pain and other functions.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Opioid-induced hyperalgia:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> A phenomenon associated with long-term use of opioids that leads to developing an increased pain sensitivity and escalating dependence. In trying to manage pain, the patient experiences more pain as a result of the opioid treatment.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Pathophysiology:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> The study of the changes of normal mechanical, physiological and biochemical functions caused by disease or resulting from an abnormal syndrome. It includes the biological and physical manifestations of the disease as they correlate to underlying abnormalities and physiological disturbances.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Physical dependence:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> An adaptive physiological state that occurs with regular drug use and results in a withdrawal syndrome when drug use is stopped; often occurs with tolerance. Physical dependence can happen with chronic, even appropriate, use of many medications, and by itself does not constitute addiction.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Polydrug abuse:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> The use of two or more drugs at the same time, such as a CNS depressant and alcohol.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Prescription drug abuse:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> The use of medication without a prescription, in a way other than prescribed, or for the experience or feeling elicited. This term is used interchangeably with “nonmedical use,” a term employed by many of the national surveys.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Psychotherapeutic drugs:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> Drugs that affect the brain’s function and are often used to treat psychiatric/neurologic disorders; includes opioids, CNS depressants and stimulants.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Respiratory depression:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> Slowing of respiration that results in the reduced availability of oxygen to vital organs.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Sedatives:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> Drugs that suppress anxiety and promote sleep; the NSDUH classification include benzodiazepines, barbiturates and any other type of CNS depressant.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Stimulant:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> A class of drugs that enhance the activity of monoamines – such as dopamine – in the brain, increasing arousal, heart rate, blood pressure and respiration, and decreasing appetite; includes some medications used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), methylphenidates and amphetamines, as well as cocaine and methamphetamine.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Tolerance:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> A condition in which higher doses of the drug are required to produce the same effect achieved during initial use and often associated with physical dependence.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Tranquilizers:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> Drugs prescribed to promote sleep or reduce anxiety; NSDUH classification includes benzodiazepines, barbiturates and other types of CNS depressants.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Withdrawal:</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> Symptoms that occur after chronic use of the drug is reduced or stopped abruptly.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">(Definitions from NIDA.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">·<span style="font-family: "new"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">AOD use can cause psychiatric symptoms and mimic psychiatric syndromes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "montserrat"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> (NIDA, 2011)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">1.<span style="font-family: New; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;">Motivational Interviewing is not new to me, having attending several trainings provided by County Learning Partnership. This was a good review and a good opportunity to go over the ideas that have come through the substance abuse treatment realm but now are part of therapy in the mental health side as well. The idea behind motivational interviewing is that is a client driven focus, and you are determining the client’s readiness to change so they can direct their own willingness to be in services. It posts five levels of change in a progressive type fashion, precontemplation, contemplation, ready for action, action and maintenance. The four skills used are: </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">“OARS,” Open-ended questions, Affirmation, Reflective Listening and Summary Statements. In this context you use these skills to recognize and then tease out change-talk. You do this by employing DEARS: </span><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">D</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">evelop Discrepancy, <b>E</b>xpress Empathy, <b>A</b>mplify Ambivalence, <b>R</b>oll with Resistance and <b>S</b>upport Self-Efficacy.</span></div>
Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-75227354306901462042019-06-02T08:10:00.000-07:002019-08-22T22:18:14.434-07:00Take Control of Your Diabetes Conference in Santa Clara<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I attended this conference like it May. It was very motivational. It included dance participation, cooking class and education on diabetes. It really gave me hope that I can live with diabetes.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-so7Z_6SesOsJFVc6o5wW3GWB8IOHUSeGdGNBA4XBFzsXO_NeDxKeBXPE_OBWZ-yqv_Yp7bZRJqcAZITk1lRr_3S6GbcqGT1VN56CEhBwIBui61FMeuC8QetcE58PKzgRuUJGdXCwokp/s1600/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_db92.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-so7Z_6SesOsJFVc6o5wW3GWB8IOHUSeGdGNBA4XBFzsXO_NeDxKeBXPE_OBWZ-yqv_Yp7bZRJqcAZITk1lRr_3S6GbcqGT1VN56CEhBwIBui61FMeuC8QetcE58PKzgRuUJGdXCwokp/s320/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_db92.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicL6tVEEe47Fb0c5nac0BXsuwVtCh8pZOIe-9yvI13y7Nx06zX0CXcBJ6UVvVsji05cY6cN0bD3BfGjKvSzqPa4qvcYx-P_flhGWinpQkB9G0uye8L5aes90oUrOBQlMMkK-a9Ob8cy0EX/s1600/IMG_0493.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicL6tVEEe47Fb0c5nac0BXsuwVtCh8pZOIe-9yvI13y7Nx06zX0CXcBJ6UVvVsji05cY6cN0bD3BfGjKvSzqPa4qvcYx-P_flhGWinpQkB9G0uye8L5aes90oUrOBQlMMkK-a9Ob8cy0EX/s320/IMG_0493.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSX0t8W3uksxSJAPDqe_eHXuJ5ByLg6rABVykCnIBnJCI9BIvuRufNECpGEsQHa4q49J82u0LaJ9X8HH53KLvrLJ6CcqbseNwgN2iFnQoIDp86gll9ifNX5wFpLgnniJcjnks4O16akCMi/s1600/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_db94.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSX0t8W3uksxSJAPDqe_eHXuJ5ByLg6rABVykCnIBnJCI9BIvuRufNECpGEsQHa4q49J82u0LaJ9X8HH53KLvrLJ6CcqbseNwgN2iFnQoIDp86gll9ifNX5wFpLgnniJcjnks4O16akCMi/s320/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_db94.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-1ki-TvJ6EjVqzudS-aGFU5PoCOvdMYeVVW9-1a9g2ZfymFLA4oS6hmrKkk5v9wLLfKE3fUQNQdfx2BUCM5AmSKzjx4WbuhpoKz9v2GtkQasw_VSUdOERfmhtfv_A8feo8kG_baNvFgV/s1600/IMG_0495.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-1ki-TvJ6EjVqzudS-aGFU5PoCOvdMYeVVW9-1a9g2ZfymFLA4oS6hmrKkk5v9wLLfKE3fUQNQdfx2BUCM5AmSKzjx4WbuhpoKz9v2GtkQasw_VSUdOERfmhtfv_A8feo8kG_baNvFgV/s320/IMG_0495.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHZATCP5Kmd0xTjKCwaa8aB9IDqwSe0D0TtMDBiKTstAOoXSA0wi2lQIbjdaJGVAJ_EERbpj116wPA4xiB92-aGRFiNxBa1BJu-S3cChDF2803be8Yc5gN8Pm6-nqAkMD0-ccKT4PH-17/s1600/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_db91.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHZATCP5Kmd0xTjKCwaa8aB9IDqwSe0D0TtMDBiKTstAOoXSA0wi2lQIbjdaJGVAJ_EERbpj116wPA4xiB92-aGRFiNxBa1BJu-S3cChDF2803be8Yc5gN8Pm6-nqAkMD0-ccKT4PH-17/s320/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_db91.jpg" width="320" /></a>Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-90700945575454446422019-04-11T23:08:00.000-07:002019-04-11T23:08:44.244-07:00Personal Weight Wars<span style="background-color: white;">Weight has much to do with health. I am noting my weight currently compared to what it was in the past, about 15 years ago. I have improved, but have much more to accomplish. Mine has not been some fancy diet but watching what I eat, and carbs, and walking more. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I published a <a href="https://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2018/09/weight-wars.html" style="color: #993322; text-decoration-line: none;">previous post</a> about my weight and being half way to not being obese, down from 298 to 248. I can now say I am down another 5 lbs but still only half way. The difference is an adjustment in my height. I guess I am shrinking, which means I have another 10 pounds to lose before escaping the obesity line. So down 55 pounds with a goal of 55 pounds more. I hope this sharing will motivate me, as my life is at stake.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I came across something really scary: a record of my weight from 2001 through 2003. I started at 292 in December of 2001. However I was down to 285 by mid January; only to blossom back up by the end of the year. My last recorded weight in 2002, early December, was 292. Then I became my heaviest. I started 2003 at 298. That is just gross. That is the most I have weighed my entire life. That is 100 pounds above the obese line. I recorded that by the end of 2003 I was back to 285. I have continued a mostly downward spiral, with significance periods of getting stuck. I am half of the way to the obese line--in other words I am 50 pounds lighter than my heaviest with another 50 to go.<br />What have been the consequences. I have diabetes and tinnitus, and sleep apnea and high blood pressure. Weight is a contributing factor in all these areas. I hope when I am no longer obese--some of these health issues will be resolved. I would be grateful if just one or two would improve and I not have to take so many medications.</span></div>
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Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-31426020751217584072019-01-20T23:09:00.000-08:002019-01-20T23:09:34.751-08:0020 Retirement Ideas<a href="http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/20-free-ways-to-stay-busy-after-retirement/ss-BBQpVRs?ocid=ientp" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: white; color: #954f72; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/20-free-ways-to-stay-busy-after-retirement/ss-BBQpVRs?ocid=ientp</a><br />
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Make a new Friend<br />
Start Exercising<br />
TED Talks<br />
Soak up some Culture<br />
Just Breath<br />
Connect with Grandkids<br />
Join the Peace Corps<br />
Foster a Pet<br />
Sing your Life<br />
Be a Mentor<br />
Open an Etsy Shop<br />
Write Letters<br />
Pen a Novel<br />
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<br />Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-50202425350438249522019-01-20T21:23:00.002-08:002019-01-20T21:23:56.632-08:00Crisis Text Services in Santa Clara County<div class="yiv1081094235MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 12pt;">
<span style="font-family: sans-serif;">Crisis services are now available via text messaging in Santa Clara County. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif;">About half of adults will experience a mental health challenge over the course of their lifetime, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, emotionally or mentally distressed residents in Santa Clara County have access to free, text-based, confidential assistance from trained Crisis Text Line counselors by texting “RENEW” to 741741. The support is free, accessible 24/7, and confidential. Learn more at <span class="yiv1081094235MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="http://www.sccbhsd.org/suicideprevention" rel="nofollow" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank">www.sccbhsd.org/suicideprevention</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif;">To date, Crisis Text Line, a national organization, has answered more than 84 million messages. The organization has more than 4,500 active Crisis Counselors with strict safeguards and protocols to provide care, safety, and confidentiality for each user. “The ability to offer text-based support to people in need adds a new dimension to our outreach services, and is an especially important tool to offer to young people in Santa Clara County,” said Toni Tullys, Director of the County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services Department, adding, “It’s important to make access to counseling easy and approachable, and text-based support does both.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif;">The vast majority of Crisis Text Line users are under age 25; partnering with Crisis Text Line is an important part of our work to address the issue of youth suicides – including college-age youth.” The County’s Behavioral Health Services Department already offers a 24/7, free, confidential Suicide and Crisis Hotline at 1 (855) 278-4204, mental health services information and referrals at 1 (800) 704-0900, and substance abuse services information and referrals at 1 (800) 488-9919.</span></div>
Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-87872122688219076642018-09-19T22:32:00.000-07:002018-09-19T22:32:26.084-07:00In the Kitchen After a Flood<h1 id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552549" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 24pt; margin: 0.67em 0in 5.25pt; padding: 0px;">
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<img align="left" alt="Food Safety" height="170" hspace="7" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552571" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.govdelivery.com%2Fattachments%2Ffancy_images%2FUSDHSFEMA%2F2017%2F09%2F1539283%2F1514639%2Fclean-after-a-flood_crop.jpg&t=1537421333&ymreqid=cb7b964c-4376-1e39-01bd-472c3a010000&sig=dbbyyyGHg4_.vyKoZXT_4g--~C" style="border: 0px;" width="185" /><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552552" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Flooding can cause power outages for hours, days and even weeks, which may make food unsafe to eat. </span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552516" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">If a fire, flood, power outage or natural disaster impacts your home, minimize the potential loss of food and reduce the risk of foodborne illness by knowing how to determine food safety.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552573" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">You can learn the right decisions for keeping your family safe after a power outage with food and cleaning safety facts from the <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwOTE0Ljc4MTY3NTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDkxNC43ODE2NzU0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDQ5NzM5JmVtYWlsaWQ9am95Y2UuYWJyYW1zQGhocy5zY2Nnb3Yub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1qb3ljZS5hYnJhbXNAaGhzLnNjY2dvdi5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/emergency-preparedness/keep-your-food-safe-during-emergencies/ct_index" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552577" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: purple; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552576" style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration-line: none;">United States Department of Agriculture</span></a> (USDA).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font-family: New; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552565" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Discard any food that is not in a waterproof container if there is any chance it may have come in contact with flood water. Food containers that are not waterproof include those with screw-caps, snap lids, pull tops, and crimped caps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font-family: New; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552583" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Discard cardboard juice/milk/baby formula boxes and home canned foods if they have come in contact with flood waters. They cannot be cleaned and sanitized effectively. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font-family: New; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552586" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Inspect canned foods; discard any food in damaged cans. Check cans for swelling, leakage, punctures, holes, fractures, extensive deep rusting, or crushing/denting severe enough to prevent normal stacking or opening with a manual, wheel-type can opener.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font-family: New; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552588" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Discard wooden cutting boards, plastic utensils, baby bottle nipples, and pacifiers that may have come in contact with flood waters. There is no way to clean them safely. </span></div>
<div class="yiv3722043848MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552593" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 27pt; margin-right: 0in; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font-family: New; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552592" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Thoroughly wash metal pans, ceramic dishes, utensils (including can openers) with soap and water (hot water if available). Rinse and sanitize them by boiling in clean water or immersing them for 15 minutes in a solution of 1 tablespoon of unscented, liquid chlorine bleach per gallon of drinking water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font-family: New; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552595" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Thoroughly wash countertops with soap and water (hot water if available). Rinse and then sanitize them by applying a solution of 1 tablespoon of unscented, liquid chlorine bleach per gallon of drinking water. Allow it to air-dry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font-family: New; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552509" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Note: If your entire refrigerator or freezer was in flood waters — even partially — it is unsafe to use and must be discarded.</span></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552672"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552671" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">After a Weather Emergency</span></b><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552635" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwOTE0Ljc4MTY3NTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDkxNC43ODE2NzU0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDQ5NzM5JmVtYWlsaWQ9am95Y2UuYWJyYW1zQGhocy5zY2Nnb3Yub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1qb3ljZS5hYnJhbXNAaGhzLnNjY2dvdi5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&101&&&https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/newsroom/news-releases-statements-and-transcripts/news-release-archives-by-year/archive/2017/nr-090517-01" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552669" rel="nofollow" style="background: transparent; color: purple; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552668" style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration-line: none;">USDA also issued a news release</span></a> with food safety tips to follow in advance of losing power, steps to follow if the power goes out, and food safety after a flood. There were also steps to follow after a weather emergency.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font-family: New; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552631" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Check the temperature inside of your refrigerator and freezer. Discard any perishable food (such as meat, poultry, seafood, eggs or leftovers) that has been above 40°F for two hours or more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font-family: New; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552627" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Check frozen food for ice crystals. The food in your freezer that partially or completely thawed may be safely refrozen if it still contains ice crystals or is 40°F or below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font-family: New; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552624" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Never taste food to decide if it is safe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font-family: New; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552674" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">When in doubt, throw it out. </span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552618" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">For more information about cleaning up after a disaster, review Prepareathon’s <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwOTE0Ljc4MTY3NTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDkxNC43ODE2NzU0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDQ5NzM5JmVtYWlsaWQ9am95Y2UuYWJyYW1zQGhocy5zY2Nnb3Yub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1qb3ljZS5hYnJhbXNAaGhzLnNjY2dvdi5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&https://community.fema.gov/hazard/flood-en_us/be-smart?lang=en_US" rel="nofollow" style="background: transparent; color: purple; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration-line: none;">Flood</span></a> and <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwOTE0Ljc4MTY3NTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDkxNC43ODE2NzU0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDQ5NzM5JmVtYWlsaWQ9am95Y2UuYWJyYW1zQGhocy5zY2Nnb3Yub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1qb3ljZS5hYnJhbXNAaGhzLnNjY2dvdi5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&103&&&https://community.fema.gov/hazard/hurricane-en_us/be-smart?lang=en_US" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552677" rel="nofollow" style="background: transparent; color: purple; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1536844609122_552676" style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration-line: none;">Hurricane</span></a> guides. Also, see food safety tips at <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwOTE0Ljc4MTY3NTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDkxNC43ODE2NzU0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDQ5NzM5JmVtYWlsaWQ9am95Y2UuYWJyYW1zQGhocy5zY2Nnb3Yub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1qb3ljZS5hYnJhbXNAaGhzLnNjY2dvdi5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&104&&&https://www.ready.gov/food" rel="nofollow" style="background: transparent; color: purple; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration-line: none;">Ready.gov</span></a>.</span></div>
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Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-16282983825912262182018-09-16T07:26:00.000-07:002018-09-16T07:26:00.920-07:00Family Emergency Communication PlanWhen a disaster strikes, it is too late to develop a family emergency plan. Here is some advice from <a href="https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1440520833367-b485ed4517c86bc824061197319f4999/Family_Comm_Plan_508_20150820.pdf">FEMA</a> on how to do so. There are three steps: Collect, share and practice.<br />
<b>Collect:</b> This refers to gathering the necessary information to implement your plan. It also includes writing this down. Information needed includes household information, school caregiver and childcare information, out of town contact, emergency meeting places (more than one including by home, and out of town, and any other important information.<br />
<b>Share: </b>means to share your written copy with all involved, your family members and those who are your contacts.<br />
<b>Practice:</b> Putting your plan into action before time will make sure it will work in an emergency. Remember texting is best because it requires less band width. It will also be important to conserve phone energy. Best to keep phones fully charged, and consider solar power for recharging in an emergency.<br />
<br />Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-33758861845216600722018-09-15T07:16:00.002-07:002021-04-29T05:39:01.583-07:00How to Lose Belly FatI saw the title to this article in <a href="https://www.everydayhealth.com/type-2-diabetes/symptoms/how-lose-belly-fat-you-have-type-2-diabetes/?pos=1&xid=nl_EverydayHealthManagingDiabetes_20171221">Everyday Health</a> and was really excited. This is one of my goals. However I was a bit disappointed in the suggestions. The article is about exercises to lose belly fat. It suggests the best involve weights--High-Intensity Strength Training. Studies show strength training targets belly fat better than cardio. One of the exercises is the incline push-up. This is something I can do, and there are chances to do this many times a day. The other exercises seem too complicated and I can't really see them in my brain. I need a video or someone to guide me I guess. Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-3012235318280354402018-08-30T10:00:00.002-07:002018-08-30T10:00:40.015-07:00Friday is International Overdose Awareness Day.<span style="background-color: white;">This flyer has introduced me to Naloxone, a medication that can counteract the effects of opioid drug overdose. Too late for the display at Farmer's Market, but not too late to remember the Overdoe Awareness Day.</span><br />
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<br />Billy Wardlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662970743545171897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423628164028406283.post-68175224663561220512018-08-28T22:47:00.003-07:002018-08-28T22:47:58.132-07:00Time: The Opioid Diaries<a href="http://time.com/stories-opioid-addiction-epidemic-america/">Time Magazine</a> published a special edition dedicated to documenting the cost of opioid addiction: Special Report March 2018. The photographs were taken by James Nachtwey. There are now annually in the United States 64,000 drug overdose deaths. Life expectancy in the United States is going down as a result. The pictures are very graphic. They show people who are overdosed, emaciated, homeless. Some are in coffins. They show pregnant mothers with the effects of drug usage. They show families that are devastated as a result of addiction. Stories are also presented; but it is the pictures that drive this message home. This is really bad stuff. <br />
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