July 2010 Archives

Aspirin

~ most or all of you have read this but it is a good reminder.  I had not heard the part about not lying down.

save lives ...

It is important to always have ASPIRIN in the home!!!

Why have Aspirin by your bedside ?

ABOUT HEART ATTACKS

There are other symptoms of an heart attack besides the pain on the left arm.

One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating, however these symptoms may also occur less frequently.

NOTE : There may be no pain in the chest during an heart attack.

The majority of people (about 60%) who had an heart attack during their sleep, did not wake up. However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from  sleep.

If that happens,  IMMEDIATELY DISSOLVE TWO ASPIRINS IN YOUR MOUTH and swallow them with a bit of water.

Afterwards, phone a neighbour or a family member who lives very close by and state "HEART ATTACK!!!"and that you have taken 2 ASPIRINS


Take a seat on a chair or sofa and wait for their arrival and ....

DO NOT LIE DOWN !!!

A Cardiologist has stated that, if each person, after receiving this e-mail, sends it to 10 people, probably a life can be saved!

I have already shared the information!!! What about you? Foward this message : IT MAY SAVE LIVES !!! !!!
 

This is one of the
Best prayers
I think I have ever read.

PRAY THIS EVEN IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT!!
IT WILL ONLY TAKE A MINUTE.
I started not to do this, but as I read it....
I understood God to say,
'You need a miracle tomorrow'
so here goes...Prov. 29:25


You never know
when God is going to bless you!!
Good things happen when
you least expect them to !!!!!!!!

Change the number in the subject box
when you forward it by adding one!!!


Dear Lord, I thank You for this day,
I thank You for my being able to see
and to hear this morning.
I'm blessed because You are
a forgiving God and
an understanding God.
You have done so much for me
and You keep on blessing me.
Forgive me this day for everything
I have done, said or thought
that was not pleasing to you.

I ask now for Your forgiveness.
Please keep me safe
from all danger and harm.
Help me to start this day
with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude.
Let me make the best of each and every day
to clear my mind so that I can hear from You.
Please broaden my mind
that I can accept all things.
Let me not whine and whimper
over things I have no control over.
And give me the best response
when I'm pushed beyond my limits.

I know that when I can't pray,
You listen to my heart.
Continue to use me to do Your will.
Continue to bless me that I may be
a blessing to others.
Keep me strong that I may help the weak...
Keep me uplifted that I may have
words of encouragement for others.
I pray for those that are lost
and can't find their way.
I pray for those that are misjudged
and misunderstood.
I pray for those who
don't know You intimately.
I pray for those that will delete this
without sharing it with others
I pray for those that don't believe.

But I thank You that I believe
that God changes people and
God changes things.
I pray for all my sisters and brothers.
For each and every family member
in their households.
I pray for peace, love and joy
in their homes; that they are out of debt
and all their needs are met.
I pray that every eye that reads this
knows there is no problem, circumstance,
or situation greater than God.
Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight.

I pray that these words be received
into the hearts of every eye that sees it
in Jesus'  name.  Amen!

If you prayed this prayer,
change the number in the subject box
before forwarding the message
so people can see how many
other people have done so.
God Bless ! ! ! ! !
 Just repeat this phrase and see how God moves!!

God I love you and I need you,
come into my heart, 

    The day finally arrived. Forrest Gump dies and goes to Heaven.  

    He is at the Pearly Gates, met by St. Peter himself.

    However, the gates are closed, and Forrest approaches the gatekeeper.


    St. Peter said, 'Well, Forrest, it is certainly good to see you.

        We have heard a lot about you.

    I must tell you, though, that the place is filling up fast, and

     we have been administering an entrance examination for everyone. The test is short, but you have to   pass it before you can get into Heaven.'


    Forrest responds, 'It sure is   good to be here, St. Peter, sir.

     But nobody ever told me about any entrance exam.

        I sure hope the test ain't too hard.

     Life was a big enough test as it was.'


St. Peter continued, 'Yes, I know, Forrest,

but the test is only three questions.


First:

What two days of
the week

  begin with the letter T?

Second:

How many seconds are there in a year?

Third:

What is God's first name?'



Forrest leaves to think the questions over. He returns the next day and sees St. Peter, who waves him up, and says, 'Now that you have had

 a chance to think the questions over, tell me your answers.'

 



Forrest replied, 'Well, the    first one -- which two days in the week begins with the letter 'T'?

 

Shucks, that one
is easy. That would be Today and Tomorrow.'


The Saint's eyes opened wide and   he exclaimed, 'Forrest, that is not what I was thinking, but you do have a point, and I guess I did not specify, so I will give you credit for that answer. How about the next one?' asked St. Peter.


'How many seconds in a year?

Now that one is harder,' replied Forrest, 'but I thunk and thunk about that, and I guess the only answer can be twelve.'


Astounded, St. Peter said, 'Twelve?  Twelve? Forrest, how in Heaven's name could you come up with twelve seconds in a year?'


Forrest replied, 'Shucks, there's got to be twelve:
January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd... '



'Hold it, interrupts St.   Peter. 'I see where you are going with this, and I see your point, though that was not quite what I had in mind....but I will have to give    you credit for that one, too.    Let us go on with the third and final question.


Can you tell me
God's first name'?


'Sure,' Forrest replied, 'it's Andy.'


'Andy?' exclaimed an exasperated and frustrated St Peter. Ok, I can understand how you came up with your answers to my first two questions, but just how in the world did you come up with the name Andy as the first name of God?'

 

You are going to love this one.............

 

'Shucks, that was the easiest one of all,'
Forrest replied. 'I learnt it from the song,

 

ANDY WALKS WITH ME,

 

ANDY TALKS WITH ME,

 

ANDY TELLS ME I AM HIS OWN.'


St. Peter opened the Pearly Gates,

and said: 'Run, Forrest, run.'

 Lord,

Give me a sense of humor

Give me the

ability to understand a clean joke,

To get some

humor out of life,

  And to pass it on

Hope you all have a sense of humor!

A Japanese doctor said, 'Medicine in my country is so advanced that we can take a kidney out of one man, put it in another, and have him looking for work in six weeks.'

A German doctor said, 'That's nothing, we can take a lung out of one person, put it in another, and have him looking for work in four weeks.'

A British doctor said, 'In my country, medicine is so advanced that we can take half of a heart out of one person, put it in another, and have them both looking for work in two weeks.'

A Texas doctor, not to be outdone said, 'You guys are way behind. We took a man with no brains out of Texas, put him in the White House and now half the country is looking for work.' 

Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or love one's life
 
 
 In daylight hours, refresh yourself 
 
  Of these things to do 
  In an emergency situation...
  This is for you,
  And for you to share
  With your wife,
  Your children,
  Everyone you know.
 

After reading these 9 crucial tips,
Forward them to someone you care about.
It never hurts to be careful
In this crazy world we live in.
1.  Tip from Tae Kwon Do :
        The elbow is the strongest point
        On your body.
                  If you are close enough to use it, do!
2 Learned this from a tourist guide.
  If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse,
  DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM.
  Toss it away from you....
  Chances are that he is more interested
  In your wallet and/or purse than you,
  And he will go for the wallet/purse.
  RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
  3 If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car,
  Kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole
  And start waving like crazy..
  The driver won't see you, but everybody else will.
  This has saved lives.
  4 Women have a tendency to get into their cars
  After shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit
  (doing their chequebook, or making a list, etc.
  (DON'T DO THIS!)
  The predator will be watching you, and this
  Is the perfect opportunity for him to get in
  On the passenger side, put a gun to your head,
  And tell you where to go.
  AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR
LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE..
 
 
If someone
Is in the car
With a gun
To your head
DO NOT DRIVE OFF,
Repeat:
DO NOT DRIVE OFF!
Instead gun the engine
And speed into anything, wrecking the car.
Your Air Bag will save you.
If the person is in the back seat
They will get the worst of it .
As soon as the car crashes
Bail out and run.
It is better than having them find your body
In a remote location.
  5 A few notes about getting
  Into your car in a parking lot,
  Or parking garage:
  A) Be aware:
  Look around you,
  Look into your car,
  At the passenger side floor ,
  And in the back seat
  B) If you are parked next to a big van,
  Enter your car from the passenger door.
  Most serial killers attack their victims
  By pulling them into their vans while the women
  Are attempting to get into their cars.
  C) Look at the car
  Parked on the driver's side of your vehicle,
  And the passenger side... If a male is sitting alone
  In the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back
  into the mall, or work, and get a
  guard/policeman to walk you back out.
  IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)
  6. ALWAYS take the elevator
  instead of the stairs.
  Stairwells are horrible places to be alone
  and the perfect crime spot.
  This is especially true at NIGHT!)
  7 If the predator has a gun
  and you are not under his control,
  ALWAYS RUN!
  The predator will only hit you (a running target)
  4 in 100 times; and even then,
  it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ.
  RUN, Preferably in a zig -zag pattern!
  8 As women, we are always trying
to be sympathetic:
STOP
It may get you raped, or killed.
Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking,
well educated man, who ALWAYS played
on the sympathies of unsuspecting women.
He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often
asked 'for help' into his vehicle or with his vehicle,
which is when he abducted
his next victim.
  9 Another Safety Point:
Someone just told me that her friend heard
a crying baby on her porch the night before last,
and she called the police because it was late
and she thought it was weird.. The police told her
'Whatever you do, DO NOT
open the door..'
The lady then said that it sounded like the baby
had crawled near a window, and she was worried
that it would crawl to the street and get run over.
The policeman said, 'We already have a unit on the way,
whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.'
He told her that they think a serial killer
has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax
women out of their homes thinking that someone
dropped off a baby. He said they have not verified it,
but have had several calls by women saying that
they hear baby's cries outside their doors
when they're home alone at night.
10. Water scam!

If you wake up in the middle of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people turn on all your outside taps full ball so that you will go out to investigate and the attack.
 
Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbours!
 Please pass this on
 This e-mail should probably be taken seriously because
 the Crying Baby Theory was mentioned on
 America 's Most Wanted when they profiled

 the serial killer in Louisiana 
I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know.
 It may save a life. I was going to send this to the ladies only,
 but guys, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc.,
 you may want to pass it onto them, as well.

 
Send this to any woman you know that may need
to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it's better to be safe than sorry..



"Laugh at your mistakes and praise yourself for learning from them..."
Have a Great and Wonderful Day!

I got the follow message from a buddy.  It is scary and mysterious.  If you don't read Chinese, just scroll down and there is the Google English translation.  When we travel, we need to be alert all the time.  

四川有1個大學女生去參加星期六晚上的慶祝。她覺得很快樂，喝了很多酒，這時有個年輕帥哥坐在了她的前面。在男孩的百般調情挑逗下，該女生終於答應與這個帥哥去了家附近酒店，並開了個豪華包間。房間裏，該女生喝了些酒，地她開始覺得不清醒，然後就睡著了。當該女生再醒來時，發現自己全身赤裸地在浴缸中，而且浴缸裏滿滿的都是冰。浴池旁邊有張紙條，上面赫然用紅字寫著"打120，否則你會死！"她自己的手機也在紙條旁邊。她撥打了。並說明自己目前的情況。醫生建議她檢查自己的背部，結果她發現有兩條九寸長的割傷口在背部下方！！！醫生要她馬上躺回滿是冰的浴缸，告訴她不要動，馬上會有急救隊來找她。原來，她的腎臟被偷了！那兩條口，就是取出她的腎臟時留下的！在黑市裏，1腎 臟值300000元！法醫判斷，被害所喝的酒中，可能不只是單純的迷幻藥，還有強力的麻醉劑，而冰也起到了鎮痛效果，所以被害暫時不會感覺到疼痛。該女生在醫院裏等待腎臟捐贈無果後死亡。
員警忠告大家：這是1種新的犯罪正在發生，並且以年輕女性和男生，旅遊者，學生為目標。犯罪組織很有規模，並且有訓練有素的員。這種犯罪行為正發生在很多主要城市，最近尤其是在山東、廣州、深圳、佛山、東莞、廈門、泉州、北京、上海、四川、重慶、全國各地酒吧！！

發給你關心的任何1個朋友，不要吝嗇區區的10秒  也不要煩.




Google translation for the above message:

Sichuan has a female college students to attend Saturday night's celebration. She felt very happy, drink a lot of wine, then there is a young guy sitting in front of her. In all sorts of boys teasing flirting, the girls finally agreed to go with this handsome home near the hotel, and opened a luxury private rooms. Room, the girls drank more wine, and she began to feel sober, and then fell asleep. When the girls woke up and then found himself naked in a bathtub and bathtub were full of ice. Zhang bath next to a piece of paper on top out with the scarlet letter that says "hit 120, or else you will die!" Her own piece of paper next to the phone also. She calls the. And describe their current situation. The doctor suggested that she check his back, the results she found that there are two nine inch-long wound on the back below the cut! ! ! The doctor asked her to immediately躺回bathtub full of ice, telling her not to move as soon as she came to be first-aid teams. It turned out that her kidneys stolen! The two population, that is, removed her left kidney! On the black market, the 1 value of 300,000 yuan kidney! Forensic judgments, the victims drank the wine, it might not be purely psychedelic, there is a strong anesthetic, and the ice has also played an analgesic effect, so the victim will not feel pain. The girls in the hospital waiting for kidney donations to no avail after death.
Police advise everyone: This is one kinds of new crimes are taking place, and to young women and boys, tourists, students as the goal. Is the size of criminal organizations, and well-trained staff. Such criminal acts are taking place in many major cities, most recently, especially in Shandong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Sichuan, Chongqing, bars all over the country! !

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.

SON: 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?'

DAD: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man.

SON: 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?'

DAD: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the man said angrily.

SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'

DAD: 'If you must know, I make $50 an hour.'

SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.

SON: 'Daddy, may I please borrow $25?'

The father was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities.'

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.

The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?

After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down , and started to think:

Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $25.00 and he really didn't ask for money very often The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.

'Are you asleep, son?' He asked.

'No daddy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.

'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the man. 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $25 you asked for.'

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you daddy!' he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.

The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.

The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.

'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the father grumbled.

'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied.

'Daddy, I have $50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness.

It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $50 worth of your time with someone you love.

If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.

The following is an excellent slides presentation.   Don't miss it.

Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at the church, the
Pastor and his eleven year old son would go out into their town
and hand out Gospel Tracts.

This particular Sunday afternoon, as it came time for the Pastor and
his son to go to the streets with their tracts, it was very cold
outside, as well as pouring down rain.

From The boy bundled up in his warmest and driest clothes and said, 'OK,
dad, I'm ready.'

His Pastor dad asked, 'Ready for what?'

'Dad, it's time we gather our tracts together and go out.'

Dad responds, 'Son, it's very cold outside and it's pouring down rain.'

The boy gives his dad a surprised look, asking, 'But Dad, aren't
people still going to Hell, even though it's raining?'

Dad answers, 'Son, I am not going out in this weather.'

Despondently, the boy asks, 'Dad, can I go? Please?'

His father hesitated for a moment then said, 'Son, you can go. Here
are the tracts, be careful son.'

'Thanks Dad!'

And with that, he was off and out into the rain. This eleven year old
boy walked the streets of the town going door to door and handing
everybody he met in the street a     a Gospel Tract.

After two hours of walking in the rain, he was soaking, bone-chilled
wet and  down to his VERY LAST TRACT. He stopped on a corner and
looked for someone to hand a tract to, but the streets were totally
deserted.

Then  he turned toward the first home he saw and started  up the
sidewalk to the front door and rang the door bell. He rang the bell,
but nobody answered.

He rang it again and again, but still no one answered. He waited but
still no answer.

Finally, this eleven year old trooper turned to leave, but something
stopped him.    Again, he turned to the door and rang the bell and
knocked loudly on the door with his fist. He waited, something
holding him there on the front porch!
He rang again and this time the door slowly opened.    Standing in the
the doorway was a very sad-looking elderly lady.  She softly asked,
'What can I do for you, son?'  With radiant eyes and a smile that
lit up her world, this little boy said, 'Ma'am, I'm sorry if I disturbed
you, but I just want to tell you that * JESUS REALLY DOES LOVE YOU *
and I came to give you my very last Gospel Tract which will tell you all about
JESUS and His great LOVE.'

With that, he handed her his last tract and turned to leave. She called
to him as he departed. 'Thank you, son! And God Bless You!'

Well, the following Sunday morning in church Pastor Dad was in the
pulpit..    As the      service began, he asked, 'Does anybody have
testimony or want to say anything?'
Slowly, in the back row of the church, an elderly lady stood to her
feet. As she began    to speak, a look of glorious radiance came from
her face, 'No one in this church knows me. I've never been here
before.
You see,  before last Sunday I was not a Christian. My  husband passed
on some time ago, leaving me totally alone in this world. Last Sunday,
being a particularly cold and rainy day, it was even more  so in my
heart that I came to the end of the line where I no longer had any
hope or will to live.

So I took a rope and a chair and ascended the stairway into the attic
of my home. I fastened the rope securely to a rafter in the  roof,
then stood on the chair and fastened the other end of the rope around
my neck. Standing on that chair, so lonely and brokenhearted I was
about to leap off, when suddenly the loud ring of my doorbell
downstairs startled me. I thought, 'I'll wait a minute, and
whoever it is will go away.'

I waited and waited, but the ringing doorbell seemed to get louder and
more insistent,  and then the person ringing also started knocking
loudly.  I thought to myself again, 'Who on earth could this be?

Nobody ever rings my bell or comes to see me.' I loosened the rope
from my neck and started for the front door, all the while the bell
rang louder and louder.

When I opened the door and looked I could hardly believe my eyes, for
there on my     front porch was the most radiant and angelic little boy

I had ever seen in my life. His SMILE,  oh, I could never describe it
to you!

The words that came from his mouth caused my heart that had long been
dead, TO LEAP TO LIFE as he exclaimed with a cherub-like voice,
'Ma'am, I came to tell you that JESUS REALLY DOES LOVE YOU ..'
Then he gave me this Gospel Tract that I now hold in my hand.

As the little angel disappeared back out into the cold and rain, I
closed my door and  I   read slowly every word of this Gospel Tract.
Then I went up to my attic to get my rope and chair. I wouldn't be
needing them any more.

You see-- -I am now a Happy Child of the KING. Since the address of
your church was on the back of this Gospel Tract, I have come here to
personally THANK YOU to God's little angel who came just in the nick
of time and by so doing, spared my soul from an eternity in hell.'

There was not a dry eye in the church. And as shouts of praise and
honor to THE KING resounded off the very rafters of the building,
Pastor Dad descended from the pulpit to the front pew where the little
angel was seated.

He took his son in his arms and sobbed uncontrollably.

Probably no church has had a more glorious moment, and probably this
universe has never seen a Papa that was more filled with love & honor
for his son... Except for One.

Our Father also allowed His Son to go out into a cold and dark world.

He received His    Son back with joy unspeakable, and as all of heaven
shouted praises and honor to The King, the Father sat His beloved Son
on a throne far above all principality and power and every name that
is named.

Blessed are your eyes for reading this message.Don't let this message
die, read it again and pass it to others. Heaven is for His people!    
Remember, God's message CAN make the difference in the life
of someone close to you.

Please share this wonderful message...

If you love JESUS, please forward this message.

Spread His word, and share His goodness and faithfulness.

Matthew 10:32 says:

'Whoever acknowledges Me before men, I will acknowledge him before My
Father in heaven.  But whoever disowns Me before men, I will disown
him before My Father in heaven' 

Do not wear contact lense during BBQ time.
It may melt in your eye and blind you for ever.
 
Read the Chinese message below.

 

    在烤肉，或任何有可能接觸到火源的地方，請將你的隱形眼鏡拿掉！
    聽過一件很可怕的事情發生在Malacca,...
    有一天，一個21歲男生戴著隱形眼鏡去參加一個烤肉聚會!
    就在他開始以木炭生火之後的幾分鐘內，他突然大叫，然後很痛苦的跳來跳去，在地上打滾...
    全場的人都嚇呆了，沒人知道究竟發生了什麼事 ?
    大家趕緊送他到醫院，醫生說，他永遠都看不見了！
    原因是：隱形眼鏡是用塑膠製成的，而就在他生火的同時，過熱的溫度熔化了他的隱形眼鏡！
    所以請告訴你身邊的朋友烤肉及接觸火源時，請不要戴著隱形眼鏡！！
    如果您收到別人分享給您的好文章，不要吝嗇，您也可以繼續分享給好友，請別忘我這一份喔。
    當我們用心對人時,有心人將以熱情回報妳,希望我們都是用心的人,也是有心的人

I got the following from Vincent a Hong Kong buddy. He got it from Henry Pang. A buddy back in the 60s. We have not met since his departing Hong Kong to USA. I remmeber Henry was then in Form 1 or 2. I am not quite sure after all these years when both the long and short term memories are not working well. The following is the comment from another buddy Anthony: The first two parts have already been in circulation on the internet for a while. The third is the latest more elaborate version of an earlier one but definitely adds further to the already great number of permutations to her unpredictable decisions which I have read are often due to the secretion of various kinds of hormones during different phases of her menstrual cycles. Boys, it pays to know her hormones. A few clicks on mouse will bring you a flood of information on the basics. If however you are prepared to relieve yourself the trouble by the panacea called "cash", you are free not to do so and risk your fortunes. Enjoy yourself!

This evening,  Julie told me she has some discomfort in her feet.  After a brief talk I suspected she has the early symptoms of gout.  I therefore check into the internet Wikipedia for more information relating to gout.  The more I read on the gout  information I think I should book an appointment with our family doctor tomorrow in the evening and have a thorough medical checkup.

So, what is gout?  

Gout is a disease created by the accumulation of uric acid. In the gout condition, crystals of uric acid (monosodium urate)  are deposited on the articular cartilage of joints, tendons and surrounding tissues. causing inflammation and pain.  When both conditions are  severe and if untreated, the crystals form tophi, which can cause severe tissue damage. Gout results from a combination of elevated concentrations of uric acid and overall acidity in the bloodstream. In isolation, neither elevated uric acid (hyperuricemia) nor acidity is normally sufficient to cause gout.

Gout is characterized by excruciating,  unexpected, burning pain, as well as swelling, redness, hot, and stiffness in the affected joint. This occurs commonly in men in their toes but can appear in other parts of the body and affects women as well. Low-grade fever may also be present. The patient usually suffers from two sources of pain. The crystals inside the joint cause intense pain whenever the affected area is moved. The inflammation of the tissues around the joint also causes the skin to be swollen, tender and sore if it is even slightly touched. For example, a blanket or even the lightest sheet draping over the affected area could cause extreme pain.

Gout usually attacks the big toe (approximately 75 percent of first attacks); however, it also can affect other joints such as the ankle, heel, instep, knee, wrist, elbow, fingers, and spine. In some cases, the condition may appear in the joints of small toes that have become immobile due to impact injury earlier in life, causing poor blood circulation that leads to gout.

This is sent to me from a buddy.  His nurse friend sent this and encouraged him to post it and spread the word.   I agree.



If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.  Seriously..

Please read on:



STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) .she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening

Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die. they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this...

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.



RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. It is sunny out today)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency numberimmediatelyand describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other,that is also an indication of a stroke.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

I have done my part. Have you?

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