Kid functions and Drinking

Seriously!!!! Parents think it's all cute and stuff to have one or two and then go to a function your child(ren) are having at school or anywhere else that their friends are... Do you not seriously think about the effect even one or two has on a child?  HELLO!!!!! They have their friends at these events... They don't want their friends to think that their parent(s) drink all the time.. and news flash no matter how much gum or whatever you put in your mouth truly covers up the odor of the alcohol.   I swear some parents think of nothing but themselves... These events are NOT for you.. they ARE FOR YOUR CHIL()REN).   Frankly I am at point in my life where I really don't care whose toes I step on or gets gets mad over what I say... If it bothers you then apparently I hit one heck of a nerve....Maybe you should re-evaluate yourself and your life and see what is truly important in your life...

For those people who have parents such as these I show you much support...Stand strong and break that cycle you don't want your child(ren) growing up with the same feelings you have towards issues such as this!

God Bless

Tanning Salons

So, today in the news this woman took her child to a tanning salon... The lady herself is a white woman... but she's tanned so much to the point that she looks like she was spray painted black.... OK it's very obvious that she has NO common sense.. for anyone to let themselves get that burnt says one thing.. to take your child tanning with you says another...
http://gma.yahoo.com/photos/mom-arrested-taking-young-daughter-photo-110013428.html
<Exhibit A

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/02/11500434-new-jersey-mom-arrested-after-allegedly-taking-daughter-5-into-tanning-booth?lite
< Exhibit B

No only is tanning dangerous for adults.. you DO NOT allow your child to tan...
Sure tanning beds allow you some benefits... Like helping the body create a natural supply of Vitamin D....Convenience....establishing and maintaining a golden tan.....

Then you have the darker side of tanning beds.... obviously you loose common sense (See Exhibit A).....tanning beds can cause eye damage such as  pterygium, which is tissue growth on the white part of the eye, and macula degeneration, which is damage to the retina, cataracts...sure cataracts can be removed by surgery.. but who wants to go through a surgery that maybe could have been prevented... Regular use of tanning beds triples or even quadruples the risk of developing melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, new research finds.The American Cancer Society predicted that in 2009, nearly 70,000 Americans would be diagnosed with melanoma and more than 8,500 people would die of the disease.

Melanoma is one of the fastest-growing cancers among whites, increasing by about 2% a year between 1997 and 2006.  Melanoma is the second most common cancer among women!  Tanning beds make your skin age quicker....can burn the skin... 

http://www.fda.gov/radiation-emittingproducts/radiationemittingproductsandprocedures/tanning/default.htm

So, why in the world would you submit a child to that?  Obviously Tanning Salons are only concerned with money not the appearance of a person (See Exhibit B)  But, honestly what does that say about any company that would allow a customer, client, etc... Walk out of their business looking like the crypt keeper? 

A little common sense goes a long way!   My personal opinion is that both any parent and any tanning salon should be ashamed to allow children into the salons.. I look at tanning salons as not a kid friendly place.. kinda like a bar, or sex shop....They are not kid friendly... Seriously people STOP taking your kids to tanning salons... SMH!!!!!!!

(SMH= Shake My Head)

God Bless

Ha Ha Devil... We beat you yet again....

So, here's my thing for today... As you know our power steering pump in our car broke.. Well I called around for some places to tow our car to the place that was going to repair it.  Sure we could have driven it but with no power steering just wasn't safe on main highways.. Anyway... I was told that one the repair shop wouldn't be able to get to it as they are swamped right now with inspections & emissions testing being the end of one month beginning of another.. I said OK no problem.  Well the tow companies were just outrageous  with their prices.  SO, I called Vickie's Angel Walk which is an agency that helps people who live in Central, PA that has cancer (please feel free to donate to them) I have a link on the right side of the page just in case you can't find it the site is:

http://www.vickiesangelwalk.org/


They are truly a blessing.. OK anyway.... they said they were going to call the repair shop.. so, they called back and said that they and the repair shop were checking around in their area to see about towing companies there.. I said ok.. Never had a second thought... About 15 mins later the phone rings and it's a lady from a towing company.  She said "we will be there in the morning to pick up your car and tow it to the repair shop"  :-0

I say OK and hang up after I'm finished talking with the lady... Then it all starts to sink in.. Oh My Goodness our car is going to get fixed earlier than expected... Thank You Jesus.....

I just wanted to give praise to God for yet once again coming through for us.  I also wanted to just let the devil know that he's not beaten us and he NEVER will..

For anyone who thinks that they are beaten.. Please hold your head high!  The more you allow the devil to think he has you beaten he will continue to keep you down.. But, once you let him know that you've had enough and that you're not going to take it any longer that's when you surrender yourself to God and let God take control over any and all situations that have you burdened down.

GOD BLESS!

Patience a virtue???

So, I know we are all told that we should be patient that it's a virtue.. Who made that statement first?  I mean were they rich?  Have no cares in the world?  I have a lot of patience for the most part.  When it comes to medical issues.. I don't really have much patience in that field.. HEY I will be the first to admit it.  Like for example... I had some lab work done to see if I do or don't have Lupus... Well here I am attempting my best to be patient while awaiting the results... It's super hard...  I don't know how doctors expect people to be "patient" with them.. all the technology they have and it takes weeks to get results back?  But, yet I take one of my children to the doctor's office and they tell me that she possible had an acl tear.. so they did an x-ray didn't even look at it for 5 mins.. no lie... and said that her acl is not ruptured... I said that's good....while I'm thinking to myself dang that was fast... maybe to fast for them to actually look at the x-rays properly....hmmm...So he said we had to follow up with our primary doctor for an MRI.. because if she does have a tear an x-ray won't show it.. I'm like ok no problem... so I call our family doctor who is a REALLY good doctor... and they look over the charts and see nothing where this other doctor said anything about an acl or any type of tear.. .He only had in the chart that she had some knee pain :\  

Oh My Goodness... Seriously!  What a quack... so after a week of our family doctor fighting with the insurance company we finally have an MRI scheduled... Personally I think some of the tests can be cut out and stop wasting money on pointless tests.. My opinion is that if the quack doctor only suspected and acl tear and he knew it wouldn't show up on a x-ray.. then why waste time and money to do one?  Just saying!

I think that's a BIG problem with our economy and society... Everyone's out to get rich off the next person....while others are just trying to survive... I don't have a lot of faith in our government.. which is very sad.. I mean I LOVE MY COUNTRY... don't get that wrong... But maybe I just don't have enough patience with our government to actually do what's right by the rest of us instead of lining their own pockets for personal gain.  I think if they want to "fix" our economy like they all claim then I think they should all take a huge pay cut and then be patient while our economy and our country become fruitful again.

Now when it comes to things like children and growing a garden I have patience...I love growing my own veggies and fruits.. I guess maybe it's because I know that I worked for that product... and when you put work into something and you have patience and it turns out good then you are proud... and if it doesn't turn out the best you know what you have to do to fix it next time...

I guess patience is actually a teaching tool... So maybe patience is indeed a virtue.

Women's Heart Disease

Yesterday I got a red dress pin for women's heart disease.  This is close to home as I have women in my family who suffer from heart disease.  I have known many woman both survivors and those who have gone on that have/had heart disease.  Heart disease in women (as well as men) doesn't pick bad people to happen it... It could happen to anyone.. Whether young, middle aged, old... it doesn't matter...


Heart Disease Statistics
http://www.theheartfoundation.org/heart-disease-facts/heart-disease-statistics/

• Heart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women in the United States, claiming approximately 1 million lives annually.
• Every 33 seconds someone in the United States dies from cardiovascular disease which is roughly the equivalent of a September 11^th-like tragedy repeating itself every 24 hours, 365 days a year.
• More die of heart disease than of AIDS and all cancers combined.
• By 2020, heart disease will be the leading cause of death throughout the world.
• This year more than 920,000 Americans will have a heart attack; nearly half of them will occur without prior symptoms or warning signs.
• 250,000 Americans die annually of Sudden Cardiac Death –680 every day of the year.
• One-half of the victims of Sudden Cardiac Death are under the age of 65.
• An estimated 80 million Americans have one or more types of heart disease.
• About 8.9 million Americans have chest pain (angina) caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscle which occurs when the coronary arteries become blocked with a build-up of plaque.
• Currently about 7.9 million Americans are alive who have had a heart attack.
• In 2008, the total cost of cardiovascular disease (coronary heart disease, hypertensive disease, heart failure and stroke) in the U.S. was estimated at $448.5 billion.  (This includes direct costs such as costs of doctors, hospital services, medications, etc., and indirect costs such as lost productivity.)  In comparison, the estimated economic cost of cancer in 2007 was $219 billion.

Women & Heart Disease

• Women account for just over half of the total heart disease deaths in the United States each year, although many women continue to think of heart disease as a man’s disease.
• Worldwide, 8.6 million women die from heart disease each year, accounting for a third of all deaths in women.
• 42% of women who have heart attacks die within 1 year, compared to 24% of men.
• Under age 50, women’s heart attacks are twice as likely as men’s to be fatal.
• 8 million women in the US are currently living with heart disease; 35,000 are under age 65. Four million suffer from angina.
• 435,000 American women have heart attacks annually; 83,000 are under age 65; 35,000 are under 55.
• 267,000 women die each year from heart attacks - six times more than the number of women who die from breast cancer.

Women and men are not the same when it comes to heart disease.  

Symptoms of Heart Disease

http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/heart-disease-symptoms

Coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, heart attack -- each type of heart problem requires different treatment but may share similar warning signs. It is important to see your doctor so that you can receive a correct diagnosis and prompt treatment.

Learn to recognize the symptoms that may signal heart disease. Call your doctor if you begin to have new symptoms or if they become more frequent or severe.

Symptoms of Coronary Artery Disease

The most common symptom of coronary artery disease is angina, or chest pain. Angina can be described as a discomfort, heaviness, pressure, aching, burning, fullness, squeezing, or painful feeling in your chest. It can be mistaken for indigestion or heartburn. Angina may also be felt in the shoulders, arms, neck, throat, jaw, or back.

Other symptoms of coronary artery disease include:

• Shortness of breath.
• Palpitations (irregular heart beats, or a "flip-flop" feeling in your chest).
• A faster heartbeat.
• Weakness or dizziness.
• Nausea.
• Sweating.

Symptoms of a Heart Attack

Symptoms of a heart attack can include:

• Discomfort, pressure, heaviness, or pain in the chest, arm, or below the breastbone.
• Discomfort radiating to the back, jaw, throat, or arm.
• Fullness, indigestion, or choking feeling (may feel like heartburn).
• Sweating, nausea, vomiting, or dizziness.
• Extreme weakness, anxiety, or shortness of breath.
• Rapid or irregular heartbeats.

During a heart attack, symptoms typically last 30 minutes or longer and are not relieved by rest or oral medications. Initial symptoms may start as a mild discomfort that progresses to significant pain.

Some people have a heart attack without having any symptoms, which is known as a  "silent" myocardial infarction (MI). It occurs more often in people with diabetes.

If you think you are having a heart attack, DO NOT DELAY. Call for emergency help (dial 911 in most areas). Immediate treatment of a heart attack is very important to lessen the amount of damage to your heart.

Symptoms of Arrhythmias

When symptoms of arrhythmias, or an abnormal heart rhythm, are present, they may include:

• Palpitations (a feeling of skipped heart beats, fluttering or flip-flops in your chest).
• Pounding in your chest.
• Dizziness or feeling light-headed.
• Fainting.
• Shortness of breath.
• Chest discomfort.
• Weakness or fatigue (feeling very tired).

Symptoms of Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a type of arrhythmia. Most people with AF experience one or more of the following symptoms:

• Heart palpitations (a sudden pounding, fluttering, or racing feeling in the heart).
• Lack of energy.
• Dizziness (feeling faint or light-headed).
• Chest discomfort (pain, pressure, or discomfort in the chest).
• Shortness of breath (difficulty breathing during normal activities).

Some patients with atrial fibrillation have no symptoms. Sometimes these episodes are brief.