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choice to live a better life
Author: Vic
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As I think about my life here in the convalescence home I am very grateful that I’m here. Now I didn’t start out that way but as time went by I became more and more grateful because of the help I am receiving. I’ve always been the type of person who liked to do everything themselves and rarely depends upon others. I had a stroke on my right side and and was right handed so it greatly effected me. I determined that I was going to get better So, I went to physical therapy regularly and work myself out. I am a very determined person and that is determined to get better. As time went by I did improve some but not as fast as I wanted to . I would be up and walking in a quick manner but it didn’t turn out that way. I began to be very thankful for my nurses because they came in changed me when I needed changing and they helped me to accomplish as much as possible on my own …they call it, “getting independence back “.
Fortunately I was able to move to another convalescence home closer to where my daughter lives and she visits me offen . the people here are like family and they take care of me and have helped me so much that I am really getting much better much quicker. I found that if I developed an attitude of gratitude it just seemed I was able to deal with more frustrating things in a better way.
It’s now been four years since my stroke and I really am doing much better. I have learned to put more effort into what I can do on behalf of my recovery. We handicapped people have to put effort into getting better. I got myself a computer and started learning how to use it effectively . I also started visiting with the residences to learn more about how they got handicapped. I’ve also joined with more social events and participated in what was going on. I am truly trying to do my part to get better.
I decided in my mind that I would be grateful and so each day I choose to be grateful and it makes quite a difference in everything that I am involved with. I’ve discovered that how happy and comfortable you can be when you’re in a convalescence hospital.
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As you can see it’s really a choice you have to make. When you become handicapped your life really changes and you have to look at life differently in order to survive. You can give up or decide you’re going to get better.
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Keep off dieting to avoid the flu. Elderly people and the flu.
Author: Vic
Dieting at this time of year could impair your body’s ability to fight the flu virus, a study warns.
US researchers found mice who were put on a calorie-controlled diet found it harder to tackle the infection than those on a normal diet.
The findings, published in the Journal of Nutrition, suggest that contrary to the old adage "starve a fever", those with a temperature should eat well.
Flu cases in England and Wales are currently approaching a nine-year high.
Killer cells need food
The team at Michigan State University found even though the mice on the lower calorie diet received adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals, their bodies were still not able to produce the amount of killer cells needed to fight an infection.
As well as being more likely to die from the virus, the mice - which were consuming around 40% of the calories given to their counterparts on a normal diet - took longer to recover, lost more weight and displayed other symptoms of poor health.
"Our research shows that having a body ready to fight a virus will lead to a faster recovery and less-severe effects than if it is calorically restricted," said study author Professor Elizabeth Gardner.
Even those who have received the flu vaccine should steer clear of dieting until the warmer months arrive.
"If the strain of flu a person is infected with is different from the strain included in the flu vaccination, then your body sees this as a primary infection and must produce the antibodies to fight it off," Professor Gardner said.
The study, the team added, should not be seen as a carte blanche to avoid dieting all year, but to reserve weight control to the eight months of the year when flu is not so virulent.
The latest flu data from England and Wales has shown cases are up 73% on last year; experts believe the unusually cold weather may have contributed to the surge.
Professor John Oxford, an influenza expert at Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, said "common sense should prevail at this time of year".
"There are a lot of viruses and while it might have been better to avoid those extra helpings of Christmas pudding in the first place, now is not the time to be thinking about diets."
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