Dana Chiles
Considering Urgent Care Clinics as an Alternative
Urgent care clinics are a good alternative to emergency rooms in numerous situations. They can save you both money and time. At many urgent care clinics, you do not have to have an appointment. These are often called walk-in clinics. If the issues are not life threatening you should consider one of these clinics. You can always call ahead and ask if you are in doubt.
Relevant Links:
Urgent Care Association of America
Hail and Hail Damage
Dementia Care Ideas and Cocepts
Warning Signs You Need Home Care Courtesy of GoldenYearsInHome.com
- Denial about the disease and its effect on the person who has been diagnosed.
“I know Mom is going to get better.” - Anger at the person with Alzheimer’s, anger that no cure exists or anger that people don’t understand what’s happening.
“If he asks me that one more time I’ll scream!” - Social withdrawal from friends and activities that once brought pleasure.
“I don’t care about getting together with the neighbors anymore.” - Anxiety about the future.
“What happens when he needs more care than I can provide?” - Depression that begins to break your spirit and affects your ability to cope.
“I don’t care anymore.” - Exhaustion that makes it nearly impossible to complete necessary daily tasks.
“I’m too tired for this.”
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5 Things to Know About Cars
Here are five things that you should know about cars.
1. Get a roadside assistance plan. Check out Triple A or MCA. Its well worth it to know that you can take trips and still be towed and have other coverage outside of your insurance. These even cover things like bringing gas to you. Here is a link to find out some more: MCA Plan
2. Consider paintless dent repair. Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia:
Paintless dent repair (PDR), also known as paintless dent removal, describes a method of removing minor dents from the body of a motor vehicle. A wide range of damage can be repaired using PDR as long as the paint surface is intact. PDR may be used on both aluminum and steel panels. The most common practical use for PDR is the repair of hail damage, door dings, minor creases, large dents and bodylines damage.
The following company provides this kind of service (San Antonio area). FixMyHail.com
3. You can’t completely trust your car’s navigation system. Our Prius plotted a course to Hawaii from Oregon thinking we could drive over the Pacific Ocean!
4. Teach your teens not to text or pick up a cell phone and drive.
5. Don’t text and drive. Set the the example yourself.
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Sprained Ankles
Most people sprain there ankle at least once in their life. Around 25,000 people sprain there ankle each day. Sprains are usually stretched or torn ligaments and can be difficult to differentiate from a break without an x-ray.
You will generally be told to follow the “R.I.C.E.” guidelines. That is rest, ice, compress, and elevate. Ice and compression can help limit the swelling.
Here are three useful links for more information:
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/sport-injuries/ankle-achilles-shin-pain/sprained-ankle
https://www.emedicinehealth.com/ankle_sprain/article_em.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprained_ankle
The rates of ankle sprains for males and females is almost identical, but teenagers tend to get ankle sprains more often than most.
An urgent care clinic may be a quicker and less expensive alternative to emergency rooms if you have injured your ankle.
Success in Selling Your Car
When you’re looking at buying a car, often times you’re also looking at selling the one that you have. While others look at keeping their current cars and adding to the family’s transportation needs. Every person and every family’s needs are always different, consequently, each situation as to be evaluated on that basis. If you come to the conclusion that you want to sell your car, there are several factors that will determine how much you may get from the buyer.
The first thing to consider is what you would want if you were going to look at buying your own vehicle. For example, would you want to have dents in your ‘new’ car? Probably not, so you will need to consider getting them fixed. There are company’s that now do dent removal for reasonable prices, that are paintless in nature, that, in turn, saves you money. One such company is Fix My Hail. Ready to help you get the most for your car and the dollar value that you really want.
Also, give your car a bath! Would you want to buy a car that’s dirty? Probably not, and if you have a car next to it that’s clean, you’d lose the sale. You’re selling the dream of the future of the car for that person, you don’t want to sell a dirty car, so make sure that it’s cleaned!
Another thing that you should do before selling your car is to have a checkup. Making sure that you are selling a vehicle that not only runs well but has good tires. That doesn’t mean that they have to be new tires, but good ones. If you can afford new tires, then that will also add value to the price that you’re able to get.
Cleaning the interior of your is one of the final things that you need to do. Getting it detailed is one important part, but also getting as many of the stains removed and making sure that you’ve had a complete and athorough vacuuming is something that should never be over-sited.
Dementia Facts
1. Dementia is not a normal part of aging.
2. Dementia has a very large economic impact worldwide.
3. 47 million people suffer from it.
4. Caregivers or loved ones of people with dementia often have very strong stress and strain.
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