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RECOGNIZING SYMPTOMS OF A STROKE

Posted by Loren Penman about a month ago
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Please have a look....you could save a life. 
   
STROKE: Remember the first three letters... S.T.R.

A friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word.

RECOGNIZING THE SYMPTOMS:

During a party, a female guest stumbled and took a little fall.  She assured everyone that she was fine and just had tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

Friends got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food.  While she appeared a bit shaken up, she went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Later that night, the woman's husband called to say that his wife had been taken to the hospital and had passed away.
 
She had suffered a stroke at the party.  Had her friends known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps she would be alive today.

Some don't die of strokes. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

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 says the trick is getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and getting the patient medical attention immediately.

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.

Remember these three letters: STR.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S * --> SMILE.  Ask the individual to SMILE.
T * --> TALK.  Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (e.g., 'It is sunny out today.') -- listen for clarity/coherence.
R * --> RAISE.  Ask her or him to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If s/he has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call an ambulance and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is a "crooked" tongue.
Ask the person to 'stick' out her/his tongue.  If the tongue is 'crooked' (it goes to one side or the other), that may also be an indication of a stroke.

A prominent cardiologist says if everyone who reads this message shares it with 10 people, at least one life will be saved -- and it could be yours! 

Did You See That?

Posted by Loren Penman about 2 months ago
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Did you see it -- today at 3:00 PM?  The future rolled right through Batavia, right down Main Street.

You may have seen it and not recognized it for what it is.  Perhaps you thought it was an ordinary shed on a trailer being pulled by a red pick up truck.  In fact, it's part of a display from Homearama 2008 in Perinton that came through Batavia on its way home .

Look carefully and you'll see Dick Gammell reflected in the panes of glass in the door.  Dick is the owner of Canadice Construction Corp. in Springwater, and he's come up with a wind/solar generator that has limitless applications.  He developed the original unit to attach to a standard construction trailer to provide sufficient power to run hand tools and small pieces of equipment on site.  This somewhat portable, combination wind and solar generator replaces the gasoline and diesel varieties (up to 7,000 watts), resulting in the reduction of the use of at least 5 gallons of gas for every 8 hour work day -- per site.   One set of solar panels on half the roof (see photo) and one small wind turbine (stored in the shed for today's trip) does the trick.

In western New York, as in many geographic locations in the Northeast, we have an abundance of wind in the colder months and enough sunshine in the warmer months to power this kind of generator.  This unique "shed" provides all the portable power Dick needs to make his small construction company more cost effective, more independent, and more environmentally friendly.

But Dick didn't stop there!  He's applied his green thinking to golf greens.  This week-end, you can see his Green Cart at Dande Farms Country Club in Akron (see the ad in this week's Genesee Valley Pennysaver).  To test the most far-reaching application of his technology, he recently purchased a plug-in, electric vehicle and hopes to generate 10-14 kilowatts per day to power the car for 40-50 miles at once -- with no emissions!

Dick Gammell is an unassuming, straightforward businessman who saw a need and decided to do something about it.  He works every day at making his idea better.  The successful development of a highly  efficient wind/solar generator for use in generating up to 10-20 kilowatt hours per day of power for a family business may seem like a drop in the bucket, but imagine if we could engage MANY small businessmen in energy conservation and the use of alternative power sources!  It may be the only way to protect this nation's energy security.  I applaud Dick's efforts. 

You can read more at: http://www.canadiceconstruction.com/alternativeenergy.nxg