In the New Years

Each year we make goals to try and achieve, this new year I know what I will have achieved. There is the goal of loosing weight, but this time It will be because I will have gotten the gastric by-pass, and yes I know whats involved, My mom had it done over 10 years ago. I start in January with my meetings at Ohio State Hospital. There will be lots of meetings and test and I'm ready for it all.

Next I will be moving into a new place, and starting over again. I cant wait for this.

 I will also be finished with my AA BA in April some time.

 I will also have three out of my four in school and not just day care, My John starts kindergarten in the fall, and the twins will be in second grade(good lord I feel old). Sense we are moving and I'm not sure where this will be exactly I will have to wait to see if Owen will be going to day care or pre school or be home with me.

I also have smaller goals for my family that I have been working on but hope to perfect them and they are to :

Help Penny with her copping skills and impulse control to lower the amount and severity of her fits. Help her with her OCD and try to get her off the ADHD meds. But if we still need meds to help her I wont see it as a failure but as a step to getting her off at a later date.

To teach Owen and Lil John that hugs are more fun then fighting and perfecting our bed time routine so its shorter and works the first time.

I also want to help John reach his goal of reading by the time he starts kindergarten in the fall, he can write say and tell you his ABC's. He can also spell his color words and his full name. He's doing very well in Pre-K.

I think these are all achievable goals as I already have the steps to complete them.

CPR Its changed , Do you know what to do

You might have seen the TV commercials talking about the Chest compression only CPR, have you seen it.

I had to update my CPR card for work. Their is a new and more updated way of doing CPR. I would encourage everyone to go to the American Heart Association and take a class. Their is a new way a second way of doing CPR, its called chest compressions only CPR. Their is oxygen in a person lungs when they collapse and are in need of CPR, and you have about 5 mins where you can do compression only and the body will use the O2 that is still in the lungs. I am not a certified teacher so I want everyone to take their own class and learn this new way, its an alternative for someone who does not want to do the mouth to mouth part. But this option is not the best option for all cases. That's why you need to take a class to learn.



You can save a life.





I believe as most health care providers do that the common every day non health care provider should learn CPR,and Basic First Aid. Even knowing the basics of CPR can save a persons life. How many people can say that they know what to do in an emergency situation. Can you keep your cool. Can you give orders. When the time comes can you remember how to call 9-1-1. I have spoken to a few people that for got how to dial 9-1-1. When you stressed and in a hurry details matter. Proper training can prepare you for an emergency. Most people know the signs of a Heart Attack, but do you know what to do next. Can you tell the signs of a Stroke(CVA). What do you do when you are badly burn, bitten by a snake, spider, or wild animal? Can you help stop bleeding? I bet you don't even know the number to poison control in your area.





Taking a CPR class and or a First Aide Class is a great way to be prepared. you can contact the American Heart Association for details and a listing of classes. Other ways to be prepared for an emergency is to have well stocked First Aid Kits. Know if your place of work has an AED machine, and a list of people qualified use it. Keep a kit in your car. Include in your kits gloves, and face shields. Program your cell phone with poison controls number, so you don't have to search for it. You can never be too prepared , don't just be a bystander.





American Heart Association



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Choosing Death at the End Of Life

   So I asked someone what should I right about, I had a writers block. He said "Choosing Death at the end Of Life". The first words out of my mouth was wow that's a heavy topic. I see the fight many elderly and sick people give when they are at the end of their life. I'm a home health aid with a Medical Assisting degree. I have seen a few people die. I have not been in the room when they are actively dieing. Death can take a long time, the body goes through many steps before the end. I have seen many of the steps. My job is to keep the patient comfortable. Hospice can be their and they provide the patient with pain relievers and the medication they may need. Most of the care I give is personal, I keep the patient clean and comfortable. If they are still eating then I cook for them, I will also feed them. I provide emotional support as well. I talk with them keep them calm. I will also do house work so the family is not trying to all the work as well. I'm their to make the family comfortable as well.


Some of the questions I get from the family, are how long does dieing take, are they in pain, and few others. Most questions I have to refer them to their Doctor or Hospice. I cant give some of the answers. I'm not a Doctor so I have boundaries. I do have my own ideas on the death process but I keep them to myself. Its not my job to give the family my opinion.

I feel the dieing process takes a long painful time. I don't want to die this way. I hope for a painless in my sleep death. But we don't have that choice. People have the right to choose certain things at their death such as if they want to be resuscitated in the event they stop breathing, this is called a DNR with out one a medical provider has to start CPR. I do think that when someone is dieing and they should have the right to end it how they want to. Fast and painless is what most want. It can take months before its over and most are dehydrated and have not eatin in a week or more. I don't want to die starving. That's not painless in my books. A patient can loose a lot of weight, they loose control of their bowels and bladder. I don't want to die messing in my pants I want to go, clean and painless with a last meal and comfortable. This may sound crude but if you have not seen the death process its hard to judge.

CPR Is a Must! and First Aid

I had to update my CPR card for work. Their is a new and more updated way of doing CPR. I would encourage everyone to go to the American Heart Association and take a class. Their is a new way a second way of doing CPR, its called chest compressions only CPR. Their is oxygen in a person lungs when they collapse and are in need of CPR, and you have about 5 mins where you can do compression only and the body will use the O2 that is still in the lungs. I am not a certified teacher so I want everyone to take their own class and learn this new way, its an alternative for someone who does not want to do the mouth to mouth part. But this option is not the best option for all cases. That's why you need to take a class to learn.

You can save a life.


I believe as most health care providers do that the common every day non health care provider should learn CPR,and Basic First Aid. Even knowing the basics of CPR can save a persons life. How many people can say that they know what to do in an emergency situation. Can you keep your cool. Can you give orders. When the time comes can you remember how to call 9-1-1. I have spoken to a few people that for got how to dial 9-1-1. When you stressed and in a hurry details matter. Proper training can prepare you for an emergency. Most people know the signs of a Heart Attack, but do you know what to do next. Can you tell the signs of a Stroke(CVA). What do you do when you are badly burn, bitten by a snake, spider, or wild animal? Can you help stop bleeding? I bet you don't even know the number to poison control in your area.


Taking a CPR class and or a First Aide Class is a great way to be prepared. you can contact the American Heart Association for details and a listing of classes. Other ways to be prepared for an emergency is to have well stocked First Aid Kits. Know if your place of work has an AED machine, and a list of people qualified use it. Keep a kit in your car. Include in your kits gloves, and face shields. Program your cell phone with poison controls number, so you don't have to search for it. You can never be too prepared , don't just be a bystander.


American Heart Association

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