About Strokes - Please Read

Save A Life
I am sharing this because it could help save a life.

"Each year an estimated 600,000 Americans experience strokes, which are interruptions of the blood supply to any part of the brain, resulting in damaged brain tissue. Of these victims, 160,000 die, making stroke the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Those persons this dread killer does not immediately send to the grave are often left with lifelong debilitating infirmities of speech, movement, and even thought." --from Snopes

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 said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

Thanks for the good sense to remember the '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn!

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 of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can usually recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

• S = Ask the individual to SMILE.
  
  
• T = Ask the person to TALK & SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. Is it sunny out today ?)
  
  
• R = Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 911 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

Now they say there is new sign of a stroke:

• Ask the Person to Stick out Their Tongue
  If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other,
  that is also an indication of a stroke.
  

More Info on Strokes:

• http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stroke
• Center for Disease Control

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Tennessee Granddaddy Says:

Enjoy the warmth of the autumn sun,
for the cold of the winter will soon be upon us.

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Quote of the Day

May you live as long as you want,
And never want as long as you live.
~Irish Blessing

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Joke of the Day

A drunk was proudly showing off his new apartment to a couple of his friends very late one night.

He led the way to his bedroom where there was a big brass gong and a mallet.

'What's with the big brass gong?' one of the friends asked.

'It's not a gong. It's a talking clock,' the drunk slurred in response.

'A talking clock? Seriously?' asked his astonished friend. 'How's it work?'

'Watch,' the drunk replied. He stumbled across the room, picked up the mallet, and gave the gong an ear-shattering pound.

The three stood in silence, looking at one another for a moment.

Suddenly, someone on the other side of the wall screamed, 'You idiot..it's three-fifteen in the morning!!'

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Greatest Play Ever in Baseball

The World Series of Baseball is underway. What about great plays in baseball? Well I have the best one ever for you today. I hope you enjoy as much as I did.

Display of American Patriotism
You may have seen this before. I think it worth seeing again even if you have seen it. That was certainly quick thinking by Rick Monday.

"On April 25, 1976 at Dodger Stadium, Rick Monday of the Chicago Cubs, grabbed and secured the American flag from two Muslims attempting to burn our flag in the middle of the playing field. It was an outstanding display of American Patriotism. " ---From YouTube



As you probably know, I support true American Patriotism. When you have time visit my Support Our Troops web page.

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Tennessee Granddaddy Says:

No one has the power to make us angry.
We should have the power to control our own emotions.

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Quote of the Day

God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.
~J.G. Holland

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Joke of the Day

Toward the end of Sunday service, the preacher asked, "How many of you have forgiven your enemies?" 80% held up their hands.

The preacher then repeated his question. All responded this time, except one small elderly lady, Mrs. Neely

The preacher asked her, "Are you not willing to forgive your enemies?"

"I don't have any enemies." She replied, smiling sweetly.

The preacher said, "Mrs. Neely, that is very unusual. How old are you?"

"Ninety-eight." she replied.

"Oh, Mrs. Neely, would you please come down in front & tell us all how a person can live ninety-eight years & not have an enemy in the world?"

The little sweetheart of a lady tottered down the aisle, faced the congregation, and said: "I outlived all of them."

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Hummingbirds

Vimeo
I ran across a very nice hummingbird video on Vimeo, a site for uploading and sharing video creations. They seem to have a lot of high definition nature and animal videos.

Watch the hummingbird video here. It's called
Remembering the Sun

Here's a link to more of the nature videos. Vimeo Nature Videos

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Tennessee Granddaddy Says:

Some say the advantage of exercising every day
is so when you die, they'll say,
"Well, he/she looks good doesn't he/she."

I had a friend that didn't exercise very much,
he told me that when he died he wanted there to be a reason.

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Quote of the Day

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.
~Andre Gide

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Joke of the Day

Exercise and healthy eating can add years to your life. This enables you at 80 years old to spend additional years in a nursing home at $7000 per month. What joy!

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Kiiking

What's Kiiking?
I would call it extreme swinging. Remember the old swing set you had in grammar school. You would swing as high as you could. But when you got so high the swing chain would slacken up. Did you ever wish you could swing all the way around... you know, 360 degrees. That would be impossible with a chain or rope swing. But it is possible with steel rods as the "chain". That's what kiiking is all about... swinging all the way around on a giant swing set. Watch it here...

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Tennessee Granddaddy Says:

A surefire diet: If it tastes good, then spit it out.

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Quote of the Day

I've never seen a smiling face that was not beautiful.
~Author Unknown

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Joke of the Day

Doctor to patient: I have good news and bad news: the good news is that you are not a hypochondriac.

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Problem with getting old: It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything.

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The 10 Commandments

I got this as an email the other day, and thought I would share with you this Monday morning. I hope you have a wonderful week. Be sure to get outside and enjoy some of this wonderful autumn weather.

Ten Commandments
Some people have trouble with all those 'shall's' and 'shall not's' in the Ten commandments. Folks just aren't used to talking in those terms.. So, somewhere in middle Tennessee they translated the "King James" into what I would call 'Snuffy Smith' language.....

(1) Just one God
(2) Put nothin' before God
(3) Watch yer mouth
(4) Git yourself to Sunday meetin'
(5) Honor yer Ma & Pa
(6) No killin'
(7) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal
(8) Don't take what ain't yers
(9) No tellin' tales or gossipin'
(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff

Now that's plain an' simple. Y'all have a nice day.

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Tennessee Granddaddy Says:

Think before you talk.
Think before you act.
Look before you walk.

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Quote of the Day

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
~Albert Camus

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Joke of the Day

There was a little old lady, who every morning. Stepped onto her front porch, raised her arms to the sky, and shouted: "PRAISE THE LORD!"

One day an atheist moved into the house next door. He became irritated at the little old lady. Every morning he'd step onto his front porch after her and yell: "THERE IS NO LORD!"

Time passed with the two of them carrying on this Way every day.

One morning, in the middle of winter, the little old lady stepped onto her front porch and shouted: "PRAISE THE LORD! Please Lord, I have no food and I am starving, provide for me, oh Lord!

The next morning she stepped out onto her porch and there were two huge bags of groceries sitting there.

"PRAISE THE LORD!" she cried out. "HE HAS PROVIDED GROCERIES FOR ME!"

The atheist neighbor jumped out of the hedges and shouted: "THERE IS NO LORD; I BOUGHT THOSE GROCERIES!!"

The little old lady threw her arms into the air and shouted: "PRAISE THE LORD! HE HAS PROVIDED ME WITH GROCERIES AND MADE THE DEVIL PAY FOR THEM!"

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Dad and I

Last week while Dad and I were at our Paris, Tennessee, church convention, Jean Owens came by to visit with us between meeting and took this picture. Thanks Jean! I am glad to have a good picture of the two of us together. We'll both have many fond memories of the days we spent together at Paris.

On our first day we both discovered we had forgotten to bring a comb. There we were in the motel room combing our hair with a plastic shampoo brush before we went to breakfast. Later we went to Wal-Mart and bought some new combs.

One night I slipped out of the motel room to get something I left in the car after Dad had gone to sleep. The door closed behind me and I was locked outside. I knocked but was sure I would not awaken him. So, barefooted and in my jeans and T-shirt, I walked to the office and pleaded for a key to get in our room. When I returned Dad was at the window looking out, a little confused about what had happened to me.

We enjoyed being together and had fun. And we both enjoyed the convention meetings and all the spiritual help we received.

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Tennessee Granddaddy Says:

A new born baby is truly a miracle.
Really, life is a miracle.

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Quote of the Day

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not,
but rejoices for those which he has.

~Epictetus

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Joke of the Day

Two older couples were riding in a car. One of the men asked the other, "Been to any good restaurants lately?"

The man said, "I'll tell you but first, what's the name of that sweet smelling flower with the thorns that you give on special occasions?"

"You mean a rose," he replied. The man turned to his wife and said, "Rose, what was the great restaurant we went to the other day?"

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Johnny the Bagger

Did you ever hear the story about Johnny the Bagger. Johnny was a bag boy at a grocery store. Johnny was also a Down Syndrome person. This very inspiring.

Johnny the Bagger

Or watch it here....

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Tennessee Granddaddy Says:

Life, only once we can live it.

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Quote of the Day

Motivation is what gets you started.
Habit is what keeps you going.

~Jim Ryun

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Joke of the Day

If a man can do at 50 what he did at 25; and I'll show you a man that didn't do much at 25

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My preacher came to see me the other day. He said that at my age I should be thinking about the Hereafter.

I told him, "Oh I do, all the time! No matter where I am, in the parlor, upstairs, in the kitchen, or down in the basement, I ask myself: now what am I here after.

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