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HIVES: ITCHING TO GET YOUR ATTENTION

Author: admin Post Date: March 24 2011
Hives are an allergic reaction. They are red, itchy, raised welts on the skin that may vary in size from less than a quarter-inch to more than an inch. Hives appear after you have been exposed to something that causes your body’s antibodies to react, prompting the release of histamine into the skin. Hives may appear immediately or a few days after exposure and may last a few minutes, several days or come and go at intervals for weeks.
Common causes of hives include foods such as eggs, milk, wheat, berries, pork, chocolate, shellfish, nuts and cheese. Other triggers include molds, pollens, animal dander, insect bites, chronic infection, drugs, vaccines, heat, sunshine, cold, perfumes or stress.
You can react on the first exposure or after many contacts with the cause of your hives. It is often difficult to determine the cause, and mild cases are treated only to relieve symptoms. Allergy tests are done if the symptoms become severe and interfere with your normal activities or if your hives are accompanied by other signs of an allergic response.
Prevention
Avoid foods, medications or contacts that may have caused hives in the past.
Use insect repellent and extra caution when you are in areas that have insects you may be allergic to.
Inform all your doctors and dentists of your allergies.
Learn stress-management techniques if stress appears to be a trigger for your hives.
What you can do
Relieve itching skin areas by applying cool, wet compresses soaked in ice water or Burrow’s solution (available in most drugstores).
Bathing in lukewarm water containing one-half to one cup of Aveeno powder, one cup of baking soda or finely ground oatmeal may ease itching in large areas.
Try over-the-counter (OTC) oral antihistamines such as Benadryl or Chlor-Trimeton. Read the precautions on the label regarding drowsiness.
Apply a very thin layer of over-the-counter (OTC) hydrocortisone cream on small areas. Do not use near your eyes, mouth or genitals.
Cut nails short or wear cotton gloves at night to prevent harmful effects of scratching.
Avoid the cause of your hives.
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HIVES: ITCHING TO GET YOUR ATTENTIONHives are an allergic reaction. They are red, itchy, raised welts on the skin that may vary in size from less than a quarter-inch to more than an inch. Hives appear after you have been exposed to something that causes your body’s antibodies to react, prompting the release of histamine into the skin. Hives may appear immediately or a few days after exposure and may last a few minutes, several days or come and go at intervals for weeks.Common causes of hives include foods such as eggs, milk, wheat, berries, pork, chocolate, shellfish, nuts and cheese. Other triggers include molds, pollens, animal dander, insect bites, chronic infection, drugs, vaccines, heat, sunshine, cold, perfumes or stress.You can react on the first exposure or after many contacts with the cause of your hives. It is often difficult to determine the cause, and mild cases are treated only to relieve symptoms. Allergy tests are done if the symptoms become severe and interfere with your normal activities or if your hives are accompanied by other signs of an allergic response.PreventionAvoid foods, medications or contacts that may have caused hives in the past.Use insect repellent and extra caution when you are in areas that have insects you may be allergic to.Inform all your doctors and dentists of your allergies.Learn stress-management techniques if stress appears to be a trigger for your hives.What you can doRelieve itching skin areas by applying cool, wet compresses soaked in ice water or Burrow’s solution (available in most drugstores).Bathing in lukewarm water containing one-half to one cup of Aveeno powder, one cup of baking soda or finely ground oatmeal may ease itching in large areas.Try over-the-counter (OTC) oral antihistamines such as Benadryl or Chlor-Trimeton. Read the precautions on the label regarding drowsiness.Apply a very thin layer of over-the-counter (OTC) hydrocortisone cream on small areas. Do not use near your eyes, mouth or genitals.Cut nails short or wear cotton gloves at night to prevent harmful effects of scratching.Avoid the cause of your hives.*41\303\2*

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LIFE GOES ON—SO, LAUGH!

Author: admin Post Date: January 10 2011
Robert Frost said he could sum up everything he learned about life in three words: “IT GOES ON!” I believe that’s, oh, so true. The human spirit can survive pain, loss, death, taxes, and even wet panty hose and life goes on . . . and on and on. My encouraging word to all those I meet is “develop a sense of humor to carry you through these days. Without one, you are doomed to despair. With one, you can survive and actually enjoy the trip.”
Years ago my Joy Box pulled me through the rough days when I had nothing else going for me. I felt all alone in that dark pit. I didn’t know then that others had been through it and had made it. Collecting the poems, cartoons, verses, and all kinds of paraphernalia and knickknacks was a way to MAKE myself look for joyful things. It brought me from where I was to where I am now. I can look back and remember it, but I’m not there anymore. It came to pass; it didn’t come to stay.
So my word to you today is: Get yourself a Joy Box. Just decorate a shoe box, and start today to collect things that are fun, cute, inspiring. When you start collecting joy, you’ll find that it’s like a magnet. At first a shoe box may be big enough, but soon you’ll have to enlarge it to a basket. Then you’ll need a barrel, and before you know it, you may have to add a room to your house, just the way we did in order to have space for all that joy.
One thing I treasure in my Joy Room is a wooden plaque on the wall with the name BARBARA on it. Printed below that name is its meaning: “COMING WITH JOY.” I’m so thankful to everyone who has made God’s love abundant and running over. So many have sent me care and love and turned my Joy Room into a haven where people can come to kick back, put it in neutral, and just learn to smile again. Some people who come to see me have not smiled or laughed for months, but sitting in the Joy Room is a form of therapy. Even the grandfather clock seems to chime its message, “I love you, friend, so very much!”
I feel I have earned the Joy Room. I’ve come back from the Black Pit—back into life again.
I was talking with a lady once and said: “I wonder if there is any place in the Bible where it says that Jesus laughed.”
She said, “I don’t know where it says that in the Bible, but I do know that Jesus sure fixed it so we could!”
And I thought, She’s so right. God fixed it by having Jesus die on the cross and then raising Him from the dead. He fixed it so we could have laughter and joy, so we could look up and say, “Thank you, Lord, for what You’ve given us —salvation and eternal life.” And we can laugh—I genuinely believe we can laugh and be joyful Christians because of what He has done on Calvary for us.
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LIFE GOES ON—SO, LAUGH!Robert Frost said he could sum up everything he learned about life in three words: “IT GOES ON!” I believe that’s, oh, so true. The human spirit can survive pain, loss, death, taxes, and even wet panty hose and life goes on . . . and on and on. My encouraging word to all those I meet is “develop a sense of humor to carry you through these days. Without one, you are doomed to despair. With one, you can survive and actually enjoy the trip.”Years ago my Joy Box pulled me through the rough days when I had nothing else going for me. I felt all alone in that dark pit. I didn’t know then that others had been through it and had made it. Collecting the poems, cartoons, verses, and all kinds of paraphernalia and knickknacks was a way to MAKE myself look for joyful things. It brought me from where I was to where I am now. I can look back and remember it, but I’m not there anymore. It came to pass; it didn’t come to stay.So my word to you today is: Get yourself a Joy Box. Just decorate a shoe box, and start today to collect things that are fun, cute, inspiring. When you start collecting joy, you’ll find that it’s like a magnet. At first a shoe box may be big enough, but soon you’ll have to enlarge it to a basket. Then you’ll need a barrel, and before you know it, you may have to add a room to your house, just the way we did in order to have space for all that joy.One thing I treasure in my Joy Room is a wooden plaque on the wall with the name BARBARA on it. Printed below that name is its meaning: “COMING WITH JOY.” I’m so thankful to everyone who has made God’s love abundant and running over. So many have sent me care and love and turned my Joy Room into a haven where people can come to kick back, put it in neutral, and just learn to smile again. Some people who come to see me have not smiled or laughed for months, but sitting in the Joy Room is a form of therapy. Even the grandfather clock seems to chime its message, “I love you, friend, so very much!”I feel I have earned the Joy Room. I’ve come back from the Black Pit—back into life again.I was talking with a lady once and said: “I wonder if there is any place in the Bible where it says that Jesus laughed.”She said, “I don’t know where it says that in the Bible, but I do know that Jesus sure fixed it so we could!”And I thought, She’s so right. God fixed it by having Jesus die on the cross and then raising Him from the dead. He fixed it so we could have laughter and joy, so we could look up and say, “Thank you, Lord, for what You’ve given us —salvation and eternal life.” And we can laugh—I genuinely believe we can laugh and be joyful Christians because of what He has done on Calvary for us.*30\316\2*

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