News from your Parish Nurse…Lynn Casey
W.E.L.L. ARIZONA
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN INCREASING YOUR
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL?
Register now
for Walk Everyday Live Longer. This is a FREE program for adults who are
interested in a walking program to increase physical activity, and
information on how to prevent falls!
Dates: Every
Wednesday in June
Time:
9:00am-10:00am
Place: Mary's
Parlor, Agape Hall
For
registration and more information please contact
Lynn Casey, parish nurse
(778-1950), or Becky Lind (442-5571. Sponsored by: Yavapai County Community
Health Services.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A BLOOD
DRIVE HERE AT PUMC? I am trying to
find out how many would be interested in giving blood or helping register
those who do. This event would be held sometime in July. Please respond
via e-mail to
lynncasey11@cableone.net, or leave a message for the parish nurse.
May
is National Arthritis Month: Warning Signs Of Arthritis
1. Pain
2. Stiffness
3. Occasional
swelling
4. Difficulty
moving a joint
If you have any
of these signs in or around a joint for more than two weeks, see your
doctor. These symptoms can develop suddenly or slowly.
What to Tell
Your Doctor:
1. Where it
hurts
2. When it
hurts
3. When it
first began to hurt
4. How long it
has hurt
5. If you have
any swelling
6. What daily
tasks are hard to do now
7. If you have
ever hurt the joint in an accident or overused it on the ob or in a hobby
8. If anyone in
your family has had similar problems.
(From Arthritis
Answers, Arthritis Foundation)
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