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Since so many people are unaware of the services that the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) provide in Canada, I thought I’d share this great article, written by my niece.

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Victorian Order of Nurses
by Nikita Turner

VON is the leading charitable organization addressing community health and social needs. VON is also a unionized organization.

VON is a charity, guided by the principles of primary health care. They work in partnerships with Canadians for a healthier society through leadership in community based care. They also deliver innovative comprehension health and social services.

VON provides wound care, palliative care, intravenous care, enterostomal therapy, pediatric Keep reading →

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Unfortunately, I learned about passing a kidney stone the hard way!

Photo left: An 8mm kidney stone

That’s right folks, just passed my very first kidney stone tonight, and let me tell you, it’s NO JOKE whatsoever!

From what I heard this past week from EMS, the nurses and doctors in the Emergency Room, specialists and anyone that’s known someone, who has had to pass a kidney stone, it is supposedly more painful than having a baby!

Well, I have never had a baby yet, but I can certainly attest to the fact that it’s the most painful thing I’ve ever had to go through in my life!

My stone was 4 mm. I’ve known about it since July, when it was seen on a CT scan as an incidental finding. “Oh, by the way, you have a 4 mm kidney stone too.” Yeah, thanks…NOT!

I haven’t had pain with it until Sunday night, when within 5 minutes I went from feeling fine, to screaming Keep reading →

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Have you heard of Life Line? You know, like the commercial with an elderly person that says, “I’ve fallen and can’t get up…”

You push a button in your home or on a device around your neck, and have an immediate connection to emergency departments.

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Life Line in Canada
by Nikita Turner

Life Line came to Canada in 1974. It started out in community hospitals. Life Line was made to assist and get help efficiently to individuals who live alone or live with disabilities.

The purpose of Life Line is to get clients help fast when needed and it’s easy access button helps in life threatening situations. Every Life Line client receives a button they can either wear around their necks or on their wrist, which is accessible in emergencies. When the button is pressed, it sends signals to Keep reading →

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This is the very first article my niece, Nikita, has submitted, and I’m happy to debut her on Your Health Today!

Nikita is going to school to become a nurse! Way to go Nikita!

The article’s subject, diabetes, is one that Nikita takes to heart, as she lives with diabetes, herself.

Photo above: Diabetes Superhero logo shirt - What it means? That you support Diabetes Research!

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Living with Diabetes
by Nikita Turner

Living with diabetes has day to day challenges, such as fighting high and low blood sugars, and struggling to estimate the correct amount of insulin to take with every meal. Many important steps are to be taken when managing diabetes to pursue a healthy life.

Diabetics can live a long and healthy life by learning the long and short term effects of the disease, making changes to their lifestyle, and managing the illness with medicines correctly.

There are many long and short term effects that could set in with unmanaged diabetes. If blood glucose levels remain increased for a long period of time, short term effects may occur such as fatigue, pain in Keep reading →

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This is an AWESOME tip! I love this! I am always concerned about the germs and bacteria on things, especially my toothbrush!

Since it’s a moist surface for gross germs and bacteria to attach themselves to, especially since it’s sitting out in the open air, you MUST sterilize it before you use it!

Okay, maybe you don’t have to do it every time, but at least twice per week, you should put your toothbrush in Keep reading →

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I was shopping around the other day for a new mattress and got into speaking with the salesperson about pillows and how important they are to get a good night’s rest…

He even had me try different types of pillows, based on how I prefer to sleep, to determine which one was best for me.

I told him that the best pillow I ever slept on was a feather pillow I had in my teens.

He got all excited to show me their “new” version of a feather pillow.

I asked how a feather pillow could be new…It’s probably the oldest type of material to fill pillows with!

Then, he asked me “the question”…

“Do you know why feather pillows are usually heavy and get heavier over time?”

I said, that I didn’t know why, but that I’d noticed that fact.

He said that it’s DUST MITE POOP that keeps accumulating over the years!

Okay, EWWWWWW, YUKKKKKKKK! …And we sleep on that and snuggle up to it! That can’t be healthy!

He said their “new” feather pillow has a special Keep reading →

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Okay, so I started this sinus infection while I was visiting Dallas…I think I caught the “bug” on the plane, as they are a serious “cesspool” of germs.

It usually, in the past, takes almost 1 week for a “bug” to manifest symptoms in my body.

Being the “natural-nut” that I am, I figured I would gargle with warm salt water, as my throat was the first thing to start hurting. Then, I would blast my system with more Vitamin C than it’s seen in a while with fresh juices, etc. Sunshine and rest were on the list too.

All of the above didn’t help much, or so it seemed, as my “bug” was getting worse every day.

I started hacking and coughing, keeping me from being able to sleep, runny nose, headaches, heavy chest, labored breathing, etc. Uhhh & yukkk!

My mother has a weakened immune system right now, and I was right on top of going to the doctor the day I got home.

He asked me a few questions, looked in my throat and ears and told me I have a sinus infection.

What Did He Prescribe Me?
1. 6 days of Keep reading →

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