Canadian Living Magazine

It's official. The Personal Healthcare Journal will be included in the gift giving section of the Canadian Living magazine for the Dec/Jan issue.

We are extremely excited to be included in this fabulous Canadian magazine. Be sure to pick up your copy when it comes out.

Stay tuned for more info as it becomes available.

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GOOGLE AND ADVANCED DIRECTIVES - DOES THIS REALLY MAKE SENSE

August 14, 2009

It was recently announced that Google Health, a popular personal health record, will allow patients to store their advance directives.

The Central Line a website dedicated to sharing the ideas, opinions and experiences of emergency physicians calls the initiative an “epic fail,” and illustrates some real-life problems of the idea.

While it is generally thought that making one’s health information available electronically to medical personnel is a reasonable idea, doing so with advance directives may not be. Especially in the emergency department where patients often are unable to give a cogent history.

The Central Line notes that, “Our critically ill patients are usually so critically ill they’re not able to be speak, or they’re altered, or too somnolent to be thinking correctly, let alone be able to type and remember their login to Google Health.”

Even if the doctor was Internet-savvy and able to look up a patient’s medical information electronically, “Is the physician going to spend their precious time trying to login to a website to find out if the patient is DNR/DNI?”

I hardly doubt it.

So... while it may seem like a great idea to store your health information online - a book like the Personal Healthcare Journal provides vital health information for you and your family members when it's needed.

HOW BADLY DO I WANT WHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS BRICK WALL I JUST HIT?

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING MAGAZINE - August Edition
Words to Chill By

So stressed you could scream?

As the only Canadian among 9 women, this quote was chosen to be highlighted in their goodadvice section - you can find it on page 129 in the August 2009 edition.

"When I've tried and tried to reach what appears to be an unattainable goal, I ask myself what's preventing me from achieving it. What's my brick wall and how can I get over, under or around it? What do I need to do that fits within my moral and ethical framework that can help me achieve the desired outcome." Betsy Hiebert, Good Housekeeping magazine.

Pick up your copy today!

REGAL - PAGE 15 - RIGHT NEXT TO THE SLIPPER SOCKS

Here it is! The Personal Healthcare Journal in the fall edition of the Regal Catalogue!

If you're looking for a great gift - check out page 15 and you'll find the Personal Healthcare Journal. New to Regal - this easy to use book helps you track appointments, tests, medication and much more.

Pass this on to your friends, family and co-workers.

REGAL CATALOGUE

It's official - My Care Necessities has partnered with Regal - a gift and garden accessory catalogue. Not only can you purchase the Personal Healthcare Journal online, at select retail outlets - but now you can also purchase it through a catalogue.

Since 1929 Regal has been helping Canadians from all backgrounds and education levels make money from home running their own family business!

Simply place an order through your local Regal Representative and your book arrives in about 7-10 business days. The price is the same - $24.95 - but your shipping and handling charges may be lower.

So... the next time you have the opportunity to browse through a Regal catalogue - look for the Personal Healthcare Journal. Order one for a family member, friend, relative or even for yourself. Look for it in the fall catalogue.

icarewear -It Takes a Village

A few years ago we sponsored Thobelile - a young girl from a carepoint in Swaziland.

One in two people in Swaziland have aids. Swaziland is dying because it's people are dying. What if I could make a difference beyond just sponsoring our little girl?

What if we could create a line of shirts that people could buy and 50% of the profits would go to help kids in Swaziland have clean water, clothes, food - you know the necessities of life - the stuff we take for granted.

Check it out - We've opened a little on-line store at cafepress.com

It takes a village to raise a child - what if you don't have a village?
What if we created a village one person at a time?
What if each person that purchased a shirt helped create that village?

This is our hope. Together we can make a difference!

OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

MAYO CLINIC DEFINITION: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder in which you have unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead you to engage in repetitive behaviors (compulsions). With obsessive-compulsive disorder, you may realize that your obsessions aren't reasonable, and you may try to ignore them or stop them. But that only increases your distress and anxiety. Ultimately, you feel driven to perform compulsive acts in an effort to ease your distress.

Up until a few years ago OCD was something I had heard about but hadn't really experienced. The last two weeks I spent with my sister in Hawaii. Her son Ben has OCD. Ben is 14 years old and in grade 8.

Ben is incredibly smart. He is a whiz at all things computer and game related. It's scary how much that boy knows. If you're not careful - he will snatch your computer and do amazing things with it that you never knew it could do.

Aside from his amazing brilliance - he battles everyday with not wanting to touch the door knob, jumping over sections in the house, using his knuckles on the computer keyboard (instead of his fingertips), and just plain avoiding touching things he decides are untouchable.

It's hard to understand and it's even harder I am sure to watch on a day to day basis. School is just about out and he can hardly wait. At the end of July he'll be starting a new school - Waimea Canyon - this could trigger some unwanted behaviors - we'll just have to wait and see.

If you think about it - pray for Ben - for the transition and coping mechanisms - for his parents who want the best for their son and as they battle OCD with him. Much patience, courage and consistency is needed for everyone to stay happy and healthy.

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