VITALCALL SERVICE
VitalCall provides the assurance, peace of mind and commitment that in a person emergency at home, you can call for help without the need to get to your phone. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year.
VITALCALL provides an invaluable service to people at any stage in life. It allows people to continue living at home independently with the security that help can be summoned at the press of a button. Pendant options are also available to suit the aged, arthritic sufferers and the disabled.
You do not need to live alone to benefit from VITALCALL, after all, it's not always possible for someone to be with you at all times. The small, discrete pendant, which should be worn at all times, is water resistant and can even be worn in the shower (but not in the bath).
HELP IS AVAILABLE AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON.
For further information phone 1300 360 808 or email susan-peters@vitalcall.com.au
DEMENTIA: An Emerging Epidemic
In 2005, early 52,000 Australians were diagnosed with dementia – an average of 1,000 people every week!
Head of QIMR's Molecular Psychiatry Group, Dr. Corinne Lendon and her team are working to understand how environmental factors interact with people's genes to make them either more or less susceptible to dementia. By studying human brain cells and variants of the gene APOE, Dr. Lendon recently discovered that the hormone, oestrogen, influences the creation of the variant APOE4 which is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.
Anxiety and depression are also being targeted by Dr. Lenden's group to understand how genes influence the risk of these conditions and other behavioural and psychological symptoms among the elderly.
Dr. Lendon said mental health conditions are a major category of disease among the elderly. "Our goal is to reduce the burden of disease on sufferers and their carers, as well as the health system".
Lest We Forget
On this day above all days we recall those who served in war and who did not return to receive the grateful thanks of the nation.
May they all rest proudly in the knowledge of their achievement, and may we and our successors in that heritage prove worthy of their sacrifice.
LEST WE FORGET
Congratulations
Barbara Paterson
on your appointment as a member of the 2008-09 Queensland Seniors Council.
This was announced by the Minister for Communities and Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Seniors and Youth, the Hon. Lindy Nelson-Carr, MP
Learning is ever young, even in old age.
AUSTRALIAN ORGAN DONORS REGISTER
Sign on to save lives
Who can donate organs and tissue?
Anyone can choose to donate organs and tissue –
There is no age limit on the donation of some organs and tissue. While your age and medical history will be considered,
you shouldn't assume you are too old or not healthy enough. However, only persons who are aged 18 years or more can
register their consent (or objection) on the Australian Organ Donor Register (the Donor Register).
For people with serious or life-threatening illness, organ or tissue transplantation may mean a second chance at life. More than 30,000 Australians have received transplants in the last 60 years. Improved survival rates now mean that most recipients or organs or tissue can look forward to a better quality of life.
Donation can involve:
- Organs – which include kidneys, heart, lungs, liver and pancreas
- Tissues – which include heart valves, bone tissue, skin tissue, and eye tissue.
For an official registration form, phone 1800 777 203
SMART STUDENT
Teacher: Tell me a sentence that starts with an 'I'.
Student: I is the ....
Teacher: Stop! Never put 'is' after an 'I'. Always put 'am' after an 'I'.
Student: Okay. I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.
FLOOD PRONE
A doctor vacationing on Tahiti met an old lawyer friend and asked him what he was doing there. The lawyer replied, "Remember that lousy real estate I bought? Well, it caught fire, so here I am with the fire insurance proceeds. What are you doing here?"
The doctor replied, "Remember that lousy real estate I had in Emerald? Well, the river overflowed, and here I am with the flood insurance proceeds".
The lawyer look puzzled. "Gee," he asked, "how do you start a flood?"
HEARING AID
A man was telling his neighbour, "I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me four thousand dollars, but it's state
of the art. It's perfect".
"Really", answered the neighbour. "What kind is it?"
"Twelve thirty."
PHILOSOPHIC DREAMS
Did you hear about the insomniac dyslexic agnostic?
He couldn't sleep at night for wondering if there was such a thing as a dog.
Senior Citizens' Club Concert
Tuesday 15th April 2008
Senior Citizens' Centre, 333 Alice Street, Maryborough
MAKE A DAY OF IT
Begin with morning tea at 9.30am
Then bring your concerns about your needs to the visiting speakers from
Advocacy, COTA & Carers
who will be here to help you make the most of your future life in the place where you choose to live.
A light luncheon prepared by the Senior Citizens' Club will be served followed by the Senior Citizens' Classic Concert for some light hearted entertainment.
Morning Session is free; Senior Citizens' Concert and afternoon tea $3.00
PUT ("ICE") INTO YOUR MOBILE PHONE
For some time now in Europe and the USA there has been a campaign to include in the phone memory an "ICE" number (standing for In Case of Emergency) and this is now being promoted in Australia.
All you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during an emergency under the name ("ICE"). In cases of accidents or illness Emergency Service personnel and hospital staff would then be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialing the number that you have stored as "ICE". For more than one contact name, simply use ICE1, ICE2 etc
Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.
Maryborough Family Heritage Institute Inc
Fashion Extravaganza
Fashions by Millers
with emphasis on mothers
Wednesday 23rd April
St. Mary's Parish Hall, Bazaar Street
Doors open 8.30am
Raffles - Homemade morning tea
Entry Fee $5.00
ALL WELCOME
Life is all memory except
For the present moment
That goes by so quickly
You can hardly catch it going.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Readers for the Oracle (tapes for the print impaired)
or
Our Place (tearoom in the City Hall)
If interested, please phone Barbara on 4123 1554
Project Director
Maryborough & District Committee on the Ageing Inc.
The Maryborough & District Committee on the Ageing Inc.
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