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Dizziness Newsletter
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April 2001
HI everyone and welcome to the April 2001 edition of our newsletter! :) I hope that you will all forgive me for using an archived newsletter this month. My health hasn't been good the past couple of weeks, so I went back and found this newsletter and thought you all would like to reminisce a little bit. :)) I'll be sure to use all of your wonderful contributions in the May 2001 edition of the letter. Hugs to all and thanks for your love and understanding!
Welcome Spring!!!! It's almost Easter time and the leaves and flowers are starting to bloom and this gives us much hope that things will get better for us in the months to come! :)
Our newest chat is growing in volume each week. Thanks to so many of you for coming out and joining us each week at this chat and our Sunday evening one as well. Without all of you there would be no chat and no dizziness support group at all. :)
On to the newsletter......
CONTRIBUTED BY DIZZYDEB95
Boy, what a day we had today Mummy, wasn't it wonderful!
Wasn't it responsible of me to knock down that glass shelf with all the
shampoo on it at the hairdressers to show them how dangerous it might be for
other children to have it where they can reach it! I could tell you were
proud, I have never seen an expression quite like that on your face before.
I did think it was a little odd for you to get only half you hair cut, did
you run out of money? It looks good, I like it longer on one side than the
other. Didn't those silver things that the hairdresser was attacking you
with look dangerous, I tried to grab them off her but she wouldn't let me
get them. I was very good to protect you like that wasn't I Mummy?
Guess what I learnt today Mummy? I learnt that you can't bang out the kinks
in a shopping trolley with your head! Isn't that interesting, I tried my
hardest but it really did start to hurt some so I was glad when you picked
me up and carried me for 45 minutes while you finished the shopping. It was
very kind of you Mummy to be so caring.
I am a little disappointed Mummy that you didn't show a great deal of
enthusiasm when I finally learnt how to get out of the child restraint in
the car. It's been 16 long months of trying Mummy and I thought you could
have been a little more excited about it, it's not an easy thing to do you
know! You usually clap and cheer at my accomplishments so perhaps you can
consider that next time I do it and give me a little round of applause.
I think our Christmas tree looks wonderful sideways on the floor with the
decorations spread all around like that, don't you? It was not the effect
that I was trying to achieve but I am quite happy with the results none the
less. Perhaps we could have a new family tradition and put our Christmas
tree like that every year, it would certainly set us apart from the
neighbors!
I must say I am sorry for pouring all the dirt out of your favorite pot
plant onto the floor. I was checking it for snails, how was I to know they
didn't burrow? I'm just a kid, I can't know everything!
Oh, I forgot to tell you, I ran some tests on the carpet while you were in
the shower. I wanted to see whether it was stain resistant so I rubbed some
of that dirt left over from the pot plant into it. I should tell you that
the test results were not good Mummy, I think you should have it checked,
perhaps you could get it scotch guarded and I will run further testing next
week and let you know how it goes.
I am sorry that I spat chocolate milk in your face Mummy, I know how you
love to drink a glass of chocolate milk with me but I was very full from all
that dirt I ate earlier. I didn't want to disappoint you but when I got the
milk in my mouth I realized that I simply had no room for it. Sorry, perhaps
you should be more careful that I don't eat before our milk time in the
future.
It is very early for a bath Mummy, do you need to go to bed early tonight? I
am not quite sure this will work out Mummy, I don't feel at all tired just
yet.
I am sorry for pouring the water from my boat on you Mummy, I was aiming for
the toilet but you sort of got in the way. Perhaps you should change your
clothes?
Mummy, you are looking very tired, you should take care of yourself. After
all -- you do have me to look after and we can't have you getting sick. I am
very cute when I sleep you know, perhaps after I am dressed I can fall
asleep in your arms and you can look at me and think about how cute I am,
that should make you feel better.
Here, let me lick your face and call it a kiss -- there, now I bet you feel
a whole lot better!
Oh what a day Mummy, wasn't that fun! What will we be doing tomorrow? I
might consider sleeping past 5am for you in the morning Mummy, you look like
you need some rest, how would 5:30 be?
Love
Samuel
CONTRIBUTED BY BRASIL513
Online Friendship
Online friend I have never seen you before,
but I know you are really there.
I click you into reality, like magic in the air.
Your voice is like an angel, though I really do not hear.
Your hug as warm as any, of the loved ones I hold dear.
You are always there for comfort, or a word of cheer.
Though you are very far away, I always have you near.
You are a very special friend, like none I have ever known.
As long as you are in cyberspace, I will never be alone.
Why am I so tired at the end of the day? This is what I have decided.......
TODDLER RULES
If it is on, I must turn it off.
If it is off, I must turn it on.
If it is folded, I must unfold it.
If it is a liquid, it must be shaken, then spilled.
If it a solid, it must be crumbled, chewed or smeared.
If it is high, it must be reached.
If it is shelved, it must be unshelved.
If it is pointed, it must be run with at top speed.
If it has leaves, they must be picked.
If it is plugged, it must be unplugged.
If it is not trash, it must be thrown away.
If it is in the trash, it must be removed, inspected, and thrown on the
floor.
If it is closed, it must be opened.
If it does not open, it must be screamed at.
If it has drawers, they must be emptied.
If it is a pencil, it must write on the refrigerator, wall or self.
If it is full, it will be more interesting emptied.
If it is empty, it will be more interesting full.
If it is a pile of dirt, it must be eaten.
If it is stroller, it must under no circumstances be ridden in without
protest. It must be pushed by me instead.
If it has a flat surface, it must be banged upon.
If Mommy's hands are full, I must be carried.
If Mommy is in a hurry and wants to carry me, I must walk alone.
If it is paper, it must be torn.
If it has buttons, they must be pressed.
If the volume is low, it must go high.
If it is toilet paper, it must be unrolled on the floor.
If it is a drawer, it must be pulled upon.
If it is a phone, I must talk to it.
If it doesn't stay on my spoon, it must be dropped on the floor.
If it is not food, it must be tasted.
If it is dry, it must be made wet with drool, milk, or toilet water.
If it is a carseat, it must be protested with arched back.
If it is Mommy, it must be hugged.
I am toddler! (Can everyone tell I have Cristina on the brain LOL)
CONTRIBUTED BY PROQUE8350
(hope you're feeling better these days Trish)
Subject: WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
Now, you know I didn't make these up. I wish I had
learned them all but
they are true none the less.
I've learned-
that either you control your attitude
or it controls you..
I've learned-
that heroes are the people who do what
has to be done when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences..
I've learned-
that money is a lousy way of keeping
score..
I've learned-
that my best friend and I can do
anything or nothing and have the best time..
I've learned-
that sometimes the people you expect
to kick you when you're down
will be the ones to help you get back up..
I've learned-
that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me
the right to be cruel..
I've learned-
that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance..
Same goes for true love..
I've learned-
that just because someone doesn't love
you the way you want them too, doesn't
mean they don't love you with all they
have..
I've learned-
that maturity has more to do with
what types of experiences you've had
and less to do with how many
birthdays you've celebrated..
I've learned-
that some members of your family
may not always be there for you..
It may seem funny, but people you aren't
related to can take care of you and love
you and teach you to trust people again..
Families aren't biological..
I've learned-
that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every once in
a while and you must forgive them for
that..
I've learned-
that it isn't always enough to be
forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn
to forgive yourself..
I've learned-
that no matter how bad your heart is
broken, the world doesn't stop for your
grief..
I've learned-
that our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we
become..
I've learned-
that just because two people argue,
it doesn't mean they don't love each
other And just because they don't argue,
it doesn't mean they love each other..
I've learned-
that we don't have to change friends
if we understand that friends change..
I've learned-
that you shouldn't be so eager to find
out a secret. It could change your life
forever!
I've learned-
that two people can look at the exact
same thing and see something totally
different..
I've learned-
that no matter how you try to protect
your children, they will eventually get
hurt and you will hurt in the process..
I've learned-
that your life can be changed in a
matter of seconds by people who don't even know
you..
I've learned-
that even when you think you have no
more to give, when a friend cries out to you,
you will find the strength to help..
I've learned-
that credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being..
I've learned-
that the people you care about most in
life are taken from you too soon..
Send this to all the people you believe in..
Life is a true blessing. Make your minutes count.
CONTRIBUTED BY PATRICE777
Eleanor Roosevelt wrote:
Many people will walk in and out of your life,
But only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. <3
To handle yourself, use your head;
To handle others, use your heart. <3
Anger is only one letter short of danger.
If someone betrays you once, it is his fault;
If he betrays you twice, it is your fault.
Great minds discuss ideas;
Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people.
He who loses money, loses much;
He, who loses a friend, loses much more;
He, who loses faith, loses all.
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature,
But beautiful old people are works of art.
Learn from the mistakes of others.
You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
Friends, you and me....
You brought another friend....
And then there were 3....
We started our group....
Our circle of friends.... And like that circle....
There is no beginning or end.... Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is mystery. Today is a gift.
CONTRIBUTED BY CRAFTROCK
THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE KNOWN
Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of
cotton.
The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the
number of varieties of pickle the company once had.
A rat can last longer without water than a
camel.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus
every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself.
The Declaration of Independence was written on
hemp paper.
The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne
will bounce up and down continually from the bottom
of the glass to the top.
Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
A female ferret will die if it goes into heat
and cannot find a mate.
A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.
A 2x4 is 1 1/2 x 3 1/2.
40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of
Happy Meals.
Every person has a unique tongue print.
The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who
had red eyes. He was an albino.
315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were
misspelled
During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a small
red car can be seen in the distance.
On average, 12 newborns will be given to the
wrong parents daily.
John Wilkes Booth's brother once saved the life
of Abraham Lincoln's son.
Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother
and sister.
Chocolate kills dogs! True, chocolate effects a
dogs heart and nervous system, a few ounces
enough to kill a small sized dog.
Daniel Boone detested coonskin caps.
Playing cards were issued to British pilots in WWII.
If captured, they could be soaked in water and
unfolded to reveal a map for escape.
Most lipstick contains fish scales.
Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing
up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing
the shark to explode.
Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland
because he doesn't wear pants.
Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and
draw with the other at the same time.
During the California Gold Rush of 1849 miners
sent their laundry to Honolulu for washing and
pressing. Due to the extremely high costs in
California during these boom years it was deemed
more feasible to send the shirts to Hawaii for
servicing.
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by
eliminating one olive from each salad served in first
class.
Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out
during World War II were made of wood.
The number of possible ways of playing the first
four moves per side in a game of chess is
1,979,564,000.
Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper'
and 'lower', because in the time when all original
print had to be set in individual letters, the
'upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of
the case that stored the smaller, 'lower case'
letters.
There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
The numbers '172' can be found on the back of
the U.S. $5 dollar bill and in the bushes at the base
of the Lincoln Memorial.
The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter
Pan. There was never a recorded Wendy before.
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on
Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in
the Berlin Zoo.
There are four cars and eleven lightposts on the
back of a $10 dollar bill.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it
took him 10 years to paint
Mona Lisa's lips.
If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a
scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to
death.
Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to
SLOW a film down so you could see his moves. That's
the opposite of the norm.
If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four
pennies, you have $1.19.
You also have the largest amount of money in coins
without being able to make change for a dollar. [Can
you think of a different coin combination that
actually adds up to the exact same amount where this
is also true?
The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's
'Born in the USA'
The mask used by Michael Myers in the original
Halloween was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted
white.
The original name for the butterfly was
'Flutterby'.
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an
old English law which stated that you couldn't beat
your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
The first product Motorola started to develop
was a record player for automobiles. At that time the
most known player on the market was the Victrola, so
they called themselves Motorola.
Roses MAY be red, but violets ARE, indeed violet.
By raising your legs slowly and lying on your
back, you can't sink in quicksand.
Casey Kasem is the voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo.
Celery has negative calories! It takes more
calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has
in it to begin with.
Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie
Chaplin look alike contest.
In Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift described
the two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, giving
their exact size and speeds of rotation. He did
this more than 10 years before either moon was
discovered.
Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you
from crying!
Sherlock Holmes NEVER said Elementary, my dear
Watson.
An old law in Bellingham, Wash, made it illegal
for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while
dancing.
Sharon Stone was the first Star Search spokesmodel.
The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified
kosher.
Guinness Book of Records holds the record for
being the book most often stolen from Public
Libraries.
Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before
they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit
damages them.
Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!
CONTRIBUTED BY NJLINS
Subject: HELPFUL HINTS
TIPS FOR A LIFETIME
1) Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone
to prevent ice cream drips..
2) Use a meat baster to "squeeze" your pancake batter onto the
hot griddle - perfectly shaped pancakes every time..
3) To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with
the potatoes.
4) To prevent egg shells from cracking, add a pinch of salt to
the water before hard-boiling..
5) Run your hands under cold water before pressing Rice Krispies
treats in the pan-the marshmallow won't stick to your
fingers..
6) To get the most juice out of fresh lemons, bring them to
room temperature and roll them under your palm against the
kitchen counter before squeezing..
7) To easily remove burnt-on food from your skillet, simply add
a drop or two of dish soap and enough water to cover bottom
of pan, and bring to a boil on stovetop - skillet will be
much easier to clean..
8) Spray your Tupperware with nonstick cooking spray before
pouring in tomato-based sauces - no more stains..
9) When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a
bit of the dry cake mix instead - no white mess on the
outside of the cake.
10) If you accidentally over-salt a dish while it's still
cooking, drop in a peeled potato - it absorbs the excess salt
for an instant "fixme up".
11) Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator
- it will keep for weeks.
12) Brush beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to yield
a beautiful glossy finish..
13) Place a slice of apple in hardened brown sugar to soften it
back up.
14) When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help
bring out the corn's natural sweetness..
15) To determine whether an egg is fresh, immerse it in a pan of
cool, salted water. If it sinks, it is fresh - if it rises
to the surface, throw it away.
16) Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on
your forehead. The throbbing will go away..
17) Don't throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes
for future use in casseroles and sauces..
18) If you have a problem opening jars: Try using latex
dishwashing gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes
opening jars easy...
19) Potatoes will take food stains off your fingers. Just slice
and rub raw potato on the stains and rinse with water..
20) To get rid of itch from mosquito bite: try applying soap on
the area, instant relief..
21) Ants, ants, ants everywhere ... Well, they are said to never
cross a chalk line. So get your chalk out and draw a line on
the floor or wherever ants tend to march - see for yourself..
22) Use air-freshener to clean mirrors: It does a good job and
better still, leaves a lovely smell to the shine..
23) When you get a splinter, reach for the scotch tape before
resorting to tweezers or a needle. Simply put the scotch
tape over the splinter, then pull it off. Scotch tape
removes most splinters painlessly and easily.
24) NOW Look what you can do with Alka-Seltzer:
Clean a toilet - drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets, wait twenty
minutes, brush, and flush. The citric acid and effervescent action clean
vitreous china..
Clean a vase - to remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or
cruet, fill with water and drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets..
Polish jewelry - drop two Alka-Seltzer tablets into a glass of water
and immerse the jewelry for two minutes.
Clean a thermos bottle - fill the bottle with water, drop in four
Alka-Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (or longer, if
necessary).
Unclog a drain - clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka-Seltzer
tablets down the drain followed by a cup of Heinz White Vinegar. Wait a few
minutes, then run the hot water..
25) If your VCR has a year setting on it, which most do, you will
not be able to use the programmed recording feature after
12/31/99. Don't throw it away. Instead,set it for the year
1972 as the days are the same as the year 2000. The
manufacturers won't tell you. They want you to buy a new Y2K
VCR..
BLUE LINK THINGIES
ALLHEALTH
iVillage: Home Page
Lots of Bread Recipes!
The Ear Foundation
Meniere's Disease Home Page
This and That...:)
Vertigo & Dizziness
- Randy's Home Page -
The Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA)
Mind n Body Beanery
Mutual Support Room
Freebies and Coupons
Freebies and Bargains - Moms Online
Well everyone, that's it for this month! Sure hope you enjoyed the letter and keep those contributions coming. You all sure do send some great ones and if you didn't see your contribution in this month's letter, look for it in next month's letter. We receive so many, if we published them all in one letter, we'd have a 5 page letter to send out LOL! :)
All our love to all of you and have a great month!
Kathy (HOST AHTH Kat), Robyn (HOST AHTH Dizzy and Randy (HOST AHTH Rand)
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