Chit – Chatting  with  OVPN
Volume 3               Issues 3 to 5               May 2002

For Your Body:

“Feet don’t fail me now”. Each foot has 18 muscles, 107 ligaments, 31 tendons, 28 bones and 30 joints. According to the National Council on Aging and the American Podiatric Medical Association we take 8,000 to 10,000 steps a day and in our lifetime probably walk the equivalent of more than four times around the world. Yet experts tell us we should be out walking more for good cardiovascular exercise. As we age, our feet tend to spread, bone structure changes, skin and nails become dry and brittle, and a loss of cushioning can make getting around a LITERAL pain. Proper care of our feet can help 300 medically identified foot ailments. Stretching and walking to improve circulation; wearing flexible shoes that breathe and comfort your feet; and getting regular checkups to ensure that foot problems aren’t indicative of arthritis, diabetes, or a circulatory disorder helps to maintain good feet health.

For Your Mind: 

VIDEO continued education from WVU – End of Life Care Including Pain Management – WV physicians, nurses, pharmacists and physicians assistants Required to meet House Bill 2815 for license renewal. -- $35 -- contact WVU Office of CE – P.O. Box 9080 – Morgantown, WV 26506-8080 – Fax 304-293-8652 – Return of the video and completed post-test and evaluation are required to receive course credit.

Understanding Abdominal Surgery – Monday, May 13, 2002 – West Liberty State College presents continued education. – 8am –3pm held @ Oglebay Resort & Conference Center – Wheeling WV - Lunch provided. 5.0 Contact hours - $49.00 – 800-732-6204

For Your Soul: 

Our Faith prohibits us to be spies of the sins of others and stresses that we be merciless judges of our own sins. The sick person in the hospital is concerned with his own particular malady so that he has neither the will nor the time to question others who are ill or to mock their illness. Are we not all in this world as patients in a hospital? Does not our own common sense underline that we look at our own illness and not at another's illness? Let no one think that they will be cured of their illness in the other world. This world is merely a hospital and a place for healing and, in that world, there is no hospital; there is only a mansion or only a prison.

Diane's Notes:

Our website's (www.ovpn.org) current events section will give full details of upcoming programs as they become known to us, so please keep us informed of the programs your church or group has planned.

Thanks for taking the time to read this newsletter.

God Bless You Richly, 

-- Diane