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QUOTE FOR THURSDAY:

“Even though there is currently no cure for Crohn’s disease, there is a wide range of treatment options available.  Regarding Ulcerative Colitis, fortunately, there is a wide range of treatment options available that can help control ulcerative colitis (UC) as long as you stay on your treatment as prescribed.”

Chron’s and Colitis Foundation

 

QUOTE FOR WEDNESDAY:

“Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are both major categories of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). IBD affects an estimated 1.6 million Americans.”
 
Chron’s&ColitisFoundation.org

QUOTE FOR MONDAY:

“In Crohn’s disease, there are healthy parts of the intestine mixed in between inflamed areas. In Ulcerative colitis, on the other hand, is continuous inflammation of the colon. Ulcerative colitis only affects the inner most lining of the colon while Crohn’s disease can occur in all the layers of the bowel walls.”

UCLA Health

QUOTE FOR THE WEEKEND:

“Blow your nose often and the right way, stay rested, gargle, drink hot fluids, take a steamy shower, apply cold or hot packs around your congested sinuses, sleep with a extra pillow under the head, and don’t fly unless necessary.”

8 Tips to treat Colds and the Flu by WEB M.D.

QUOTE FOR FRIDAY:

“With the absence of a flu vaccination last year, I did not take a flu shot; but there is still some immunity that carries over from year to year; but about every 30 years, there is a major change in the genetics of the flu virus.”

Michael Burgess (born 31 March 1946, is the Coroner of the Queen’s Household).

QUOTE FOR THURSDAY:

“With 30,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations from the seasonal flu, those numbers are certainly higher than what we’ve seen of the swine flu. Protecting yourself from both viruses is very important.”

Kristi Yamaguchi (born July 12, 1971) is an American figure skater. She was the 1992 Olympic Champion in ladies’ singles.

QUOTE FOR WEDNESDAY:

“Civilization, the orderly world in which we live, is frail. We are skating on thin ice. There is a fear of a collective disaster. Terrorism, genocide, flu, tsunamis.”

Zygmunt Bauman (87 y/o and born 19 November 1925) is a Polish sociologist. Since 1971, he has resided in England after being driven out of Poland by an anti-semitic.

QUOTE FOR TUESDAY:

“Frequent hand-washing is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading illness. Hand-washing requires only soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer — a cleanser that doesn’t require water.”

MAYO CLINIC

QUOTE FOR MONDAY:

“Everyone feels stressed from time to time. Not all stress is bad. All animals have a stress response, and it can be life-saving. But chronic stress can cause both physical and mental harm.”

medlineplus.gov