Volume 21 No. 3 3rd. Quarter 2019 Polio News PRESENTED BY WILDROSE POLIO SUPPO R T S O C I E T Y INSIDE THIS ISSUE: A message from your Laughter Is Good P r e s i d e n t 2 Medicine Hello and welcome to the summer edition of POLIO NEWS. As your new Pres- ident, let me introduce myself. My name is John Sugden. My wife, Marge, and Next Event 3 I, have been members of the Society for 5 years. Marge is the Polio Survivor and has Post Polio Syndrome. Prior to moving to St. Albert, we lived in Chilli- A Great Lesson On wack, BC, Cold Lake and Calgary. While in BC we were members of PPASS 4 Stress BC (Post Polio Awareness and Support Society). You are probably aware of two events coming up with WPSS, but let me remind Julius Youngner, Polio 5 you. Vaccine Pioneer First, our annual picnic is scheduled for August 9th at Hawrelak Park. It’s a 20th Anniversary Cele- 6 good time to socialize and have some munchies with folks we don’t see very of- bration ten throughout the year. Wanted— th th 7 Second, the event of the year happens on September 28 – the 20 Anniversary an Administrator of the Society. I hope you will consider attending; plus, talk to friends and rela- tives who might also like to celebrate with us. We are planning to have enter- tainment, guest speakers and a fine meal. There will be a silent auction of items Pictures from the AGM 8 you ‘just need to take home!’, and the book about our polio journeys will be available. Salk and the Polio 10 Vaccine Have a great summer and I hope to see you at upcoming events. John Sugden, Salk and Sabine: The 12 Rivalry President Information About 14 Members Note: the next issue of Polio News will be 7—10 days late so that we can bring you information about how the 20th Anniversary Event proceeded and to print some photographs of the event P a g e 2 LAUGHTER IS GOOD MEDICINE RETIRED HUSBAND! After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women – she loves to browse. Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from the local Target: Dear Mrs. Harris, Over the past six months, your husband has caused quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this be- havior and have been forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against your husband, Mr. Har- ris, are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras: 1. June 15: He took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in other people's carts when they weren't looking. 2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in House wares to go off at 5-minute intervals. 3. July 7: He made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom. 4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in House wares. Get on it right away'. This caused the employee to leave her assigned station and receive a reprimand from her Supervisor that in turn resulted with a union grievance, causing management to lose time and costing the company money. We don't have a Code 3. 5. Aug. 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&Ms on layaway. 6. Aug. 14: Moved a 'CAUTION – WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area. 7. Aug. 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told the children shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department to which twenty children obliged. 8. Aug. 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him, he began crying and screamed, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?' EMTs were called. 9. Sept. 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose. 10 Sept. 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were. 11. Oct. 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the 'Mission Impossible' theme. 12. Oct. 6: In the auto department, he practiced his 'Madonna look' using different sizes of funnels. 13. Oct. 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled 'PICK ME! PICK ME!' 14. Oct. 22: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed 'OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!' 15. Took a box of condoms to the checkout clerk and asked where is the fitting room? And last, but not least: 16. Oct. 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, and then yelled very loudly, 'Hey! There's no toilet paper in here' One of the clerks passed out. SECOND TIME AROUND, JUNE, 2019 – PUBLICATION OF BOCA AREA POST POLIO GROUP, BOCA RATON, FL Volume 21 No. 3 P a g e 3 Reimbursement statistics Here are the reimbursement program statistics from February 1st to April 30th, 2019 Therapy: 4 members claimed $772.25 NEXT EVENT ANNUAL PICNIC IN THE PARK Where: Site #2 Hawrelak Park When: Friday August 9th Time: 11:00am to 3:00 pm Cost: FREE !! Bring your own food and non alcoholic drink If you are viewing this on a computer click here to see a plan of the park POOL CLOSURE It has been advertised for some time that the ACT Centre pool would be closed starting July 1st. We have been in touch with the City and they have stated that the pool will not close on July 1st. The pool will close at some time but it is not known when it will close and for how long. EXECUTIVE President John Sugden: Vice President George Kunec: Secretary/Treasurer Berd Schwanke: DIRECTORS Marie Kunec, Rick Meunier, Ferne Hymanyk, Anita Auger, Patricia Murray, Judy Rozak Office Glyn or Chris Smith., tel: 780-428-8842, fax: 780-475-7968, Email: [email protected] DISCLAIMER Information published in the Polio News and/or the Wildrose Polio Support Society web site may not represent the opinion of the Society. It is not to be regarded as the Society's endorsement of treat- ment, products or individuals. If you have or suspect you may have a health problem, please consult your health care professional. P a g e 4 A Great Lesson On Stress A young lady confidently walked around the room 6. If you lend someone $20 and never see that per- with a raised glass of water while leading a seminar son again, it was probably worth it. and explaining stress management to her audi- ence. Everyone knew she was going to ask the ulti- 7. It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply mate question, 'Half empty or half full?' She fooled to serve as a warning to others. them all. "How heavy is this glass of water?" she inquired with a smile. Answers called out ranged 8. Never buy a car you can't push. from 8 oz. To 20 oz. 9. Never put both feet in your mouth at the same She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on. depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an 10. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. up and dance. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambu- 11. Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the lance. In each case it's the same weight, but the bird, sleep late. longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." 12. The second mouse gets the cheese. She continued, "and that's the way it is with stress. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner 13. When everything's coming your way, you're in or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, the wrong lane. we won't be able to carry on." 14. Birthdays are good for you. The more you "As with the glass of water, you have to put it down have, the longer you live. for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden - 16. Some mistakes are too much fun to make only holding stress longer and better each time prac- once. ticed. 17. We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are So, as early in the evening as you can, put all your sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some burdens down. Don't carry them through the even- have weird names and all are different colors, but ing and into the night. Pick them up again tomor- they all have to live in the same box. row if you must. 18. A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the 1. Accept the fact that some days you're the pi- scenery on a detour. geon, and some days you're the statue! 19. Have an awesome day and know that someone 2.