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Dementia Hand Over Hand Feedback by Susan L. Patient Expert Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:45pm I find that sometimes the simpliest idea brings in the most response.  I received quite a few emails about the last post on hand over hand techniques. Read on »
Hands - The Hands of a Midwife by NicoleD Posted Sun 05 Sep 2010 5:26pm Our hands can be used to harm, to heal, to love, to punish, to communicate, to nurture, or to work. As a doula, my hands are skilled in relief and respite. As an educator, my hands are used to communicate and to demonstrate. As a midwife, my hands will be used to catch and console. Hands are powerful. This is the third post in a series about Read on »
Dementia Care Uses Hand-Over-Hand Technique by Susan L. Patient Expert Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:45pm A number of years ago I attended a caregiving seminar hosted by the Alzheimer's Association.  During the presentation, the speaker mentioned a technique a few times called "the hand-over-hand method". I had never heard of this way of assisting persons with dementia.  What was it? Read on »
Hands - The Hands of a Mother by NicoleD Posted Wed 25 Aug 2010 9:13am Our hands can be used to harm, to heal, to love, to punish, to communicate, to nurture, or to work. As a doula, my hands are skilled in relief and respite. As an educator, my hands are used to communicate and to demonstrate. As a midwife, my hands will be used to catch and console. Hands are powerful. This is the second post Read on »
Praying Hands I recently found this pattern for a knit wash cloth. http://www.knitwits-heaven.com/praying_hands_washcloth.h by Blessed Angel Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:06pm I recently found this pattern for a knit wash cloth. http://www.knitwits-heaven.com/praying_hands_washcloth.htm I am going to make the wash cloth into a lap robe pattern for the veterans. I know that the blind veterans will be able to feel the indentations of the hands. Here is another pattern to use for breast cancer awareness. http://www.knitwits Read on »
Hands and Belly with Hands by Jessica P. Posted Mon 05 Jul 2010 10:40am Photos by Deb Orton Belly with Hand Hands Debra Orton is a recent graduate of Stanford’s Writer’s Workshop and a past editor of “Top of the Western Staircase,” a literary publication of the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her short stories have appeared in the Ranfurly Review , Melusine , and Cosmoetica . Her novel, Crossing Read on »
Meth and Violence go Hand in Hand by Some Chick Patient Expert Posted Sat 27 Jun 2009 9:31am I went through that hell all of my life I did there drug so I could understand and be just as dangerous and violent as tweakers and its not good. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for the full story, more meth resources and more! ]] Read on »
Wash Your Hands With Elmo: Stay Healthy, Wash Your Hands! by Barbara Ficarra Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted Wed 09 Sep 2009 10:37pm for many years, teaches children about the importance of hand washing and staying healthy. In an effort to prevent the spread of the swine flu, The Department of Health and Human... U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources, Gordon and Elmo help spread the word! Elmo, you can do it! Teaching hand washing is nothing new, but it’s a step Read on »
Kiehls Ultimate Strength Hand Salve Review - Banish Scaly Hands for Good! by kajalcouture Posted Fri 26 Feb 2010 7:45pm the opportunity to try a few Kiehls products and have really liked all of them, including the Ultimate Strength Hand Salve that I have been using recently. I usually don't like salves... 2-3 minutes for the product to get absorbed, but that is totally worth it because the effects are wonderful. I usually apply this at night and in the morning my hands are so Read on »