*****CHANGE*****
It is always hard to make changes in our own lives.  Now, take someone who is abled differently and disrupt their routines.  So many times it is the routine that keeps people content, calm and able to absorb the small things that happen in their lives.  However, remember that sometimes when changes are "BIG" or overwhelming to a person, it depends on how the support person responds to the changes that can make the difference between success and failure.  We as providers need to be the strong person, support, advocate and the happiness in our participants lives.  If the participant knows they have a foundation the rest will fall into place.  Sometimes change can be better and more fulfilling to  a participant especially if they have no way of communicating verbally their sadness or happiness. 
So please remember that success or failure of changes in a participants life could depend on how "you" respond.

                                                    "HAPPINESS IS WITHIN YOUR SOUL"

   GOOD NIGHT WAFFLES
 
Most of the mixing for these
waffles is done the night before.  In the morning, just mix
in the eggs,
vanilla extract and pinch of baking soda while the waffle maker is
heating.
Leftover batter may be covered and kept in the refrigerator for up
to 3 days.  Heat
your waffle maker in the morning, stir the batter and
have a fresh baked waffle for
breakfast.
 
Makes 6
waffles
 
1/2 C lukewarm (105 F) water
1 T granulated sugar
2
1/4 t. active dry yeast (1 yeast packet)
2 C whole milk, warmed (about 105
F)
1/2 C unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 t. salt
2 C all-purpose
flour
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 t. vanilla extract
1/4 t. baking
soda
 
The night before, or at least 8 hours before baking, combine
the warm water, granulated
sugar and yeast.  Let stand 10 minutes,
until  foamy.  Stir in the warm milk, melted
butter and
salt.  Beat in the flour until smooth; (this may be done using  a
hand
mixer on low speed).  Wrap bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let
stand overnight
(or for 8 hours) on the countertop-DO NOT
REFRIGERATE.
Heat up the waffle maker.
 
Do not open waffle maker
during cooking process.
While the waffle maker is heating, stir the eggs,
vanilla extract and baking soda into the
batter.  Use measuring scoop to
measure out batter.  Pour onto waffle grids.  Use a
heat-proof
spatula to spread the batter evenly over the grids.  Close cover and
rotate
180 degrees to the left.  Remove waffles and repeat with
remaining batter.  Waffles may
be kept warm in a slow (200 F)
oven.  Place waffles arranged on a cookie sheet
on  a rack in the
oven.  Serve with sliced fresh fruit, jam powdered sugar,
a warm fruit
syrup or whipped cream
ENJOY

Click on the link below to find a location near you.  Good opportunity to clean out the medication cabinet for unused or expired medications.    10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

http://www.justice.gov/dea/

Eight hours is supposed to be the sleep magic number. But researchers say there really is no magic number – that your body knows when it has enough sleep. At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Daniel Chapman:

"It’s actually quite serious. Drowsy driving was implicated in about 16 percent of fatal crashes and about 13 percent of crashes resulting in hospitalization." (10 seconds)

Chapman says sleep is as important to health as eating right and getting enough physical activity. And research has been finding that lack of sleep – like poor diet and lack of physical activity – has been associated with weight gain and diabetes. Chapman also notes insufficient sleep’s special risks, like falling asleep at the wheel.

HHS HealthBeat (April 20, 2012)

Cinnamon
  and Honey
Whoever
  thought?
Honey is the only food on the planet that
  will not spoil or rot. What it will do is what some call 'turning to sugar'. In
  reality, honey is always honey. However, when left in a cool dark place for a
  long time it will "crystallize". When this happens loosen
the lid, boil some  water and sit the honey container in the hot water,
but turn off the heat and  let it liquefy naturally. It is then as good as it
ever was. Never boil honey or  put it in a microwave. This will kill the enzymes
in the  honey.

Cinnamon
and  Honey
Bet the drug companies won't like this
one  getting around. Facts on Honey and Cinnamon:
It is found that a mixture of honey and
  Cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the
  world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a 'Ram Ban' (very effective)
  medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without side effects for
  any kind of diseases.
Today's science says that even though
  honey is sweet, when it is taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not
  harm even diabetic patients. Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, in its
  issue dated 17 January,1995 has given the following list of diseases that can
be  cured by honey and cinnamon, as researched by western  scientists: 

HEART  DISEASES:
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder,  apply it on
bread instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast.  It reduces
the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart  attack. Also,
those who have already had an attack, when they do this process  daily, they are
kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above  process relieves
loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and  Canada, various
nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found  that as one
ages the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged;  honey and
cinnamon revitalize the arteries and the veins.

ARTHRITIS:
Arthritis  patients may take daily (morning and night) one
cup of hot water with two  tablespoons of honey and one small teaspoon of
cinnamon powder. When taken  regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a
recent research conducted at  the Copenhagen University, it was found that when
the doctors treated their  patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and
half teaspoon Cinnamon  powder before breakfast, they found that within a week
(out of the 200 people so  treated) practically 73 patients were totally
relieved of pain -- and within a  month, most all the patients who could not
walk or move around because of  arthritis now started walking without
pain.

BLADDER
  INFECTIONS:
Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder
  and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It
destroys  the germs in the bladder..

CHOLESTEROL:
Two  tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon
Powder mixed in 16 ounces  of tea water given to a cholesterol patient was found
to reduce the level of  cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours.
As mentioned for  arthritic patients, when taken three times a day, any chronic
cholesterol is  cured. According to information received in the said Journal,
pure honey taken  with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

COLDS:
Those
  suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey
  with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure
most  chronic cough, cold, and, clear the sinuses.

UPSET
  STOMACH:
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures
  stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from its root. 

GAS:
According to  the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed
that when Honey is taken  with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of
gas.

IMMUNE
  SYSTEM:
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder
  strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacterial and viral
  attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in
large  amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles
(where DNA  is contained) to fight bacterial and viral diseases. 

INDIGESTION:
Cinnamon  powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey
taken before food is eaten relieves  acidity and digests the heaviest of
meals.

INFLUENZA: 
 
 A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural 'Ingredient' which
  kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.

LONGEVITY:  
 Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages
  of old age. Use four teaspoons of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder, and
  three cups of water and boil to make a tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times
a  day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans
increase  and even a 100 year old will start performing the chores of a
  20-year-old..

RASPY OR SORE
  THROAT: 
When throat has a  tickle or is raspy, take one tablespoon of honey and sip until
gone. Repeat  every three hours until throat is without
symptoms.
 

PIMPLES:
Three tablespoons  of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this
paste on the  pimples before sleeping and wash it off the next morning with warm
water. When  done daily for two weeks, it removes all pimples from the
  root.

SKIN INFECTIONS:
Applying honey and  cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema,
ringworm and  all types of skin infections.

WEIGHT LOSS:
Daily in the  morning one half hour before breakfast and on an empty stomach, and at
night  before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of
water.  When taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese
person. Also,  drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to
accumulate in the body  even though the person may eat a high calorie
diet.

CANCER: 
Recent research in  Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the
stomach and bones  have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these
kinds of cancer  should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of
cinnamon powder  three times a day for one month .

FATIGUE: 
Recent studies have  shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being
  detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens who take honey and
  cinnamon powder in equal parts are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has
  done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water
  and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, even when the vitality of the body starts
to  decrease, when taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00
  P.M., the vitality of the body increases within a  week.


BAD BREATH:
People of South America,  gargle with one teaspoon of honey and
cinnamon powder mixed in hot water first  thing in the morning so their breath
stays fresh throughout the  day.

HEARING LOSS:
Daily
morning and  night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restores
hearing. Remember  when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and cinnamon
sprinkled on  it!
 

Good Evening Fellow Providers;
We just wanted to send a quick note.  We know it has been an exhausting and emotional week wondering each day what the next day would bing to Res Hab CFH providers. 
We know how hard it has been to leave behind the Res Hab agencies.   They have served many people over many years with their hearts.   Thank You for years of dedication to the people we serve  and the providers you have served    You will be sorely missed.  Thank you :)