Coumadin Users Can Avoid Unnecessary Complications By Wearing Identification. Written by J. Terrence McDermott
The police arrive at accident scene promptly. A driver has run his automobile into a guardrail while exiting a highway. The driver does not seem to be injured but is somewhat incoherent and is slipping in and out of consciousness. Did he strike his head? Is he inebriated? Is he on drugs? A quick review of driver’s attire reveals a medical alert bracelet that identifies him as a Coumadin user. This is crucial information for those responding to incident. Coumadin (the brand name for Warfarin) is a medication that has offered protection from strokes, heart attacks, pulmonary embolisms other conditions resulting from blood clots. Coumadin is an anti-coagulant, or blood thinner, that helps to prevent formation of blood clots. Those with certain heart conditions or who are subject to irregular blood clotting can benefit significantly from Coumadin. That’s good news. The bad news is that Coumadin is a medication that must be carefully monitored to insure correct balance in user’s system to avoid serious complications. Coumadin dosage is a very precise science and is determined by specific condition being treated, certain characteristics of person with condition and rate of clotting as determined by regular testing. In order to achieve proper levels of Coumadin it may be necessary to take different doses each day. This requires that user be very aware of schedule and keep good records of dosage requirements and testing schedules.
| | A Visualization Exercise on Managing Expectations for Adults with ADDWritten by ADD Coach Jennifer Koretsky
As adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), we often find ourselves excited by new ideas and plans, but overwhelmed by what it will take to reach goals. Many of my coaching clients find themselves in this situation. They make a decision to make a change - a big change. Sometimes it's about moving up in world, like finding a new and better home. Sometimes change is about pursing a dream, like taking a passion for art and turning it into a career. And sometimes change involves a mental shift to become a better person, like learning to overcome anger. No matter what big and exciting change is on horizon, we can sometimes find that our impulsivity has us not only wanting - but expecting - change to happen much quicker than is actually possibly. We have unrealistic expectations of what we are able to accomplish when. When this happens, disappointment, lack of motivation, and even feelings of failure, are quite common. When one of my clients finds them self in a situation like this, I take them through a visualization exercise that I call "The Temple." The following directions will allow you to use this exercise in your own life. The Temple: A Visualization Exercise Step 1: Pick Goal Pick a goal that you are excited about - a change you really want to make. Step 2: Relax Sit back, relax, and close your eyes. Focus on your breath going in and out, and allow worries and concerns to be breathed away...just for a little bit. Step 3: Visualize a Temple Create - in your mind - vision of a beautiful, peaceful temple. It is your temple, and it can be anywhere. It can look any way you like. Get a very vivid image of this temple in your mind.
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