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Cam* ?m S4; I'm rtmJy for you!
When one gets lobe my age (approaching 54 in October), things that used
lo seem important ain 't mxcs&anfysonow I've tew feeling awful ofhdcand
went to aw Df Martia L. Brooks the other day He scared the bepbbers out
' of me as be lotd me that n^ cholesterol (the scourge of the middle aged Indian
"- Mk) was too high. It seems my "ted" cholesterol outweighs amy good I
??' might haw He mm?reiiril a diet oudawing has. eggs. bver pudding
"? chcwandjust about every food stuff 1 crave He also suggested a program of
??" nocue auch a* swimming or wa&ing. even moderate exercise And. at
comae, a pill ia the a m and another m the evening Dr Brook* ha* been
" practicing hi* special brand of family medicine for 38 year*. Now a youthful
" 66, hc'dHke to cut bock his hours but people like me won't let him He (fad
say, fretfhfly.ashe went over my Mood analysis with me that Indian males like
? me aren't always good patients, and do act always follow his prescriptions
'? He told me that I could expect to live a reasonably good life within the restraints
' he outlined; if not, a coronary blow out is mon likely on my honzon. With that
" in mad, my friend, if you see me eating a piece or ?u back, or munching on
a can of Vienna*, kaock me into next week. Pleaad My life depends upoo it.
I thought about some of these weighty matters last Saturday night when I
' attended a singing, sponsored by the Youth Choir, at White Hill Freewill
Baptist Chuech out on Highway 74 Prior to the sinning, I walked through the
. church graveyard and came upon, among others, the grave sites of brothers,
B?Uy and Perneii Dial Both died in the prune of their Irves Billy was 39 when
he died in 1971, Perndl was killed in a tragic shooting in 1972 at the age of
30 I remember them well, they were my contemporaries Both were vibrant
' in tee, and very handsome. Back then, we thought we would live forever. Dr
Brooks' medical prognosis and remembering the Dial brothers reminded me
anew that all of our days are numbered We should live each day as if it were
our last, as it very well might be We ought to be kinder and gentler to one
I am thankAil to be alive, to be able to teach and write, and help out a little
bit at the Carolina Indian Voice in my off hours God has richly Messed me
?' I mused and prayed aloud there in the graveyard at White Hill; then I went
inside the churcn and worshipped the Lord in spirit and truth with the fine
?- Mks there As we sang aloud, I thanked God for my life, fragile as it is, and
.* vowed anew to live it one day at a time ...less, of course, liver pudding, eggs.
? fhts and other dangerous, to me, delicacies I even cried, inwardly, "Corneon
54; I'm ready for you!"
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by Dr. Stan Knick, Director
PSU Native American Resource Center |
Everyone is invited to attend a
reception to celebrate tbc '
photographic exhibit Recoiled tons
Lumber Heritage. The event will
be held on Tuesday evening, 9 May
1995, at 7:00 PM in the Native
American Resource Center in historic
Old Main Building.
Recollections: Lumbee Heritage
is the product of a community-based
cooperative venture which involved
the Native American Resource
Center, the Mint Museum of An in
Charlotte, and the North Carolina
Indian Cultural Center. The exhibit
was first shown at the Mint Museum,
and has now come ."buck home" to
Pembroke.
At the reception, visitors will
have the opportunity to meet some of
the people who were instrumental in
bringing this exhibit to life. Among
those expected to attend are Lumber
photographer David Oxendine and
staff members of the Mint Museum
of Art including Mark Leach,
curator of 20th century an, and
Roxanne Lippurd (Luinbee), special
event* coordinator.
Other special guests will include
representatives of the exhibition
committee, including Rosa Winfree
(Lurnbee) and Vail Carter (Lumbee).
The exhibition committee is
comprised of the individuals who
selected these forty photographs
from among the hundreds we received
last autumn. In addition, the members
of the Lumbee community whose
family photographs were selected for
the exhibit are expected to attend.
When the photographs were
being collected and copied, oral
histories about the people and places
in the pictures were recorded by
Lumbee writer Barbara Braveboy
Lockiear. These oral histories, when
they are available, help the viewer to
understand mm only what is going on
in the picture but also what the picture
symbolizes. Beyond the descriptive
labels based on oral histories which
accompany each photograph, visitors
may pick up a copy of the printed oral
history of the entire collection written
by Ms. Braveboy-Locklear. This
collective oral history statement is
organized into sections titled:
Lumbee Relationship to Balance;
Lumbee Relationship To Each Other,
To Community and To Family;
Lumbee Relationship to the Land; and
Lumbee Relationship to Nation.
One of the best things about
Recollections: Lumbee Heritage is
the continuity which is visible
between the earlier photographs from
the Lumbee community and the later
photographs taken by David Oxendine
and Mint Museum photographer
Robert West. This continuity allows
the viewer to see that Lumbee past
and present seem literally to flow into
each other ? a vision which shows
that while some things have changed
among the Lumbee, many other
things have remained much the same.
Join us on 9 May at 7:00 PM as
we commemorate and enjoy
Recollections: Lumbee Heritage.
For more information, call or visit the
Native American Resource Center in
Old Main Building, on the campus of
Pembroke State University.
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Pediatric Pointers
by Dr. Joseph T. BeU j
Pediatrician with Robeson Heath Care
Chicken pox is a highly conta
gious virus infection that is charac
terized b> a very distinctive rash
About 90% of all cases are seen in
children less than 10 years of age
The infection is roost common from
January through May. but may occur
at any time in any age patient. The
virus is typically spread by direct
contact to the rash or by inhaled air
droplets. Patients are usually conta
gious for about 24 hours prior to the
outbreak of the rash until the lesions
have crusted over (about 6 days). The
chance of a second case of chicken
pox in the same patient is rare, but it
can happen. v
Most cases of chicken pox occur
between 11-21 days after exposure to
a contagious person. In the typical
case, the patient will have symptoms
in the 24 hours prior to the outbreak
of the rash. These symptoms usually
consist of fever, decreased appetite
and just "not feeling well". When
the rash appears, it usually "starts on
the chest and back as red bumps and
spreads to the arms, legs and face
The bumps quickly become blister
like, then pop and crust over. Some
cases are mild, with only a few bumps
and low-grade fever, while other cases
can be severe, with lesions from head
to toe and higher fever. The bumps
are usually itchy and sometimes kids
will scratch infection into them.
While the vast majority of cases of
chicken pox resolve without diffi
culty, occasionally patients will de
velop complications, especially in
adults who contract the infection.
About 20% of adults who come down
with chicken pox will develop a type
of viral pneumonia. Chicken pox can
effect the eyes, heart, kidneys, liver
and even brain in severe cases, usu
ally in adults and rarely in children
Usually the treatment of chicken
pox is aimed at helping resolve the
itchiness and fiprer Benadryl or other
antihistamines are good for itchiness;
Calamine lotion and oatmeal baths
may help also. Tylenol is best for
fever Remember, never use aspirin
with chicken pox; the combination
may cause Reye Syndrome, a serious
brain disorder There is a new pre
scription anti-viral medication called
Acyclovir that can shorten the dura
tion of the illness.
There is now a vaccine for chicken
pox that will be out in the near future
to help cut down on these cases Hope
to see you at the Lumbee Spring Pow
Wow may 12-13 at the Robeson
County Fairgrounds. TAKE CARE!
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