CHS To Form Support Group For Patients With ALS
Community Health Ser
vice, a United Way
Agencyinterested -in
forming a support group
for patients with amy tropic
lateral sclerosis (ALS) and
their families, according to
a recent press release from
the service, located at 1401
East 7th St.
as -ALSeJfcj. progressive,
degenerative disease
affecting nerves and mus
cles. To date there is no
known cause or cure. ALS
is commonly known as the
Lou Gehrig’s disease.
People between the ages
of 40 and 70 years are
usually affected by the dis
ease. Men are twice as
often affected as women
and there are approximate
ly two cases of ALS per
100,000 population.
Symptons of the disease
include muscle weakness,
which leads to difficulties
'with'walking,'talking;" ‘
chewing, swallowing and
eventually breathing. It
does not affect the mind
and the victim remains
mentally alert while the
physical body deteriorates.
The ALS victim and his
family must deal with
many physical and emo
tional adjustments. If you
are interested or you know
of someone and his or her
family who may be in
terested in participating
in such a support group,
call Celeste Hubbard, RN,
at 375-0172 from 8:30 a.m.
until 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
..The North Mecklenburg
High School Class of 1969
will meet for a picnic and
reunion Saturday, Septem
ber 8. from 2-7 p.m. at
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Hornet’s Nest Park, Class
members are invited to
bring their families.
. .The kick-off for the fund
raising for the Elizabeth
Neighborhood Plan took
place recently. The kick
off was mainly in recog
nition of the cooperation
among local government,
businesses, hospitals and
the Elizabeth Community
Association."..
Presentation of contri
bution to John Andres,
President, Historic Eliza
beth Foundation; Dewitt
Crosby for the Elizabeth
Community Association;
Paul Betzold, Vice Pre
sident for Planning for
Presbyterian Hospital;
Stan Patterson, Vice
President for- Planning
_for Mercv Hospital; A1
Searles, Plaza-Central
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CPCC classes at Double
Oaks will include Flower
Arranging. These classes
will meet on Monday
nights from 6-9 p.m. and on
Thursday mornings from 9
a.m. until noon; plus on
Thursday afternoons from
2-5 p.m. For more infor
mation on the various
classes being offered at
Double Oaks, call Barbara
Brown. CPCC-Double
Oaks Director,'a! 372-3738
or 3739.
..If you are 55 or older
you may receive a flu
vaccine throughout Sep
tember for $3. The vaccine
will be given at the Com
—munity—Health Services
Store Manager for Harris
Teeter Stores; and Charles
daddy, Vice President for
United Carolina Bank.
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Building. 1401 Cast 7th St.
To obtain information on
all locations (community
centers and churches) of
flu vaccines, call 375-0172.
Appointments are not
necessary.
There is a class entitled
Arthritis Water Therapy
Program beginning Tues
day, September 18, at
11:30 a.m. and Friday,
September 21, at 4:30 p.m.
^“Harris YMCA, 5960—
Quail Hollow Rd. For
more information, call the
Arthritis Patient Ser
vices at 375-0172 and ask for
Beth Swann, RN.
..Kids seem to be excited
about returning to school.
CMS administrators even
seem calm that over 30
teachers didn’t report for
work - perhaps because
they accepted other jobs.
Our schools also received
one of ten annual School
Press Awards presented by
the NC Association of Edu
cators (NCAE). The award
is for two publications -
Commique, a weekly news
letter for CMS adminis
trators and teachers that is
produced by the Communi
cations Department, and
Staff Development News, a
monthly publication pro
duced by the Curriculum
-Staff Development De
partment.
The award will be
presented at the annual NC
School Boards Associa
tion convention in Greens
boro, NC.
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