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This
is the Main Directory for Health, Medical, Diet and Fitness for the
Western Pennsylvania areas in and near Butler County. This page
contains information pertaining to all areas. It also contains
links to each Neighborhood Health & Fitness Directory.
The following links will take you to the
Health, Medicine, Fitness & Funeral Directories for areas in and around Butler County of western
Pennsylvania. Each Health & Medicine Directory lists that area's drug
stores & pharmacies, doctors, chiropractors, optical/eye care
services, hospitals and medical centers, assisted living/nursing homes, fitness
centers, massage therapy, funeral homes, cemeteries, etc. See
separate Main Directory for Dentists & Dental Care.
Links
for the Health & Medical Directories
for the Western Pennsylvania Neighborhoods
in & near Butler County PA:
Allegheny County PA Area
- See the following separate
Neighborhood Webs:
Alzheimer Support Group meets the last Friday of every month at 1:30 PM
AND
the first Monday of every month 6:30PM
at:
Worthington at Adams Assisted Living Facility
500 Seven Fields Blvd.,
Mars, PA -
(off 228, Seven Fields)
FREE! Public Welcome
RSVP Pam Adamski
724-779-5020
Open to anyone interested in
Alzheimer's Disease
and other Dementias.
HairBeGone
Pittsburgh
Never be
embarrassed about unwanted hair and never have to shave, tweeze, or wax
again! Most
people see dramatic results within two weeks of the initial
treatment!
For more information, see: www.HairBeGone
Pittsburgh.com
McEwen &
Nesbit
Attorneys At Law Lewis P. McEwen
Tedd C. Nesbit
Lawyers specializing in Personal Injury
Social Security Disability
Worker's Compensation
Serving Mercer County
Venango County
Lawrence County
Northern Butler County
McEwen
& Nesbit 234 West Pine Street
Grove City, PA 724-458-8890
Cosmetic
Laser Centers 2 Locations! Warrendale PA
724-935-4200 Robinson Center
Pittsburgh PA 412-788-1331 At Cosmetic Laser Centers our LICENSED
physicians and nurses perform treatments. Call to schedule your FREE consultation! Evening
and Saturday appointments available. www.Cosmetic
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Basic Listings for businesses, organizations and events
in the
western Pennsylvania
areas in and near Butler County PA.
The ALS Association
Western PA - West Virginia Chapter Landmarks Building, Suite 550
100 West Station Square Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-261-5940
800-967-9296 (Patient Services Line)
Web site: www.alswp.org
The Western PA - West Virginia Chapter of the ALS Association serves all of Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The ALS Association is the only national not-for-profit organization dedicated solely to the fight against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, often called Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Alzheimer Support Group Worthington at Adams Assisted Living Facility for The Memory Impaired
500 Seven Fields Blvd.
Mars, PA 16046
724-779-5020
Meets the last Friday of every month at 1:30 PM
AND
the first Monday of every month at 6:30. Open to the public. RSVP not
necessary, but appreciated. Contact Pam Adamski, Senior Services
Coordinator 724-779-5020.
American Heart Assoc. of Western Pennsylvania 201 Smith Drive
Cranberry Township PA 16066
724-772-1750
The Arthritis Foundation, Western Pennsylvania Chapter 100 West Station Square
Suite 1950
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-566-1645 or 800-522-9900
Fax: 412-391-1677
Chapter Web Pages: Click
Here
Main Web Site: www.arthritis.org Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:30 - 4:30
The Arthritis Foundation, Western Pennsylvania Chapter is a United Way Agency - Improving the quality of life for people living with arthritis throughout the 19 counties of Western Pennsylvania (Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington and Westmoreland).
The Autism Society of Pittsburgh
Umbrella Services for Advancing Autistic Children, Inc.
4371 Northern Pike
Monroeville, PA 15146
412-856-7223
S.P.E.A.K., (Summer Program for the Education of Autistic Kids), is
a summer camp that runs for the month of July. S.P.E.A.K. is
an extended school year and summer recreation program for children
ages 5 to 21, diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Our camp
has been held at Saint Mary of the Mount School, in Mount Washington
Pennsylvania, for the last seven years. The Autism Society of
Pittsburgh, under the auspices of Umbrella Services for Advancing
Autistic Children, has operated the program since 1974.
The Bradley Center 3710 Saxonburg Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
412-767-5306
Fax: 412-767-5409
A nationally-accredited regional network of behavioral healthcare and child welfare services in southwestern Pennsylvania, providing highly individualized, comprehensive services to children and youth with mental, emotional and developmental disabilities and their families.
Butler County Association For the Blind 322 North McKean Street, Rear
P.O. Box 468
Butler, PA 16003-0468
724-287-4059
Web site: www.butlercountyfortheblind.org (Downtown Butler, PA behind Maridon Museum, 1/2 block north of Butler
Library.)
Nonprofit voluntary agency. Contributions tax deductible. Hall
rental available. Bingo every Monday night.
(Note: This bingo is listed on ButlerWebs' Bingo
- Main Directory & Calendar.)
Butler Wellness Support Services
349 North McKean St.
Butler, PA 16001
724-282-6430
Center For
Community Resources 220 South Main Street, Suite 407
Butler, PA 16001
724-431-0095 or 724-431-0097
Web site: www.ccrinfo.org "Connecting People To Services." Coordination of human services, 24-hour crisis intervention (Hotline
800-292-3866.) Entry point to guide Butler County residents through the maize of
human services including mental health, mental retardation, drug and alcohol,
homelessness assistance, student assistance, flood relief, early intervention, educational
outreach, coordination and case management and more.
United Cerebral
Palsy of Western PA P.O. Box 52
Ford City, PA 16226
724-763-8948
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
(Ch.A.D.D)
416 Mercer St.
Harrisville, PA 16038
724-735-2247 or 724-283-1010
Community Care Connections,
Inc. (Formerly United Cerebral Palsy)
114 Skyline Drive
Butler, PA 16001
724-283-3198 (Voice/TTY)
Fax: 724-283-5945
Community Health Network of Butler
County 216 N. Washington Street
Butler, PA
724-283-0322
Diabetes
Diabetes Support Group Butler Memorial Hospital
911 East Brady St.
Butler, PA 16001
724-284-4374
Butler Lions Diabetes Information Center c/o Community Health Challenge of SW PA
106 North McKean Street
Butler, PA 16001
724-283-9955
Health and Human Service Council of Butler County PO Box 2908
Butler, PA 16003-2908
724-284-8868
Email:
Network of local Human Service Agencies active in the education, networking, and coordination of services.
Heart2Heart Parent Support Network
Mailing Address: 55 Moran Street, Oil City, PA 16301
Admin Office: 30 West Front Street, Oil City, PA 16301
814-758-1681
Website: www.heart2heartpa.org
Resource, Referral, Support services for families of special needs children.
Kidneys - National Kidney Foundation of Western Pennsylvania 500 Grant Street, Suite 380
Pittsburgh PA 15219
412-261-4115
Prevention of kidney and urinary tract diseases, improving health and well being of individuals affected by these diseases and increasing the availability of all organs for transplantation.
Make-A-Wish Foundation
of Western Pennsylvania 555 Grant Street, Suite 425
Pittsburgh PA 15219
412-471-WISH
Web site: www.wish.org/westernpa The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses.
March of Dimes Birth Defect Foundation - West Penn Chapter 650 Smithfield Street, Suite 1180
Center City Tower
Pittsburgh PA 15222-3907
412-391-3193
Web site: www.marchofdimes.com
Minimal Disability Support Group
Butler Memorial Hospital
911 East Brady Street
Butler, PA 16001
724-284-4232
Myasthenia Gravis Association of Western Pennsylvania
1323 Forbes Ave. Suite 201
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-566-1545
Fax: 412-566-1550
Services western Pennsylvania areas.Provides health and social
services offering out-patient treatment, social services, community
and patient education, and medication assistance for those who
qualify.
Retarded Citizens
Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) of
Butler County
100 North Washington Street
Butler, PA 16001
724-282-1500
Spina Bifida Association The Woodlands
134 Shenot Road Building 1
Wexford, PA 15090
724-934-9600
VA Medical Center
Mobile Outreach Program Butler PA
724-477-5011
Health care screening and questions answered concerning eligibility
and assistance with applications for VA care.
VNA Services and Foundation, Western Pennsylvania 154 Hindman Road
Butler, PA 16001
724-282-6806 or 800-245-3042 (within PA)
Fax: 724-282-7517
Web site: www.vna.com
VNA Services and Foundation, Western Pennsylvania, the nonprofit parent company of a Family of Services: Visiting Nurses Association, VNA Hospice, VNA Complete Care, and VNA Medical Equipment and Supplies. We are a nonprofit, community based home care agency providing quality health care to patients of Butler, Armstrong and Northern Westmoreland County and portions of Lawrence, Beaver, Mercer and Allegheny Counties since 1965.
Did You
Know?
More than half of the individuals affected by arthritis
are under the age of 65.
Submitted by: The Arthritis
Foundation
Western Pennsylvania Chapter
412-566-1645 or 800-522-9900
Chapter Web Pages: Click
Here
Main Web Site: www.arthritis.org
Alcoholism
- Substance Abuse - Drug Addiction
All Western Pennsylvania Areas In &
Near Butler County PA
Including Statewide & National
Al-Anon & Al-Ateen 1-800-628-8920
Alcoholics Anonymous 724-679-5647
Alcoholics Anonymous - AA
Pittsburgh Area Central Office 239 Fourth Avenue Suite 713
Investment Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1712
24 Hr. Answering Service 412-471-7472
Children of Alcoholism N. Main Counseling Center
1201 North Main St. Ext.
Butler, PA 16001
724-287-5449
Dual Recovery Anonymous Every Thursday at 11AM
Grapevine Center
140 North Elm Street
Butler, PA
724-283-1704
Support group based on the principles of AA for those with mental illness and substance abuse issues. For more information, contact Robert Berns at 1-888-610-4231.
Ellen O'Brien Gaiser Addiction
Center Administrative Offices: 724-285-2293
Addiction Center: 724-287-8200 or 724-287-8205
Family Services of Butler County
216 North Washington Street
Butler, PA 16001
724-284-4894
MADD -
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Butler County/Lawrence
County Mothers Against Drunk Driving
106 S. Main St. #606
Butler, PA 16001
724-283-7611 (Phone/Fax)
If you are the victim of an impaired driving crash and have questions, need someone to talk to, or would like guidance through the court system call.
Main Web Site: www.madd.org
M.A.D.D.
-
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
805 East Washington Street
New Castle, PA
724-657-1178
Main Web Site: www.madd.org
Al-Anon/Alateen Hope & help for families and friends of alcoholics.
Alateen is Al-anon's recovery program for young people. www.al-anon.org
Alcoholics
Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous is a
fellowship of men and women
who share their experience, strength and hope with each other
that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from
alcoholism. www.aa.org
Blood Banks
- Blood Donation
All Western Pennsylvania Areas In &
Near Butler County PA
Central Blood Bank 412-209-7622
Representative: Steve Wagner
Butler County's sole blood supplier of blood and blood products due to
their relationship with Butler Memorial Hospital and the newly formed UPMC Cranberry Twp facility. Community Donor Centers
Butler PA
Cypher Building
3rd and 5th Streets, Suite #106
Butler, PA 16001
724-284-0038
Cranberry Twp. PA
20421 Route 19
Butler Centre, 2nd Floor
Cranberry Twp., PA 16066
724-776-2181
Cancer All Western Pennsylvania Areas In &
Near Butler County PA
Including Statewide & National
Freedom of Choice Alternative Therapy
for Cancer & Degenerative Disease
Meetings held the third Thursday of every month at 7PM at the Days Inn Conference Center,
Route 8 South,
Butler, PA.
For information,
contact J. C. Smith at
724-287-5555.
Look Good -
Feel Better Armstrong County Memorial Hospital
Program is FREE for women going through cancer treatment. Held second Monday of every other month at the
ACMH. For
information, call: 1-800-ACS-2345
Breast Cancer Action:
Breast Cancer Action (BCA) carries the voices of people affected by breast cancer to inspire and compel the changes necessary to end the breast cancer epidemic.
Butler County Area Agency on Aging 724-282-3008 or 888-367-2434
Certified Interpreting Services
Butler, PA
724-282-8565
Email:
Providing sign language interpreting services for deaf and hearing people.
Interpreters for the Deaf TTY/Voice: 724-287-1101
Lifesteps - Speech Therapy 724-283-1010
Motor Vehicle Registration & Drivers
Licenses 800-932-4600
PA Telecommunications Relay Service TT Users Dial: 800-654-5984
Voice Users Dial 800-654-5988
Social Security Administration TDD: 800-325-0778
St. Francis Medical Center North 724-772-5300
Pennsylvania
LiberTTY Program
The Pennsylvania Statewide Independent Living Council created the
LiberTTY Program to provide FREE specialized telephone access equipment
for deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind and speech-impaired individuals. Several types of telephone access equipment are available, including the
most common form - the TTY, a teletypewriter used to type messages over the phone. Many other types
of equipment are also available.
To be eligible to receive free equipment from the program, a person
must:
* Be a Pennsylvania resident
* Qualify as a person who is deaf, deaf-blind, hard-of-hearing, or speech impaired
* Have an individual income of 200% of federal poverty guidelines
* Have telephone service in the home
* Be six years of age or older
2001 Pennsylvania Statewide Independent Living Council
1-866-LIBERTTY (542-3788)
Home Care listings below are for paid
advertisers only. For other home care listings,
see the individual Neighborhood Web Health & Medical Directories - links
provided above.
Caring
Companions Brenda Metal P.O. Box 4352
New Kensington, PA 15068
724-337-7581
Fax: 724-337-0909
Website: www.stayathomecare.net In-home care for your loved ones. Caring Companions (CC) is an affordable non-medical service providing assistance to older adults and those who care for them, enabling our clients to remain in their own home with as much independence as possible. Services include companionship, homemaking
and transportation assistance, post-op care, complete care, end-of-life care (complimenting Hospice care), rehabilitation assistance, personal hygienic care, bed and bath transfers and more. Our various services can be personalized to meet your needs and designed to fit your schedule. Our caregivers are available by the hour, day or week. Companion care is available 24 hours a day.
In-Home
Assistance for
Older Adults, Post-Op Patients,
Rehabilitation Assistance
End-of-Life Care
and Help For Caregivers
Caring Companions is an affordable non-medical service providing assistance to older adults
and those who care for them, enabling our clients to remain in their own home with as much independence as possible. Services include companionship, homemaking assistance,
meal preparation, errands and transportation to appointments and
shopping, light housekeeping, laundry, medication reminders, post-op care, complete care, end-of-life care (complimenting Hospice care), rehabilitation assistance, personal hygienic care,
using the restroom, bed and bath transfers and more. Our
flexible services can be personalized to meet your needs and designed to fit your schedule. Our caregivers are available by the hour, day or week. Companion care is available 24 hours a day.
We believe in consistency of assigned caregivers - the same caregiver comes to the house every time - developing a bond between the client and the caregiver.
Hospice
- End Of Life Care
All Western Pennsylvania Areas In &
Near Butler County PA
Bethany Hospice of Western Pennsylvania 1221 North Canal Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
Allegheny County
412-781-2221 or 877-781-2221
Caring
Companions Brenda Metal P.O. Box 4352
New Kensington, PA 15068
724-337-7581
Fax: 724-337-0909
Website: www.stayathomecare.net In-home care for your loved ones. Caring Companions (CC) is an affordable non-medical service providing assistance to older adults and those who care for them, enabling our clients to remain in their own home with as much independence as possible. Services include companionship, homemaking
and transportation assistance, post-op care, complete care, end-of-life care (complimenting Hospice care), rehabilitation assistance, personal hygienic care, bed and bath transfers and more. Our various services can be personalized to meet your needs and designed to fit your schedule. Our caregivers are available by the hour, day or week. Companion care is available 24 hours a day.
Family Hospice and Palliative Care 250 Mount Lebanon Boulevard, Suite 203
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
412-572-8800
Website: www.familyhospice.com Family Hospice and Palliative Care exists to enhance the quality of life for terminally ill patients, their families, and caregivers by providing quality palliative and supportive care, primarily in the home.
Forbes Hospice 115 South Neville Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-325-7200
Web site: www.wpahs.org/hospice Part of the West Penn Allegheny Health System
Heartland Home Health and Hospice 980 Greengate North Plaza
Greensburg, PA
Westmoreland County
724-834-2424
Website: www.hcr-manorcare.com
Heartland Home Health and Hospice provides quality hospice care to patients with life limiting illness.
VNA Hospice, Western Pennsylvania 154 Hindman Road
Butler, PA 16001
724-282-6806 or 877-VNA- ONLY
Website: www.vna.com
Non-profit community based program providing physical, emotional, and spiritual care for patients and their families during the final phase of life.
Medicare Certified, JCAHO Accredited, Non-profit home health/hospice program. Serving Butler County and surrounding areas since 1965. National Association of Home Care and Hospice Agency of the Year for 2002.
Westmoreland Hospice One Stuart Plaza, Suite C
RR 12, Box 40
Greensburg, PA 15601
724-689-1140
Visiting
Nurses Association
Hospice
Volunteer Program
"Every
visit is a special experience.
I feel I have gained so much from everyone." - a VNA Hospital Volunteer
Are
you looking for a chance to contribute your time and
energy to the community, but not sure where to turn?
VNA Hospice of
Western PA has a trained team of volunteers available to the
patients we serve, and we are always on the search for
compassionate people willing to give of their time. If you have
felt the urge to volunteer, please call 1-877-VNAONLY,
Ext. 502 for more information on how you can become a VNA
Hospice volunteer. Or visit our Web site for FAQ about our Hospice
Volunteer Program:
Butler County Mental
Health & Mental
Retardation
Drugs & Alcohol Program 124 West Diamond Street
Butler, PA 16001
724-284-5114
Compeer Friendship Program Mental Health Association 724-287-3380
Butler, PA 16001
Depressed Anonymous Meeting Every Tuesday at 2PM
Grapevine Center
140 North Elm Street
Butler, PA
724-283-1704
Support group for individuals experiencing depression based on the twelve
steps of AA. For more information, call Robert Berns at 1-888-610-4231.
Family Services
Butler Memorial Hospital 724-284-4894
Grapevine Center
140 North Elm Street
Butler, PA 16001
724-283-1704
Fax: 724-283-8635
Service Area: Butler County. The Grapevine Center
provides social, recreational, educational and vocational services for those
with mental health disabilities.
Mental Health Alternatives, Inc. 106 S. Main St.
Butler, PA
724-284-1112
Mental Health Association (MHA)
124 West Cunningham St.
Butler, PA 16001
724-287-1965 or 287-7090
Irene Stacy Community Mental Health Center 112 Hillvue Dr.
Butler, PA 16001
Business Phone: 724-287-0791
Crisis Phones: 724-287-0440 or 800-292-3866
Staunton Clinic 720 Blackburn Road
Sewickley, PA 15143
412-741-6600
A community-based psychiatric outpatient facility located at Sewickley Valley Hospital.
Support Alliance for Mentally Ill
-- Children's and Adolescents' Network (SAMI-CAN)
P.O. Box 406
East Butler, PA 16029
724-283-1651 or 724-287-1965
Voyagers
Mental Health Association 124 W. Cunningham St.
Butler, PA 16001
287-1797 or 287-1965
A German
Shepherd and a Poodle were walking down the street. The Poodle
looks at the German Shepherd and complains, "My life is a
mess. My owner is mean, my girl friend is having an affair with a
Rottweiler, and I'm as nervous as a cat."
"Why don't you go see a psychiatrist?
asked the German Shepherd.
"I can't" replied the Poodle.
"I'm not allowed on the couch."
1-2-3-4 Quit American Respiratory Alliance of Western Pennsylvania
201 Smith Drive, Suite E
Cranberry Township, PA 16066
724-772-1750
Fax: 724-772-1180
High School Cessation Program
Smoke Free For Life Butler County Drug & Alcohol Programs
124 West Diamond Street, 2nd Floor
Butler, PA 16003-1208
724-284-5114
Fax: 724-284-5128
Stop Smoking Program UPMC Passavant
9100 Babcock Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
412-367-6329
Fax: 412-367-6850
SmokeStoppers
For more information on the Butler area free SmokeStoppers program, please call Community Health Challenge at
724.283.9955 or see Web site: www.communityhealthchallenge.org
Free
SmokeStoppers Classes
Location: Butler Memorial Hospital, 911 East Brady Street, Butler, PA (Classroom #5)
Contact: Sandra Alkire, Coordinator of Health Education and Promotion, Community Health Challenge of
SWPA, 724.283.9955
Website: www.communityhealthchallenge.org
UPMC Smoking Cessation Program UPMC Health Enhancement Program
512 Salk Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
412-383-1206
Stroke
Western
Pennsylvania Areas In &
Near Butler County PA
Did You
Know? -
Learn Symptoms of Stroke Almost half the people who suffer strokes in the
United States die before emergency medical crews reach them, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention said recently. But the deaths could be
avoided, the CDC said. Ambulances aren't arriving in time because they
don't know that they are needed. Some of these deaths could be avoided if
the patient, or the patient's family, recognized the symptoms of a stroke and
dialed 911.
The chief symptoms are: * Sudden onset of numbness or weakness
* Dimness or loss of vision
* Dizziness or loss of balance
* Extremely severe headache
* Confusion
* Difficulty in speaking
Happel Laser and Vein Centre 3035 Washington Road
McMurray, PA 15317
Washington County
724-969-0600
Website: www.happellaser.com
Happel Laser offers treatment for large varicose vein removal called
Ambulatory Phlebectomy. This treatment is not offered at the local
hospitals in Pittsburgh. Most insurance plans will cover this
procedure. See Web site or call our office for more information.
John L.
Happel, Jr., M.D. Happel
Laser and Vein Center
3035 Washington Road
McMurray, PA 15317
724-969-0600
Website: www.happellaser.com Specializing in vascular surgery since 1986.
Do You Suffer
With Varicose Veins?
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& Vein Centre offers treatment for large varicose vein removal called Ambulatory Phlebectomy - a pain-free method that is minimally invasive. Patients are able to return to work the next day as opposed to the one or two weeks required with traditional methods where larger incisions are used.
The veins are totally removed, so there is no chance of recurrence.
Before
After
Before
After
This treatment is not offered at the local hospitals in Pittsburgh. Most insurance plans will cover this procedure.
John L. Happel, Jr.,
M.D.
Specializing in
vascular surgery since 1986.
Niki Happel, R.N.
Specializing in
laser hair removal.
The Happel Laser and Vein
Center is located 4 miles
south of
South Hills Village Mall at:
3035 Washington Road (Rt. 19),
McMurray, PA 724-969-0600 www.HappelLaser.com
Evening appointments available.
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Cosmetic Laser Centers offers complete vein care
including both varicose vein treatments and spider vein treatments.
Our licensed physicians and nurses perform all vein treatments.
Call for a FREE consultation!
Vein
Treatment Services
Before
After
Before
After
For our patients’ convenience we have two
locations with evening and Saturday appointments
available. Our Warrendale office is just off I-79 North between Wexford and Cranberry, and our newest location
is in Robinson Town Centre across from the mall.
16000
Perry Highway, Suite 2
Warrendale, PA 15086
724-935-4200
6507 Robinson Center Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
412-788-1331
Varicose veins are considered to be a
medical problem and having them removed is covered by most insurance companies.
Tiny spider veins are considered purely cosmetic and is not covered by
insurance.
For more information and for vein removal
services: Happel Laser & Vein Centre www.HappelLaser.com 724-969-0600
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Institute on Independent Living We serve self-help organizations of disabled people who work for equal opportunities, self-determination and self-respect.
We offer training materials, technical assistance and information on personal assistance, advocacy, access, legislation and peer support.
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I'll never forget the day we finished my mother's wheelchair ramp. My mother had a history of congestive heart failure, diabetic neuropathy, and was becoming weaker every day. For means of transportation, it had now become necessary for her to begin using a wheelchair.
When the ramp that we built was finally finished, being the adventurous fool that I was, I had to make certain that it would indeed "work". So, I took my mother's wheelchair and tried to wheel myself up the ramp.
You know, of course, I never ended up making it the whole way up. I got a forth of the way up and started flying backwards, proceeded to do a backwards wheelie, and ended up landing on my side; wheelchair and all. The next thing I knew, I was on my way to the emergency room with whiplash. That's the funny part of my mother's ramp.
The sad part is, she never even got to use it. She went into congestive heart failure that night and died a few days later. I attended her funeral with my neck brace on, the end result of all my shenanigans. That was back in '96.
Through the years, I always hated that ramp and often have been tempted to tear it down. But, someone always talked me out of it. "No, you don't really want to do that. Leave it there. It will increase your property value." So, much as I hated it, I have always left it there.
Now, as things turned out, it seems as if there may be a possibility that I just might be the one who will end up using that ramp! Seems as if I just might have helped build it for myself.
Sometimes, life seems to deal us a cruel twist of fate. I can either look at that ramp and whine, and cry, and say, "Why me, Lord? Or, I can smile a little and think, "Hey, at least I know you can’t go up it by yourself, in a wheel chair!
"A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."
Proverbs 17:22
About the Author:
Dot McGinnis is a poet and a published author from Pennsylvania with a Scripture Major who has served as assistant editor for the Christian newspaper Majesty. She suffers from a neurological disorder, scoliosis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, and had a compression fracture in her back; which resulted in a bone spur that left a nerve root pressed against her spinal cord. This might impair her ability to walk in the future. However, Dot is placing her faith and trust in God that this will never happen. She is retired yet continues serving the Lord via the Heavenly Inspirations Ministries.
