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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Something to offer
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You can have anything you desire when you have something to offer in return. The path to lasting success is traveled by continuously creating something new and valuable to offer.

If your focus is on getting, and taking, and acquiring, you will meet up with much resistance. Such an approach will make it nearly impossible to accomplish the goals you’ve set for yourself.
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If you are being treated for cancer pain, you may have concerns about your medicine or other treatments. Here are some common concerns people have and the facts about them.

Concern: I can only take medicine or other treatments when I have pain.

Fact: You should not wait until the pain becomes severe to take your medicine. Pain is easier to control when it is mild than when it is severe. You should take your pain medicine regularly and as your doctor or nurse tells you. This may mean taking it on a regular schedule and around-the-clock. You can also use the other treatments, such as relaxation and breathing exercises, hot and cold packs, as often as you want to. Read the rest of this entry »

FEARS FACTS FEARS:
Cancer causes severe pain that cannot be relieved.
Patients who take pain medicine will become
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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Monday, August 14, 2006

Can you see them?
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The biggest opportunities don’t announce themselves with trumpets and bright lights. They hide quietly, waiting for those who have the vision to see them and the commitment to follow them.

Life’s most valuable opportunities are completely invisible to people who seek instant gratification. Those opportunities wait patiently for someone who is persistent enough and motivated enough to give them the time and devotion they deserve.
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[Aug 03, 2006]
The New York Times on Thursday examined reaction to scaled-back changes in the Medicare inpatient hospital reimbursement system that were issued by CMS on Tuesday (Pear, New York Times, 8/3). The final CMS rule includes the closure of loopholes used by specialty hospitals and plans to replace the current charge-based reimbursement system with a cost-based system and to implement a severity-adjusted reimbursement system that will pay hospitals more for the treatment of sicker patients. The proposal will affect Read the rest of this entry »

Patients who have trouble swallowing or cannot take food or medication by mouth are sometimes given feeding tubes. A feeding tube can go into the nose and down to the stomach or through the skin in the abdomen and into the stomach.

A liquid food is given to patients through the tube. There are several ways to give the liquid food, and there are several kinds of prescribed foods. Your doctor will have prescribed a liquid food and the amount to be given at each feeding that provides the necessary nutrition for you.
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Tube feedings are some times used for patients who have trouble swallowing or cannot take food or medication by mouth. A feeding tube can go into the nose and down to the stomach or through the skin in the abdomen and into the stomach.

A liquid food (formula) is given to patients through the tube. There are several ways to give the formula, and there are several kinds of prescribed formulas. Your doctor will have prescribed a liquid food and the amount to be given at each feeding that provides the necessary nutrition.
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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Thursday, August 3, 2006

Changing your thinking
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If your thoughts could cause things to instantly happen, what kind of thoughts would you think? If your values and priorities were to be continually manifested in the world around you, what values and priorities would you choose?

The fact is, your thoughts, your values, and your priorities most certainly have a major influence on the quality of your world and your life. Though you cannot instantly make something appear just by thinking about it, the things that do end up appearing in your life often do so as a result of your thoughts. Read the rest of this entry »

As the diversity of cultures and languages increases in this country, healthcare systems are faced with the challenge of providing accessible and quality services that are responsive to the needs of our growing multicultural population. “Culturally competent health care” can improve health outcomes by making services available in the language spoken by patients and/or by recognizing and accommodating the cultural beliefs and practices of the community served. The need for culturally competent health care is great: according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health, “racial and ethnic minorities are less likely to have health insurance, may experience a lower quality of health care, and have higher rates of disease, disability and death.”
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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Tuesday, August 1, 2006

This is the time
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This moment sits at the intersection of the best of your past achievements and the best of your future possibilities. What a powerful combination that can be.

This moment has already begun. And you can determine how it ends.
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