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Friday, May 28, 2010
Let us laugh at ourselves: A collection of Jokes on frailties of Old Age
From the preface of an Ebook titled: "Let us laugh at ourselves: A
collection of jokes on frailties of Old Age". Compiled by Dr P
Vyasamoorthy (2010)
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collection of jokes on frailties of Old Age". Compiled by Dr P
Vyasamoorthy (2010)
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Ever since Internet was available in India, say from about 1993, I
have been surfing the Net. One of my daily pre-occupations was to read
a joke of some sort or the other to lighten my mood before getting
onto business.
My choice of topics for looking up cartoons, stories, trivia, jokes
and the like changed with times. As I aged into being a senior
citizen, I enjoyed reading quite a bit about weaknesses of senior
citizens: jokes abound our inabilities to hear, move, act, perform on
the bed, digest food, and retain fluid that kidneys so quickly and
frequently produce. We have double vision without having to resort to
hard liquor. Right from wrinkled skin to rattling teeth, every organ
in an oldie offers comic relief. Laughing at our own follies and
frailties is a good way to appreciate what we have, or don't have!
Hence this collection.
While I can keep you engaged with thousands of funny little stories,
quotes, poems, jokes, witticisms etc, this is just some quick and
dirty, cut and paste hasty job: the prime motivator for the
compilation, honestly, has been the discovery of my ability to format
MsWord files into A5 sized ebooks.
Njoy, if U R used to SMSing!
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Anyone interested in getting a copy (free of cost) of this pdf file
(~80 pages) can send an email to me.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Re: [sss-global] Roads are unsafe for morning walkers - senior citizens
Earlier it was a practice to walk opposite to the traffic, so that you see an oncoming vehicle. These days with dividers being provided all over, and the police being ineffective, it is very common to see cars and two wheelers moving on the wrong side. So when walking in the direction opposite to traffic a walker gets hit invariably by someone driving on the wrong side and gets hit from behind when he least expects a vahicle. Also when crossing a road even in dense traffic you may be safe from vehicles on your right, but can get hit by a vehicle driven on the wrong side from the left. Unfortunately our police seems at least in Hyderabad, to be most sympathetic to these type of violations, and are busy checking only documents, while any number of vehicles may be passing in front of them on the wrong side. Even GOD cannot help a pedestrian, whether young or old, in our city, where the police glorifies the wrong doer. All the best, but still keep praying,if not GOD at least some top cop may hear your prayers. C0L Jaswanth Rao (Retd) --- On Sat, 22/5/10, Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy <vyasamoorthy@gmail.com> wrote:
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Elderly get a phone-a-friend service Delhi (Listening Services)
Can someone from Delhi who has used this service give a brief review?
(or more details) The claim of 1200 volunteers appears rather unbelievable.
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Elderly get a phone-a-friend service
(or more details) The claim of 1200 volunteers appears rather unbelievable.
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Elderly get a phone-a-friend service
New Delhi: The elderly, who are living a reclusive life due to
loneliness or age-related problems, now have reason to cheer with a
new initiative offering opportunities to talk and share their feelings
over phone.
Under "Adopt Through Telephone" scheme launched by the NGO Agewell
Foundation, volunteers speak on phone with older people and try to
mitigate their loneliness, says founder Himanshu Rath.
A study on the elderly conducted by the foundation shows that about 80
per cent of the surveyed Delhi residents in their 60s reported feeling
isolated despite an active life.
While only 11 per cent of old who live in joint families experience
loneliness, in nuclear families, over 70 per cent feel isolated, it
says.
Differentiating between emotional and social isolation, the study
conducted in January this year among 10,000 citizens above age 60 in
20 states across all economic strata found that 44 per cent in cities
such as Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata felt both social and
emotional isolation.
"Elders become conscious of their looks with progress in age. They do
not feel comfortable interacting with others and loneliness creeps in
their lives in a big way," says Rath.
Social isolation stems from a dwindling friends circle, immobility and
a feeling of being ignored socially, while emotional isolation results
from strained interpersonal relations within family, say
psychiatrists.
"Bottling up and their psychological alienation reflects on their
physical state since in any case many old people are rather self
conscious of the changes in the appearance, facial expression etc,"
says Rath whose NGO runs a helpline for senior citizens.
"We found that many people used to call our helpline even if they did
not have any problem. On probing, we found that they were lonely and
did not have anybody to share their emotions with. So, we devised this
scheme to help them," he explains.
The organisation tied up with local housewives and youngsters to
volunteer their time and currently it has over 1200 volunteers,
including 800 women.
"I do not have a mother-in-law. Through this scheme, I have found
someone who gives me useful tips for my kitchen and on bringing up my
children," says Suman, a 32-year-old housewife who converses with a
67-year-old woman from another part of the city.
Meanwhile, Shantnu, a 70-year-old says, "My family does not stay with
me and I was very lonely before I began chatting with Dev. He is a
handy guy when I am in distress and keeps me...
URL: http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Elderly-get-a-phone-a-friend-service/592040/
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Dr P Vyasamoorthy,
30 Gruhalakshmi Colony Secunderabad 500015 Ph 040-27846631 / 9490804278
My blog: http://vyasa-kaaranam-ketkadey.blogspot.com/
Roads are unsafe for morning walkers - senior citizens
Message #61473 of 62701 < Prev | Next >
Majority of senior citizens are killed during morning walks
Traffic experts say most senior citizens are unable to move out of the
way quickly when a speeding driver is nearing them, making them
vulnerable........Megha Sood
Majority of senior citizens are killed during morning walks
Traffic experts say most senior citizens are unable to move out of the
way quickly when a speeding driver is nearing them, making them
vulnerable........Megha Sood
City's roads continue to remain unsafe for senior citizens.
As per the accident statis- tics from the Mumbai traffic police
department, during last year, of the 628 deaths due to road accidents
219 victims were aged 50 years and above.
In 2008, city roads claimed the lives of 187 elderly out of the 622
road accident deaths.
According to data, the rea- son for more than one third of accident
victims being the eld- erly is the slow reflexes of sen- ior citizens,
making them vul- nerable.
Traffic experts say most senior citizens are unable to move out of the
way quickly when a speeding driver is near- ing them. Experts also
said that older people are more vul- nerable to injury than younger
people and succumbed easier.
Nandkumar Chougule, deputy commissioner of police (traffic) said:
"Most accidents happen during early morning hours and late evening
when the drivers tend to speed as there is less traffic on the roads.
Most old people are out on walks during the early morning hours and
therefore their number in the total vic- tims of road accidents is
high- er."
According to traffic data, after senior citizens, the age group of
18-30 years is the most prone to road accidents.
131 youngsters died in acci- dents in 2008 while in 2009 -- 152
youngsters' lives were lost in road accidents.
URL: Hindustan Times, Page No: 3, Dated: April 01, 2010
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Dr P Vyasamoorthy,
30 Gruhalakshmi Colony Secunderabad 500015 Ph 040-27846631 / 9490804278
My blog: http://vyasa-kaaranam-ketkadey.blogspot.com/
Courses for Bedside Assistants (Mumbai)
Dear Sir/ Madam
Our association has been in the field of Education and Health for the
past 81 years
In the area of Kherwadi, Bandra (East).In the last 11 years, we
started a project called "Yuva Parivartan" to provide vocational
education training to less educated and underprivileged boys and
girls, whom we train through our 55 centers in 7 districts of
Maharashtra and Banglore in Karnataka. Today we train 10,000 students
per year and place 70% in jobs thus making Unemployable youth -
employable
Kherwadi Social Welfare Association has recently started a Home Care
Givers course. The course has been prepared by NGO SNEHA(Society for
Nutrition Education and Health Action ) and supported by The Bombay
Communities Public trust.
There is a great demand of such course to help get professionals who
can take care of the patients. This course is to meet the demand of
such patients in the city of Mumbai at their residential place.
The course is being taught by Experienced Professional Nurse. The
course is of 1month duration, and covers subjects like Prevention of
infection, Simple safety steps and first Aid, Bed making and
environment cleanliness, Key support activities, daily living and
nutrition. This also includes visits to Nursing Homes / Hospitals.
The first batch of 10 students will be ready from 24 May 2010.
We wish to offer these students who are all women between ages of 25
to 50 for placement in Nursing Homes, residence, Senior Citizens,
Institutions, for regular duty. Your efforts to help these needy women
will go a long way in giving them and their family a Job security and
Income. We sincerely appreciate your support and recommendation, in
placing these students for the care of your Patients.
Dr Rohan N Bartake
Coordinator Paramedical courses
Kherwadi Social Welfare Association
Mobile No - 9920080206
Additional Information 1: Home Care Givers course
Help Needed: We need to bridge the gap between Patient requiring Home
care and women trained for giving Home Care.
Name: Dr Rohan N Bartake
Organisation: KSWA
Location: Bandra Mumbai
Email 1: drrohanb@...
Email 2: drohanbartake@...
Websection on Karmayog: KSWA
Information about yourself: Dr Rohan N Bartake Coordinator
Paramedical Courses 9920080206 "Earn Learn Return"
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Delhi University - Social Gerontology Course
Institute of Home Economics, University of Delhi
Introduces
One Year Post Graduate Diploma in Health and Social Gerontology
An Innovative interdisciplinary course approved by UGC
Introduces
One Year Post Graduate Diploma in Health and Social Gerontology
An Innovative interdisciplinary course approved by UGC
Course commencing July 2010
INSTITUTE OF HOME ECONOMICS,
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
F 4 HAUZ KHAS ENCLAVE
NEW DELHI-110016, INDIA
Tel:26532402
Email: seemapuri@hotmail.com
ELIGIBILITY
• Graduation in Sciences/ Social Sciences/Home Science with at least
50% marks in the aggregate.
or
• Professional degree in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing
with at least 50% marks in the aggregate
Preference will be given to those with work experience in clinical,
social and developmental settings.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Direct services for older adults
Research, training and welfare programmes and services for Older Adults
Inter-disciplinary teams working with Older Adults in hospitals,
institutions and the community
NGOs, CBOs, both national and international, working for older persons
Entrepreneurial ventures in the care of elderly
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Monday, May 10, 2010
Senior citizens can call 1298 for legal, financial, medical problems (Helpline, Mumbai)
Senior citizens can call 1298 for legal, financial, medical problems
Dhamini Ratnam, Hindustan Times
Mumbai, May 10, 2010
Last Updated: 01:25 IST(10/5/2010)
Senior citizens have a reason to smile.
Prominent city NGOs and welfare services have come together to launch
a 24-hour helpline, 1298, which starting Monday will help elderly
persons tackle their legal, medical and financial problems.
The helpline, which already provides assistance to women and ambulance
services, will now extend their services to elderly citizens as well.
Two counsellors will also be available round the clock on the helpline.
The Mumbai Police Elder helpline and Ambulance Access for All
Foundation have teamed up with 10 NGOs working for senior citizens,
including Silver Innings Foundation and HelpAge India to provide a
referral and a counselling service to the 1.5 million senior citizen
in the city.
"Often, senior citizens don't know whom to approach when they have a
problem. Now, by dialing 1298 from either their landline number or
their cellphone, they can avail of a directory of NGOs who can help
them on a variety of issues," said Shailesh Mishra, founder and
president of Silver Innings Foundation.
For instance, if they want to know more about Alzheimer's disease, the
helpline will refer them to the correct NGO. Or if it is a case of
physical or mental abuse, they can speak to a counsellor. If they
wish, they can be directly transferred to the police elder helpline
too, Mishra said.
"Our vision is to get all the NGOs working with senior citizens under
one roof. They need to know that they are not alone and shouldn't
hesitate to ask for help, even if it's just advice they're seeking,"
said Member of Parliament, Priya Dutt, a trustee of the Nargis Dutt
Memorial Charitable Trust, which is funding the helpline.
"We are also creating a directory of resources, so that the elderly
don't have to be dependent on anyone," said Mishra.
Information on yoga centres, dabba services, and mobility aids will be
made available within the next three months. At present the helpline
will provide information on day-care centres, legal and financial
matters and the Right to Information Act.
"The needs of the elderly are different from those of other ages, so a
helpline is urgently needed," said Nasreen Rustomfram, dean, student
affairs, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, who teaches a course on
gerontology.
The helpline 1298 already provides assistance to women and ambulance services.
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Sunday, May 9, 2010
Voice of Senior Citizens - New Tabloid from Hyderabad - Review
I have come across a new tabloid called "Voice of Senior Citizens"
published from Hyderabad. It has 12 pages, bilingual (Telugu &
English) and a monthly. The first issue Vol 1 No 1 May 2009 has been
released.
published from Hyderabad. It has 12 pages, bilingual (Telugu &
English) and a monthly. The first issue Vol 1 No 1 May 2009 has been
released.
Articles include:
1.Government and its employees are inseparable - Speech by Rosaiah
(CM) when he addressed Silver Jubilee celebrations at Pensioners
Association
2. The Life of Rural Aged is miserable by Sandeep Kumar Sulthania,
Collector, Karim Nagar District
3.Towards a society for all ages by Dr Rao Chelikani.
I found that 8 out 12 pages are in Telugu, illustrating the strong
bias towards local language shared with a vengeance by most people in
AP. However, as a person not knowing Telugu ( to read or write) I
stand to lose about 65% of the contents.
Sri Bhooma Reddy, the editor, told me that he himself is a senior
citizen (retired as a journalist) and the tabloid is being brought out
by the co-operation of a few senior citizens themselves in Hyderabad.
Hence the contents will be relevant, I am sure. Priced modestly at
just Rs 5/- per issue I feel it will fill a long felt gap, among
senior citizens, in getting something interesting and useful to read,
munch and think once a month!
Publishers: Sri S Bhooma Reddy from: Flat 207 C Block PBR Estates
Padma Colony Nalla kunta Hyderabad 500044 Ph(040) 27625209
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Dr P Vyasamoorthy,
30 Gruhalakshmi Colony Secunderabad 500015 Ph 040-27846631 / 9490804278
My blog: http://vyasa-kaaranam-ketkadey.blogspot.com/
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