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From: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain)
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Subject: Re: transient weakness
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Date: 9 Aug 90 19:52:14 GMT
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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

>>     DRINK DRINK DRINK ... BREATH DEEP  BREATH DEEP  BREATH DEEP. 

 FW> If I'd had been drinking the way I should have been over the last  20 
 FW> years I'd probably still have good function in both of my kidneys.   
 FW> Now one is doing about 75 percent of the work and the other is just  
 FW> limping along.  Whenever I meet a newly injured person I always  
 FW> encourage them to drink plenty of fluids and keep their lungs and  
 FW> skin in good shape.

        Yep. Daily skin checks.  They are so natural I forgot to
mention them.  One hour of down time now is worth six months
later.  Jeezze, aren't we all just full of information.

                                -=joe=-

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