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CANADA- QUEEN VICTORIA'S NURSES- VON in the Second South Africana’ War, 1899-1902. Canada at War Blog boerwarnursingsisters1
The Nursing Sisters of Canada - Women and War -...
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/those-who-served/women-and-war/nursing-sisters
Nov 25, 2014 ... Although the nurses in Canada's military are no
longer referred to as ... Included with this contingent were four members of
the Victorian Order of Nurses. ... 1st Canadian Contingent, the South African
War with wounded soldiers, circa 1900. .... Included in the photo are Dame Maud
McCarthy, G.B.E. , R.R.C. ...
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The History of Canada's Nurses - Canadian Bulletin...
http://www.cbmh.ca/index.php/cbmh/article/viewFile/231/230
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Superintendent of the Victorian Order of Nurses and Matron-in-Chief,
..... land and Nova Scotia, appears to have offered fewer options for women.
While female ...
JUST 4
TODAY
Just
4 Today
Accentuate the positive: Change attitude to
improve life- How to Counteract Negative Tendencies
•Limit your exposure to the news.
•Use positive self-talk. Emphasize phrases such
as “I can,” “I will” and “I choose.”
•Be generous with praise and encouragement and
cautious with criticism, giving only the constructive type.
•Cultivate a healthy sense of humour. Read the
comics, watch a TV sitcom now and then or rent funny movies. Don’t take
yourself or others too seriously.
•Accept realities you can’t change and focus on
those you can influence.
•Trust that there’s a valuable lesson in every
type of adversity. And remember that no matter what happens, you always have a
choice about how to respond.
•Stay connected to people who care. Minimize
contact with those who are negative or self-centred.
•Find an outlet for expressing your thoughts and
feelings, such as talking with a friend or keeping a journal.
•Pick your battles; don’t make a major issue out
of every concern.
•Don’t dwell on past mistakes, hurts or other
unpleasant events.
•Look for the good in people and situations.
•Demonstrate empathy, give others the benefit of the doubt and practise
forgiveness.
•Do something you enjoy each day: read, listen to
music or take up a hobby.
•Identify sources of stress in your life, then
eliminate as many as possible and learn to manage the rest. Practise relaxation
techniques, such as deep breathing, meditation or yoga.
•Seek help from your primary physician or a
counsellor if you continually feel sad, angry or overwhelmed.
•Let go of the need for perfection, and be
flexible about plans and expectations. Take things one day at a time.
•Be receptive to learning new ways of doing
things and try new activities.
•Do nice things for others.
•Set aside some quiet time each day; it nurtures
your spirituality and helps to keep you grounded.
•Finally, focus on the good things in your life,
such as supportive relationships, and seek beauty and tranquility – through
appreciation of art and nature, for example.
Count your blessings and learn to live in the
moment, enjoying life’s simpler pleasures.
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My world now from ...then...Imagine... the isolation.... “my Patty Duke
syndrome.... from being a big fundraisers, volunteers, unionst, shop steward, fighting
the fight for the many who can’t or don’t – who suffer.... then we get old and
broken and isolate... in comfort zone.... still brilliant.... but introverted
and cozy with it... – TO -terrible oldage social anxiety-notorious hermit
4 yrs old in the fields- dancing and singing- poor as church mice- luving- hank williams hey good lookin
https://youtu.be/KdUmUFuPjqM
My elder story.... as u know my blogs all have links... and are truly honouring our Canada troops and issues – (yes am a trudeaumaniac from our Socialist PM Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Margaret Sinclair Trudeau days).... anyhooooo....
Then- notice when out in public.... act outrageous because silent for so long.... like seeing new things in stores.... beautiful children, pets, crisp air, tasting raindrops and snow.... and the awe and wonder is such that unfortunately raise voice in pure joy.... and life....
But also... notice the physical limitations of perhaps not eating well.... can’t pick up and clean because arthritis has eaten your physical capabilties and u drop way 2 many things.... and u weep in anguish... then breath and say.... THANKS GOD 4 CATCHING ME YET AGAIN...
Then by chance a beloved sick neighbour.... tells you about ‘the secret miracle’.... VON...meals on wheels and their cleaning service and all they provide for us aged, disabled, mental illness – struck down by lifes bad choices and sometimes those who unknowlingly destroy us... like drunk drivers, drugged thieves and greedy lost...
... anyway ...instead of passing the hunger to $$$ packaged and packaged and packaged bullsheeet.... along comes 3 meals a week for a mere $7.21 that have a servette- soup, bun, full main course and homemade-dessert- 3 TIMES A WEEK...
And the world trusts VON.... and Canada Red Cross..... how can we not be so proud.... thank u... from old momma nova .... u raise us up and make us feel..... more than an ordinary Canadian that seemed to have been forgotten except for voting time.... hugs and love...
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A helping hand: VON supports Red Cross Meals on Wheels- NEWFOUDLAND
VON donates $50,000 to Red Cross's Meals on Wheels
The Victorian Order of Nurses
donated $50,000 to the Red Cross's Meals on Wheels program Thursday morning.
The program, which delivers
hot and nutritious meals to people in the community, was slated to end its
operations in December 2015 after the local VON chapter closed.
It was restored locally
in January by the Red Cross.
"Since VON St. John's is
no longer an entity ... we're particularly pleased to announce that we are
going to transfer $50,000 from our funds that have been donated over the years
… to the Meals on Wheels program of Red Cross," said Pamela Baker, a
member of the VON St. John's Community Board, in a press conference Thursday.
"Since taking on the
program people have been very curious as to why the Canadian Red Cross would be
interested in delivering meals to seniors and older adults in our
community," said Rhonda Kenney, provincial director of Red Cross
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The Victorian Order of Nurses
donated to the Meals on Wheels program which delivers hot and nutritious meals
to people in the community. (CBC)
Since taking over the
program, which started in Newfoundland in 1971, the Red Cross has been working
closely with Meals on Wheels coordinators to ensure the transition would be
smooth.
Meals on Wheels delivers more
than 1,000 meals every month to more than 100 people in the community.
"Red Cross is very
pleased to continue offering this very valuable program in the St.John's metro
area," said community health coordinator Kate Nossereau.
According to Nossereau, the
program prepares meals under the supervision of a dietician and Eastern
Health staff. This allows people to live independently at home for as long
as possible.
"This investment of
$50,000 will certainly go a long way into developing the Meals on Wheels
program, the integration of the program into our other program areas, such as
disaster response and prevention and safety, and really creating a holistic
approach to the way we deliver service," Kenney said.
"So we're very
excited; we're very pleased, and it's been a great day of celebration for
us here today."
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VON
gives $50K boost to Red Cross Meals on Wheels
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VICTORIA ORDER OF NURSES- Meals on Wheels volunteers needed
Published on November 05, 2012
Just for Today: -Dale Carnegie
1. Just for today I will be happy. This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true, that “most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Happiness is from within; it is not a matter of externals.
2. Just for today, I will try to adjust myself to what is and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my family, my business and my luck as they come and fit myself to them.
3. Just for today I will take care of my body, I will exercise it, care for it, nourish it, not abuse it nor neglect it, so that it will be a perfect machine for my bidding.
4. Just for today, I will try to strengthen my mind. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.
5. Just for today, I will exercise my soul in three ways. I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do, as William James suggests, just for exercise.
6. Just for today, I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress as becomingly as possible, talk low, act courteously, be liberal with praise, criticize not at all, nor find fault with anything and not try to regulate nor improve anyone.
7. Just for today, I will try to live through this day only, not to tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do things for twelve hours that would appall me if I had to keep them up for a lifetime.
8. Just for today I will have a program. I will write down what I expect to do every hour. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. It will eliminate two pests; hurry and indecision.
9. Just for today, I will have a quiet half-hour all by myself and relax. In this half-hour sometimes I will think of God so as to get a little more perspective into my life.
10. Just for today, I will be unafraid, especially I will not be afraid to be happy, to enjoy what is beautiful, to love and to believe that those I love, love me.
1. Just for today I will be happy. This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true, that “most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Happiness is from within; it is not a matter of externals.
2. Just for today, I will try to adjust myself to what is and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my family, my business and my luck as they come and fit myself to them.
3. Just for today I will take care of my body, I will exercise it, care for it, nourish it, not abuse it nor neglect it, so that it will be a perfect machine for my bidding.
4. Just for today, I will try to strengthen my mind. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.
5. Just for today, I will exercise my soul in three ways. I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do, as William James suggests, just for exercise.
6. Just for today, I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress as becomingly as possible, talk low, act courteously, be liberal with praise, criticize not at all, nor find fault with anything and not try to regulate nor improve anyone.
7. Just for today, I will try to live through this day only, not to tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do things for twelve hours that would appall me if I had to keep them up for a lifetime.
8. Just for today I will have a program. I will write down what I expect to do every hour. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. It will eliminate two pests; hurry and indecision.
9. Just for today, I will have a quiet half-hour all by myself and relax. In this half-hour sometimes I will think of God so as to get a little more perspective into my life.
10. Just for today, I will be unafraid, especially I will not be afraid to be happy, to enjoy what is beautiful, to love and to believe that those I love, love me.
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History - A Century of Caring ...
..."The story of the Victorian Order of Nurses is a vital part of the very history of Canada itself - - of its early expansion and social development, and of its changing ideals through two world wars, a great depression and the introduction of new medical technologies.......As the century draws to a close, VON remains a Canadian treasure....."
For over 100 years, VON has pioneered health services in Canada. We have a proud tradition of often being the first to identify emerging health and social needs, and then providing innovative services that meet those needs. That's the way it's been since the founding of the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. In the Canada of the late 1890s, nurses, doctors and hospitals were desperately needed in remote areas and in rapidly growing towns and cities.
Lady Ishbel Aberdeen, wife of Canada's then current governor-general, visited Vancouver in 1896. During this visit, she heard vivid accounts of the hardship and illness affecting women and children in isolated areas of our young country. Later that same year, Lady Aberdeen was a participant at the annual meeting in Halifax of the National Council of Women, where similar horror stories were exchanged by the women in attendance.
In her autobiography, VON's founder was later to write of this meeting:
" ...many of the members told pathetic stories of cases where young mothers and children had died, whilst husbands and fathers were traveling many weary miles for the medical and nursing aid which might have saved them..."Lady Aberdeen responded with determination to a resolution passed at this meeting, asking her to found an order of visiting nurses in Canada. The order was to be a memorial to the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's ascent to the throne of the British Empire.
At a meeting at Rideau Hall (Government House) on February 10, 1897, Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier offered the motion inaugurating the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada .... "as a mode of commemoration by the Dominion (Canada) of the Queen's diamond jubilee."
Lady Aberdeen was chosen VON's first president.
When criticism from Canada's medical establishment caused Parliamentary support to falter, she appealed to the children of Canada for help, writing to their schools about the need for nurses to care for sick people in their own homes:
"In the towns they will go to those who cannot now afford the care of trained nurses and often die for lack of it... "
"On the prairies, in the forests, in mining districts - - everywhere throughout the country - - they will go hither and thither amongst our brave pioneers and bring help to these heroic people who are building up the future of this beautiful country amidst many hardships and privations..."As part of her campaign to establish and solidify VON, Lady Aberdeen enlisted the help of Dr. Alfred Worcester, professor of hygiene at Harvard University and founder of the Waltham Training School for District Nurses in Massachusetts. To help convince his Canadian fellows, Dr. Worcester explained the importance and potential of the district nursing idea to large audiences of doctors in Ottawa, Toronto and other Canadian cities.
He also encouraged Miss Charlotte Macleod, superintendent of the Waltham school, to come to Ottawa and help set up VON. Miss Macleod, a Canadian who had studied with the legendary Florence Nightingale, became VON Canada's first chief superintendent.
VON's first 12 nurses were admitted to the order at a ceremony in November 1897 - just a month before Queen Victoria granted the organization its royal charter.
A few months later, in 1898, Charlotte Macleod directed the formation of a team of four nurses to accompany the Canadian Field Force - - an expedition of military and government officials, to the rough and ready scene of the gold rush then taking place in the Klondike region of the frontier Northwest.
These nurses' exploits in providing care to the miners under the most difficult of conditions became one of the earliest epic tales in VON's long and colorful history.
The Story of the Klondike Nurses
The first VON sites were quickly organized in the cities of Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Halifax, Vancouver and Kingston. In 1898, a VON "cottage" hospital was opened in Regina to provide care to pioneers and early settlers on the prairies. Through the successful fundraising efforts of VON's second honorary president, Lady Minto, 43 more hospitals were soon established in local communities and within isolated areas throughout Canada. Responsibility for running these institutions was gradually assumed by community groups, with the last VON-run hospital being placed in the hands of local citizens in 1924.
During the aftermath of the horrific explosion of a munitions ship in Halifax harbour in 1917...through a deadly influenza epidemic in 1918, on through two world wars...a great depression...the advent of modern medicare and high tech' medicine --- VON has continued to innovate to meet the changing health care needs of Canadian society.
Prenatal education, well baby clinics, school health services, visiting nursing and coordinated home care programs have all had their earliest origins with VON!
More recent initiatives include home-based palliative care, adult day programs, footcare clinics, respite care, primary health care clinics and health services in shelters for women, children and youth at risk.
Today's VON delivers its more than 75 different programs and services through 52 local sites staffed by 4,500 health care workers, and by a dedicated army of 9016 community volunteers.
Each site is jointly operated by volunteer boards of local citizens and professional staff who together ensure that the exact mix of VON services they deliver is based on the unique and specific needs of the community served.
Through these local, provincial and national organizations, VON Canada is also working to influence the nation's fast-changing health and social policies on behalf of all Canadians.
VON joins forces with similar organizations, families, communities, governments and other interested parties to advocate policies that ensure health care is available and accessible to everyone.
And it continues to seek creative and innovative ways to respond directly to the evolving needs of individual Canadians and enhance their health and quality of life.
Committed to a Second Century of Service VON Canada will continue to be a dynamic and responsive community-based organization, working with local people everywhere to help identify health care needs and develop appropriate services.
Volunteers will continue to play a vital part in this ongoing task.
VON's non-profit role will continue to provide governments with services that fulfill universal public health care programs, while the development of related service ventures will provide new revenues to supplement existing funding for VON's charitable services.
As decreasing health dollars leave government-funded programs struggling to meet demands, the need for charitable services in Canada is increasing.
Given this fact of life in difficult economic times, VON is especially committed to ensuring that its vital charitable work continues.
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