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There have been a rash of accidents involving young children being injured by falling televisions and in some cases the child has been tragically killed. This is not surprising seeing as how large some of these tv’s are and it is fashionable to set them up high on wall units – this is problem and it has happened several times since Xmas already. The answer is to have the tv mounted securely.

You can get a plasma mount for your television which will keep it in place and not in danger of toppling over onto a toddler or baby playing on the floor underneath it. The danger with wall units is when the child tries to climb up and holds onto the unit for balance – the tv wobbles and over it goes…then you have a nasty accident.

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In Australia we have Medicare – in the UK they have the NHS – in America they have…well, they have to insure or save…or just wait their turn. I am talking about healthcare schemes and it seems that no matter what system is in place you end up either on a waiting list or having to fork out a lot of money. Having insurance certainly makes a big difference – in the US for sure – but despite the best intentions of schemes like the NHS you often are better off going private if you can afford to.

In  Australia you can insure yourself for private health care, in the UK you simply have to pay for it. It is not out of the range of many people despite the costs involved – what you need to do is create a health savings account for yourself which will pay for a private hospital and your choice of doctor. It could be well worth it in the long run considering the waiting lists right now – and the risk of contracting one of those deadly infections that are endemic in the public hospitals.

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When we moved back here from France to re-establish ourselves and get our kids a decent education one of the more trying aspects was the prospect of taking over the care of the mother-in-law. My partner’s father passed away 18 months ago and his Mum has been struggling to adapt and is not really making a success of things – when you have been with someone for over sixty years you don’t have much experience of doing things as a single person I guess.

His Mum has been living with rheumatoid arthritis since 1998 and it has steadily gotten worse, particularly over the past 12 months. We had her x-rayed, blood tests done – the works  – and now it has been suggested we take her to a specialist…only she refuses to go. If doctors would be a lot more lenient with the amount of painkillers they prescribe it would not hurt to wait for her to make up her mind, however these days GP’s are told how much medication to prescribe and beyond that limit they draw the line – regardless of how much pain someone is in.

But how to change the mind of a stubborn 83 year old…anyone got any answers???

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