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Safeguard for Carbon Monoxide
Lethal gas
produced by
burning fuels
ziness, light headedness or head­
aches.
To protect against CO Emer­
gencies, install CO alarms in a
central location outside each
sleeping area and test monthly;
never use your oven to heat your
home; don’t run a fuel-burning
vehicle or generator indoors,
even if garage doors are open;
only use barbecue grills— which
can p ro d u c e C O — o u tsid e .
Never use them in the home,
garage or near building open­
ings.
When camping, remember to
use battery-powered lights in
tents, trailers, and motor homes.
If your CO alarm sounds:
Immediately move to a fresh Properly m a in ta in e d ap plia nce a n d h e a tin g e q u ip m e n t s
W hat’s invisible, odorless and
colorless but can really make
you sick? You guessed it— car­
bon monoxide (CO)!
This potentially lethal gas is
created when fuels, such as
gasoline, wood, coal, natural
gas, propane, oil, and m ethane,
burn incom pletely. And the
danger is no jo k e — according
to the N ational Safety Council,
200-300 unintentional-injury
deaths a year are due to CO
poisoning.
Symptoms of CO Poisoning air location and call for help,
shortness of breath, nausea, diz- i\cm<iin ¿it the fresh ¿iir locntion
the firs t s te p in sa fe g u a rd in g a g a in s t carbon m onoxide
p o is o n in g
until emergency personnel say it
is OK.
It the audible trouble signal
sounds, check for low batteries
or other trouble indicators.
If you suspect that gas heat­
ing equipment or appliances are
emitting carbon monoxide, call
the appropriate repair service or
NW Natural immediately at 503-
226-4211.
“Properly maintained appli­
ances and heating equipment is
the first step to safeguarding
against CO poisoning,” said
Jenna Cooper-Gross NW Natu­
ral spokesperson.
If a natural gas range or other
gas equipment stops working,
customers shouldn’t attempt to
re-light them. Contact NW Natu­
ral.
Working for Lupus Awareness, Cure
Fund offers
giving
opportunity
Millions suffer from lupus, a
painful, debilitating disease, that
is more common than most dis­
eases, yet is one of the least
recognized.
An autoimmune disorder that
allows the body to ravage itself,
thinking that normal organs and
tissues are invading foreign bod­
ies. It’s frightening, unbelievably
painful at times and without a
cure.
This disease primarily strikes
women, for reasons unknown,
and one local Portland woman
with lupus is working tirelessly
for the lupus community for a
cure and for awareness.
M o lly M cC ab e sta rte d
Molly’s Fund Fighting Lupus, and
she is asking those who have
family members, friends, loved
ones or someone they know with
lupus to give a donation, a gift
during the holiday season, so she
can continue her fight.
The hard truth about lupus is
that it is more common than
leukemia, multiple sclerosis, cys-
tem, lobbying efforts with state disease.
and local officials, and educating
To make a donation, visit the
doctors and nurses about the w ebsiteM ollysFund.org.
- DEPRESSION -
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December 12th-from 9:00 AM to 10:30AM at Emmanuel
Church Community Center - Pastor Franklin A. Alvey, Ph D.,
Th.D. , a 30 plus year member and senior counselor of Emmanuel
Portland resident Molly McCabe was diagnosed with lupus in
2007. She co-founded Molly's Fund with her mother Debbie to
educate the community about lupus, to push for earlier, life­
saving diagnoses for those afflicted, and to spur governments
and foundations to fund research toward a cure.
tic fibrosis and muscular dystro­
phy combined. More than 1.5
million Americans suffer from
this disease, yet it is one of the
least recognized and difficult to
diagnose.
Lupus sym ptom s include fe­
vers, intense fatigue, loss of
appetite, constant rashes, hair
loss, sw ollen glands, sensitiv­
ity to light, joint and chest pains,
and ulcers in the mouth and
nose.
Supporting M olly’s Fund will
help raise awareness about the
d is e a s e ,
c o n tin u e
the
foundation’s monthly support
groups, their online referral sys­
Church, with a history of 51 years in marriage, will present a
forum on the subject of Depression and its effects on the
individual and family. This will include the whys of feeling
depressed, hopeless and helpless. He will also provide some
prescriptions for ridding people of this soul destroyer. This no
charge forum will be held in Emmanuel’s Community Center at
1033 North Sumner Street. Seating is limited due to outside
media coverage.
Some subjects to be discussed will be the whys of:
• Persisting sadness, anxiousness or moods of emptiness.
• Feelings of depression due to overwhelming financial strain.
• Feelings of guilt or worthlessness.
• Trouble sleeping; difficulty in rising or subject to over sleeping.
• Tendencies to rely heavily on sleeping medications.
• Thoughts o f suicide or "they 'd be better off without me. ”
• If God really loves me why doesn t he heal me o f this problem ?
• Depression brought on by abuse or rejection.
• Being mentally held captive due to another s mind control.
• Some proscriptions for overcoming depression.
For more information call 503.287.2223 from 9 AM through 4:30
PM Tuesday through Friday or online at