An interesting article appeared in a local newspaper regarding a Millerton, New York woman crossing the state line into Connecticut to purchase, in order to save $3.20 for two packs of cigarettes,and the government says they want us to quit smoking but in reality they make the most money from the sale of cigarettes.
Ban Smoking in Town Parks
The Town of South Windsor, Ct. has proposed banning smoking at town own parks and athletic fields. Hundreds of communities have already made this type of ban, Nationwide, because of the second and third hand smoke issues.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Fred Kiefer
I am sorry to inform the bslc membership of the passing of our long time member.
Fred was a dear friend to all of the laryngectomees and will be sorely missed by all.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 6, 2010, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. at St. Jerome Church, 1010 Slater Road, New Britain, Ct
There are No Wake Hours!
frank smith
Fred was a dear friend to all of the laryngectomees and will be sorely missed by all.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 6, 2010, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. at St. Jerome Church, 1010 Slater Road, New Britain, Ct
There are No Wake Hours!
frank smith
Thursday, July 1, 2010
BSLC July Meeting cancelled!
During our last BSLC meeting it was decided to skip the July meeting therefore, our next meeting will be held September 19th.
Numerous articles have appeared in our local newspapers highlighting that smoking is still an existing problem to our state taxpayers. With having 36% of the state's Medicaid clients still smoking with the comparison with the state's average of l6% of its residents are smokers. The Medicaid smoking problem is costing our taxpayers with smoking related medical care cost of an approximate 1.3 billion dollars. Alarming? What is more alarming is the fact that our state received 1.3 billion dollars to provide cessation programs but the legislative wisdom diverted 1.1 Billion dollars to its unrestricted general fund. These funds were obtained from the tobacco industry for public health programs but it was used to enrich unionized state workers rather than addressing the 61,000 Medicaid recipients the funds to stop their smoking habit that l.3 Billion dollars was indented to be used for that purpose.
I have stated the cessation of smoking outside of many hospitals in our state But Fairfield, Ct. has expanded the fight against smokers to their beaches. There are forcing the beach goers to go smoke in a smoking area with some beaches have issued and outright ban on smoking altogether.
The State of New York City has imposed the cigarette retailers to place posters, with blunt warnings about the dangers of smoking, by their cash registers. of course the cigarette industry is fighting New York city on this issue. The State of Massachusetts is also considering enacting legislation similar to New York City's.
The Reynolds announced in the USA today cuts in cigarette production and increasing their smokeless cigarette production. I trust you all remember the previous article in the BSLC referring to the harmful chemicals in the smokeless cigarettes.
A smoker wins 8 million dollars for larynx cancer from smoking 25 years . I have contacted the attorney in order to find out what could be done for our group in this matter. He was very quick to point out that the statute of limitations only allows a three year window form the moment the individual noticed the adverse effects that smoking caused.
The Mohegan Sun study says the smoking ban could be costly. The casino is waging a legislative fight in their attempts to avoid this band from becoming effective in 20ll.
During the last four months there were l28 New Laryngectomees and 74 that passed on nationally. Here locally we have had three new laryngectomees during the same time period with one passing on.
I sincerely hope that all the membership and their families enjoy the summer in good health.
See you all at the September Meeting.
Sincerely,
frank smith
Numerous articles have appeared in our local newspapers highlighting that smoking is still an existing problem to our state taxpayers. With having 36% of the state's Medicaid clients still smoking with the comparison with the state's average of l6% of its residents are smokers. The Medicaid smoking problem is costing our taxpayers with smoking related medical care cost of an approximate 1.3 billion dollars. Alarming? What is more alarming is the fact that our state received 1.3 billion dollars to provide cessation programs but the legislative wisdom diverted 1.1 Billion dollars to its unrestricted general fund. These funds were obtained from the tobacco industry for public health programs but it was used to enrich unionized state workers rather than addressing the 61,000 Medicaid recipients the funds to stop their smoking habit that l.3 Billion dollars was indented to be used for that purpose.
I have stated the cessation of smoking outside of many hospitals in our state But Fairfield, Ct. has expanded the fight against smokers to their beaches. There are forcing the beach goers to go smoke in a smoking area with some beaches have issued and outright ban on smoking altogether.
The State of New York City has imposed the cigarette retailers to place posters, with blunt warnings about the dangers of smoking, by their cash registers. of course the cigarette industry is fighting New York city on this issue. The State of Massachusetts is also considering enacting legislation similar to New York City's.
The Reynolds announced in the USA today cuts in cigarette production and increasing their smokeless cigarette production. I trust you all remember the previous article in the BSLC referring to the harmful chemicals in the smokeless cigarettes.
A smoker wins 8 million dollars for larynx cancer from smoking 25 years . I have contacted the attorney in order to find out what could be done for our group in this matter. He was very quick to point out that the statute of limitations only allows a three year window form the moment the individual noticed the adverse effects that smoking caused.
The Mohegan Sun study says the smoking ban could be costly. The casino is waging a legislative fight in their attempts to avoid this band from becoming effective in 20ll.
During the last four months there were l28 New Laryngectomees and 74 that passed on nationally. Here locally we have had three new laryngectomees during the same time period with one passing on.
I sincerely hope that all the membership and their families enjoy the summer in good health.
See you all at the September Meeting.
Sincerely,
frank smith
Saturday, May 1, 2010
BSLC may 16,2010 Meeting
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May 16, 2010 BSLC Meeting
THE BARBARA SMITH LARYNGECTOMEE CLUB
Please note; Member of the American Cancer Society and the IAL
Meeting schedule for 2007: 3rd Sunday of odd numbered months, i.e. Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov
Meeting Date: Sunday March 21, 2010 at 2:00PM
Location: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 147 West Main Street, New Britain
Parking at rear of the church and please use the rear entrance. We have been given the Library Room that has a kitchen
The meeting room is on the ground level, which is handicapped, accessible. **Family and friends always welcome to attend.
Saint Mark’s Church at 147 West Main Street, New Britain
SAINT MARK’S CHURCH
Please note that we haven't resolved the elections of officers as mandated by the BSLC by laws
The navel sub-marine base in New London announced that in 1960 a smoking ban on a sub lasted just three days. The Navy has yet to find a solution to be able to end the smoking on all subs.
The Former President of the Middlesex community college, Wilfredo Nieves, has taken the position of President of the Hartford Capitol Community College where Mr. Louis Tromboni and I do the nurses lectures on post laryngectomee care.
Fox News announced that a mid- western town has issued a no smoking edict to its work force or be fired.
Also in Conn. The Elks and the Moose clubs have issued a ban on smoking whether that will become a successful reality remains to be seen.
The State of Connecticut has passed a Senate bill that prohibits smoking within business' facilities with five or more employees. Editorial have been appearing in many of our state's newspapers supporting this new approach citing the second hand smoke issues.
I have been in contact with Mrs. Nadeau of the Head & Neck Cancer group in Manchester, Ct. and she has assured me that its membership are planning to attend our meeting this month.
The BSLC Meeting Agenda:
1 The Treasurer’s financial report.
. Acceptance of the Treasurer’s current financial report.
.
2 Nominations committee:
A. To present its recommendations.
B. Acceptance of the recommendations by the nominations committee and a vote by the membership shall take place at the following membership meeting.
4 Items to be added to the agenda may be added by any member.
5. Guest Speakers will be allowed to make their presentations prior to the business portion of our meeting.
Should any member of this club become aware of a new laryngectomee please contact any one of the club’s officers after obtaining the patient’s permission so we can supply the “headlines article” that will guide the patient and his or her family members on how to obtain necessary supplies.
I hope we will see you all at the May 16th. meeting.
Frank Smith
President: Frank Smith VP. & Webmaster Thomas Mucha
40 Chestnut St., A308, New Britain, CT 06051 44 Hillside Ave., Plainville, Ct.
860-224-0218 phone 860-351-5287 Phone
Email: S_NB@comcast.net Email tom@ctcomp.com
Secretary & Treasurer Al Valeri
Email alinda67@comcast.net
Speech-language Pathologist – Andrew Lees
18 Black Birch Road, Plainville, CT 06062 231 Snow Owl Drive, Southington, CT 06489
860-747-8674 860-621-4591
Email: ajlees@cox.net
School Programs – Frank Smith, S_nb@comcast.net 860-224-0218, Al Valeri, Diane Ashe
Nurses Training – Louis Tromboni 860-628-8146, Frank Smith, s_nb@comcast,net Al Valeri alinda67@comcast.net
Hospital Visits
- Frank Smith 860-224-0218 phone email: S_NB@comcast.net Al Valeri 860-747-8674 email: alinda67@comcast.net Tom Mucha tom@ctcomp.com
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******************************************************************************************
FYI : our location is accessible from routes 84 to 72. The 72 exit puts on Corbin Avenue just one block from West Main Street. Route nine south exit #26 is onto Chestnut Street turn left to Main Street and turn right to West Main and Turn left and St mark’s will be on your right hand side two blocks up. Routes 91 to route nine and follow the aforementioned direction. Route nine from route 84 take the downtown exit which is East Main Street, turn right to Main Street, left to West Main and Turn right.
The ACS in Meriden mails our notice to 129 people and we email or fax it to the ACS in Springfield and nine area hospitals and the IAL. If you no longer want our notice or know someone who would like to receive it please let Frank Smith know.
If you have an email address please send it to Frank at S_NB@COMCAST.NET
Other Connecticut Clubs:
Danbury New Voices Club, Contact: Mary Burke 203-744-3586.
The Lost Chord Club of New Haven, website www.speakagain.org
Contact: Bob Herbst 203-468-1576(evenings) bobh@i2world.com
Tri County New Voice Club, Norwich,
Contact: Carl Strand 860-536-6844(evenings) c.a.strand.jr@snet.net
Websites
Somerset County Miracle Voice Club http://pages.ivillage.com/njpatsy/
www.SpeechPathologist.org http://www.webwhispers.org
IAL: http://www.larynxlink.com CT Clubs list at http://larynxlink.com/Clubs/CT-Clubs.htm
For local sales and service of an electrolarynx or supplies contact:
Professional Speech Aid Service, P. O. Box 379 Colchester, Ct. 06415
(Roseann George) 860-859-2807 or 800-454-7778 FAX 860-8593102
Website: http://www.speechaid.com email: rzgeorge@sbcglobal.net
A reminder to you to be listed with SBC Enhanced 911 as speech-disabled. Information can be found in your local phonebook. There are relay system phones for people who cannot speak clearly over the phone. See the information pages of your local phone book look under TDD/TT for more information, call 711.
The Lauder book, “Self Help for the Laryngectomee” is available free to all new laryngectomees. All SLP’s should have postcards for this purpose. If you need a supply of postcards call the Laryngectomee Information Foundation (LIF) at 1-800-356-1266.
I hope you all get and read the IAL News which comes out three times a year, in Jan., May, and Sept. There are many interesting and helpful articles. To subscribe to (or remove name from) IAL News, email info to IALHQ@larynxlink.com or mail to IAL News, P. O. Box 691060 Stockton, CA 95269-1060 .
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
March 21, 2010 BSLC Meeting
THE BARBARA SMITH LARYNGECTOMEE CLUB
Please note; Member of the American Cancer Society and the IAL
Meeting schedule for 2007: 3rd Sunday of odd numbered months, i.e. Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov
Meeting Date: Sunday March 21, 2010 at 2:00PM
Location: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 147 West Main Street, New Britain
Parking at rear of the church and please use the rear entrance. We have been given the Library Room that has a kitchen
The meeting room is on the ground level, which is handicapped, accessible. **Family and friends always welcome to attend.
Saint Mark’s Church at 147 West Main Street, New Britain
SAINT MARK’S CHURCH
Second Hand Smoke Was Always a Problem But Now a Third issue has Arrived!
Third Hand Smoke is also very bad for you: [PNAS] The National Academy of Sciences.
When a cigarette burns , nicotine is released in the form of a vapor that collects and condenses on indoor surfaces such as walls, carpeting, drapes and furniture, where it can linger for months, said the study, which was published by the Academy.
Opening windows to air out the room while a cigarette burns does not eliminate the hazards of third hand smoke. And smoking outdoors doesn't help either, because while smoking outside the nicotine residues will stick to the smokers skin and clothing and these residues will follow this smoker back into the house permeating throughout the house as though he smoked inside.
The biggest risk is to the young children and pets who are forced to breathe the third hand smoke residue.
Again I am reminding the membership that we are in violation of the current BSLC by laws since we have not held an election of officers for some past three years.
Hopefully, The Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Support group will be attending our meeting this month
We have received a donation from the city of New Britain Board of Education for lecturing our anti-smoking session held at the New Britain High School.
Ms. Lisa Mowry SLP, formerly of the New Britain General Hospital has contacted for a electrolarynx loaner for a patient at the West Hartford Hebrew Nursing Home, where she is currently employed, and will be returning it in a few weeks.
Arthur Stickney's family has decided while holding the family memorial of his passing on how much the work of the BSLC support group meant to him and how he had dedicated his life to serving and caring for others. They went on by saying the work of the laryngectomee was very important to him and we hope that this financial gift will further the club's work in assisting those whose live have been altered by a laryngectomee.
In loving memory of
Arthur M. Stickney 1-22-1922-5-20-2008
Total Donation to the BSLC a sum of $475.00.
A Special Thanks goes to his Daughter and Son in Law Jane & Richard Hanson and their family members for remembering the BSLC with Arthur's memorial.
Bristol Hospital was successful in getting the city to allow a smoking ban On Newell Road. University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington was able to prevent smoking near their front entrance of the main building and should have this rule instituted at all their buildings through their campus.
A Boston real Estate broker sued over second hand smoke. When selling a $400,000 condominium to a32 year old advertising employee the agent claimed that the smoke she was smelling was from the former owner of the condo and that this smell would disappear. However, subsequent to her moving in she discovered that the second hand smoke was coming from one of the two men living in the condo below. She moved out and sued the broker. The Broker decided to settle the case rather than going through the expense of a defense trial.
E. C. Goodwin Technical school held what might be their last graduation class in their LPN program. The state budget reduction measure is being proposed by Governor Rell at 10 Technical schools throughout Conn. Unfortunately, this plan will cause an extreme shortage of nursing staffing in all of Connecticut's hospitals.
State Of Connecticut continues with its smoke and mirrors by collecting 400 million dollars, this year, from the tobacco industry for programs to help our residents to quit smoking but instead these funds are place into the general funds to accommodate the shortages in our state budget.
The BSLC Meeting Agenda:
1 The Treasurer’s financial report.
. Acceptance of the Treasurer’s current financial report.
.
2 Nominations committee:
A. To present its recommendations.
B. Acceptance of the recommendations by the nominations committee and a vote by the membership shall take place at the following membership meeting.
4 Items to be added to the agenda may be added by any member.
5. Guest Speakers will be allowed to make their presentations prior to the business portion of our meeting.
Should any member of this club become aware of a new laryngectomee please contact any one of the club’s officers after obtaining the patient’s permission so we can supply the “headlines article” that will guide the patient and his or her family members on how to obtain necessary supplies.
I hope we will see you all at the March 21 rst. meeting.
Frank Smith
President: Frank Smith VP. & Webmaster Thomas Mucha
40 Chestnut St., A308, New Britain, CT 06051 44 Hillside Ave., Plainville, Ct.
860-224-0218 phone 860-351-5287 Phone
Email: S_NB@comcast.net Email tom@ctcomp.com
Secretary & Treasurer Al Valeri
Email alinda67@comcast.net
Speech-language Pathologist – Andrew Lees
18 Black Birch Road, Plainville, CT 06062 231 Snow Owl Drive, Southington, CT 06489
860-747-8674 860-621-4591
Email: ajlees@cox.net
School Programs – Frank Smith, S_nb@comcast.net 860-224-0218, Al Valeri, Diane Ashe
Nurses Training – Louis Tromboni 860-628-8146, Frank Smith, s_nb@comcast,net Al Valeri alinda67@comcast.net
Hospital Visits
- Frank Smith 860-224-0218 phone email: S_NB@comcast.net Al Valeri 860-747-8674 email: alinda67@comcast.net Tom Mucha tom@ctcomp.com
-
-
******************************************************************************************
FYI : our location is accessible from routes 84 to 72. The 72 exit puts on Corbin Avenue just one block from West Main Street. Route nine south exit #26 is onto Chestnut Street turn left to Main Street and turn right to West Main and Turn left and St mark’s will be on your right hand side two blocks up. Routes 91 to route nine and follow the aforementioned direction. Route nine from route 84 take the downtown exit which is East Main Street, turn right to Main Street, left to West Main and Turn right.
The ACS in Meriden mails our notice to 129 people and we email or fax it to the ACS in Springfield and nine area hospitals and the IAL. If you no longer want our notice or know someone who would like to receive it please let Frank Smith know.
If you have an email address please send it to Frank at S_NB@COMCAST.NET
Other Connecticut Clubs:
Danbury New Voices Club, Contact: Mary Burke 203-744-3586.
The Lost Chord Club of New Haven, website www.speakagain.org
Contact: Bob Herbst 203-468-1576(evenings) bobh@i2world.com
Tri County New Voice Club, Norwich,
Contact: Carl Strand 860-536-6844(evenings) c.a.strand.jr@snet.net
Websites
Somerset County Miracle Voice Club http://pages.ivillage.com/njpatsy/
www.SpeechPathologist.org http://www.webwhispers.org
IAL: http://www.larynxlink.com CT Clubs list at http://larynxlink.com/Clubs/CT-Clubs.htm
For local sales and service of an electrolarynx or supplies contact:
Professional Speech Aid Service, 20 Hartford Road, Suite 30, Salem, CT 06420
(Roseann George) 860-859-2807 or 800-454-7778 FAX 860-8593102
Website: http://www.speechaid.com email: rzgeorge@sbcglobal.net
A reminder to you to be listed with SBC Enhanced 911 as speech-disabled. Information can be found in your local phonebook. There are relay system phones for people who cannot speak clearly over the phone. See the information pages of your local phone book look under TDD/TT for more information, call 711.
The Lauder book, “Self Help for the Laryngectomee” is available free to all new laryngectomees. All SLP’s should have postcards for this purpose. If you need a supply of postcards call the Laryngectomee Information Foundation (LIF) at 1-800-356-1266.
I hope you all get and read the IAL News which comes out three times a year, in Jan., May, and Sept. There are many interesting and helpful articles. To subscribe to (or remove name from) IAL News, email info to IALHQ@larynxlink.com or mail to IAL News, P. O. Box 691060 Stockton, CA 95269-1060 .
Please note; Member of the American Cancer Society and the IAL
Meeting schedule for 2007: 3rd Sunday of odd numbered months, i.e. Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov
Meeting Date: Sunday March 21, 2010 at 2:00PM
Location: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 147 West Main Street, New Britain
Parking at rear of the church and please use the rear entrance. We have been given the Library Room that has a kitchen
The meeting room is on the ground level, which is handicapped, accessible. **Family and friends always welcome to attend.
Saint Mark’s Church at 147 West Main Street, New Britain
SAINT MARK’S CHURCH
Second Hand Smoke Was Always a Problem But Now a Third issue has Arrived!
Third Hand Smoke is also very bad for you: [PNAS] The National Academy of Sciences.
When a cigarette burns , nicotine is released in the form of a vapor that collects and condenses on indoor surfaces such as walls, carpeting, drapes and furniture, where it can linger for months, said the study, which was published by the Academy.
Opening windows to air out the room while a cigarette burns does not eliminate the hazards of third hand smoke. And smoking outdoors doesn't help either, because while smoking outside the nicotine residues will stick to the smokers skin and clothing and these residues will follow this smoker back into the house permeating throughout the house as though he smoked inside.
The biggest risk is to the young children and pets who are forced to breathe the third hand smoke residue.
Again I am reminding the membership that we are in violation of the current BSLC by laws since we have not held an election of officers for some past three years.
Hopefully, The Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Support group will be attending our meeting this month
We have received a donation from the city of New Britain Board of Education for lecturing our anti-smoking session held at the New Britain High School.
Ms. Lisa Mowry SLP, formerly of the New Britain General Hospital has contacted for a electrolarynx loaner for a patient at the West Hartford Hebrew Nursing Home, where she is currently employed, and will be returning it in a few weeks.
Arthur Stickney's family has decided while holding the family memorial of his passing on how much the work of the BSLC support group meant to him and how he had dedicated his life to serving and caring for others. They went on by saying the work of the laryngectomee was very important to him and we hope that this financial gift will further the club's work in assisting those whose live have been altered by a laryngectomee.
In loving memory of
Arthur M. Stickney 1-22-1922-5-20-2008
Total Donation to the BSLC a sum of $475.00.
A Special Thanks goes to his Daughter and Son in Law Jane & Richard Hanson and their family members for remembering the BSLC with Arthur's memorial.
Bristol Hospital was successful in getting the city to allow a smoking ban On Newell Road. University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington was able to prevent smoking near their front entrance of the main building and should have this rule instituted at all their buildings through their campus.
A Boston real Estate broker sued over second hand smoke. When selling a $400,000 condominium to a32 year old advertising employee the agent claimed that the smoke she was smelling was from the former owner of the condo and that this smell would disappear. However, subsequent to her moving in she discovered that the second hand smoke was coming from one of the two men living in the condo below. She moved out and sued the broker. The Broker decided to settle the case rather than going through the expense of a defense trial.
E. C. Goodwin Technical school held what might be their last graduation class in their LPN program. The state budget reduction measure is being proposed by Governor Rell at 10 Technical schools throughout Conn. Unfortunately, this plan will cause an extreme shortage of nursing staffing in all of Connecticut's hospitals.
State Of Connecticut continues with its smoke and mirrors by collecting 400 million dollars, this year, from the tobacco industry for programs to help our residents to quit smoking but instead these funds are place into the general funds to accommodate the shortages in our state budget.
The BSLC Meeting Agenda:
1 The Treasurer’s financial report.
. Acceptance of the Treasurer’s current financial report.
.
2 Nominations committee:
A. To present its recommendations.
B. Acceptance of the recommendations by the nominations committee and a vote by the membership shall take place at the following membership meeting.
4 Items to be added to the agenda may be added by any member.
5. Guest Speakers will be allowed to make their presentations prior to the business portion of our meeting.
Should any member of this club become aware of a new laryngectomee please contact any one of the club’s officers after obtaining the patient’s permission so we can supply the “headlines article” that will guide the patient and his or her family members on how to obtain necessary supplies.
I hope we will see you all at the March 21 rst. meeting.
Frank Smith
President: Frank Smith VP. & Webmaster Thomas Mucha
40 Chestnut St., A308, New Britain, CT 06051 44 Hillside Ave., Plainville, Ct.
860-224-0218 phone 860-351-5287 Phone
Email: S_NB@comcast.net Email tom@ctcomp.com
Secretary & Treasurer Al Valeri
Email alinda67@comcast.net
Speech-language Pathologist – Andrew Lees
18 Black Birch Road, Plainville, CT 06062 231 Snow Owl Drive, Southington, CT 06489
860-747-8674 860-621-4591
Email: ajlees@cox.net
School Programs – Frank Smith, S_nb@comcast.net 860-224-0218, Al Valeri, Diane Ashe
Nurses Training – Louis Tromboni 860-628-8146, Frank Smith, s_nb@comcast,net Al Valeri alinda67@comcast.net
Hospital Visits
- Frank Smith 860-224-0218 phone email: S_NB@comcast.net Al Valeri 860-747-8674 email: alinda67@comcast.net Tom Mucha tom@ctcomp.com
-
-
******************************************************************************************
FYI : our location is accessible from routes 84 to 72. The 72 exit puts on Corbin Avenue just one block from West Main Street. Route nine south exit #26 is onto Chestnut Street turn left to Main Street and turn right to West Main and Turn left and St mark’s will be on your right hand side two blocks up. Routes 91 to route nine and follow the aforementioned direction. Route nine from route 84 take the downtown exit which is East Main Street, turn right to Main Street, left to West Main and Turn right.
The ACS in Meriden mails our notice to 129 people and we email or fax it to the ACS in Springfield and nine area hospitals and the IAL. If you no longer want our notice or know someone who would like to receive it please let Frank Smith know.
If you have an email address please send it to Frank at S_NB@COMCAST.NET
Other Connecticut Clubs:
Danbury New Voices Club, Contact: Mary Burke 203-744-3586.
The Lost Chord Club of New Haven, website www.speakagain.org
Contact: Bob Herbst 203-468-1576(evenings) bobh@i2world.com
Tri County New Voice Club, Norwich,
Contact: Carl Strand 860-536-6844(evenings) c.a.strand.jr@snet.net
Websites
Somerset County Miracle Voice Club http://pages.ivillage.com/njpatsy/
www.SpeechPathologist.org http://www.webwhispers.org
IAL: http://www.larynxlink.com CT Clubs list at http://larynxlink.com/Clubs/CT-Clubs.htm
For local sales and service of an electrolarynx or supplies contact:
Professional Speech Aid Service, 20 Hartford Road, Suite 30, Salem, CT 06420
(Roseann George) 860-859-2807 or 800-454-7778 FAX 860-8593102
Website: http://www.speechaid.com email: rzgeorge@sbcglobal.net
A reminder to you to be listed with SBC Enhanced 911 as speech-disabled. Information can be found in your local phonebook. There are relay system phones for people who cannot speak clearly over the phone. See the information pages of your local phone book look under TDD/TT for more information, call 711.
The Lauder book, “Self Help for the Laryngectomee” is available free to all new laryngectomees. All SLP’s should have postcards for this purpose. If you need a supply of postcards call the Laryngectomee Information Foundation (LIF) at 1-800-356-1266.
I hope you all get and read the IAL News which comes out three times a year, in Jan., May, and Sept. There are many interesting and helpful articles. To subscribe to (or remove name from) IAL News, email info to IALHQ@larynxlink.com or mail to IAL News, P. O. Box 691060 Stockton, CA 95269-1060 .
Thursday, January 7, 2010
THE BARBARA SMITH LARYNGECTOMEE CLUB
Please note; Member of the American Cancer Society and the IAL
Meeting schedule for 2010: 3rd Sunday of odd numbered months, i.e. Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov
Meeting Date: Sunday January, 17 2010 at 2:00PM
Location: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 147 West Main Street, New Britain
Parking at rear of the church and please use the rear entrance. We have been given the Library Room that has a kitchen
The meeting room is on the ground level, which is handicapped, accessible. **Family and friends always welcome to attend.
Saint Mark’s Church at 147 West Main Street, New Britain
SAINT MARK’S CHURCH
We still have not held an election of officers, for the past three years, as prescribe by our current by-laws.
I am pleased to note that the anti-smoking campaign in Massachusetts has been a complete success since it has reduced the smoking habit state wide by a 38% result with their two year education program.
The officers of the BSLC have met with the Oral Head and Neck Cancer Group of Manchester, Connecticut to discuss the possibility of merging our two groups together and it was decided that we would meet with them at their meeting with their meeting at our as well.
According to the Day Newspaper in New London, Ct. The U. S. Senate pass a resolution " To Help Snuff Out The Cigs." This action is a direct result of a federal report citing that 440,000 Americans succumbing each year because of nicotine-related illnesses, which was reported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. It was also noted, during their deliberations , of the successes the state of Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program in reducing the smoking habit among its citizens.
To add to the anti-smoking issue the Health Department of the state of Connecticut has effectively passed a law, that has been publicized with little effort by the media which was passed in 2008 citing that any teen under the age of 18 who is found in possession of tobacco products can be fined $50.00 for the first offense and up to $100 for each subsequent offenses.
The Bristol Hospital has made a formal request to have the city roads that run through its ground declared non-smoking areas.
Amazingly, we also see a reduction in new Laryngectomees with only two at the University of Connecticut Health Center over the past six months and one at each of the following hospitals during the same period of time, Saint Francis, Meriden, Hartford.
Respectfully submitted by:
Frank Smith
BSLC Meeting Agenda:
1 The Treasurer’s financial report.
. Acceptance of the Treasurer’s current financial report.
.
2 Nominations committee:
A. To present its recommendations.
B. Acceptance of the recommendations by the nominations committee and a vote by the membership shall take place at the following membership meeting.
4 Items to be added to the agenda may be added by any member.
5. Guest Speakers will be allowed to make their presentations prior to the business portion of our meeting.
Should any member of this club become aware of a new laryngectomee please contact any one of the club’s officers after obtaining the patient’s permission so we can supply the “headlines article” that will guide the patient and his or her family members on how to obtain necessary supplies.
I hope we will see you all at the January 17, 2009 meeting.
Frank Smith
President: Frank Smith VP. & Webmaster Thomas Mucha
40 Chestnut St., A308, New Britain, CT 06051 44 Hillside Ave., Plainville, Ct.
860-224-0218 phone 860-351-5287 Phone
Email: S_NB@comcast.net Email tom@ctcomp.com
Secretary & Treasurer Al Valeri
Email alinda67@comcast.net
Speech-language Pathologist – Andrew Lees
18 Black Birch Road, Plainville, CT 06062 231 Snow Owl Drive, Southington, CT 06489
860-747-8674 860-621-4591
Email: ajlees@cox.net
School Programs – Frank Smith, S_nb@comcast.net 860-224-0218, Al Valeri, Diane Ashe
Nurses Training – Louis Tromboni 860-628-8146, Frank Smith, s_nb@comcast,net Al Valeri alinda67@comcast.net
Hospital Visits
- Frank Smith 860-224-0218 phone email: S_NB@comcast.net Al Valeri 860-747-8674 email: alinda67@comcast.net Tom Mucha tom@ctcomp.com
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FYI : our location is accessible from routes 84 to 72. The 72 exit puts on Corbin Avenue just one block from West Main Street. Route nine south exit #26 is onto Chestnut Street turn left to Main Street and turn right to West Main and Turn left and St mark’s will be on your right hand side two blocks up. Routes 91 to route nine and follow the aforementioned direction. Route nine from route 84 take the downtown exit which is East Main Street, turn right to Main Street, left to West Main and Turn right.
The ACS in Meriden mails our notice to 129 people and we email or fax it to the ACS in Springfield and nine area hospitals and the IAL. If you no longer want our notice or know someone who would like to receive it please let Frank Smith know.
If you have an email address please send it to Frank at S_NB@COMCAST.NET
Other Connecticut Clubs:
Danbury New Voices Club, Contact: Mary Burke 203-744-3586.
The Lost Chord Club of New Haven, website www.speakagain.org
Contact: Bob Herbst 203-468-1576(evenings) bobh@i2world.com
Tri County New Voice Club, Norwich,
Contact: Carl Strand 860-536-6844(evenings) c.a.strand.jr@snet.net
Websites
Somerset County Miracle Voice Club http://pages.ivillage.com/njpatsy/
www.SpeechPathologist.org http://www.webwhispers.org
IAL: http://www.larynxlink.com CT Clubs list at http://larynxlink.com/Clubs/CT-Clubs.htm
For local sales and service of an electrolarynx or supplies contact:
Professional Speech Aid Service, 20 Hartford Road, Suite 30, Salem, CT 06420
(Roseann George) 860-859-2807 or 800-454-7778 FAX 860-8593102
Website: http://www.speechaid.com email: rzgeorge@sbcglobal.net
A reminder to you to be listed with SBC Enhanced 911 as speech-disabled. Information can be found in your local phonebook. There are relay system phones for people who cannot speak clearly over the phone. See the information pages of your local phone book look under TDD/TT for more information, call 711.
The Lauder book, “Self Help for the Laryngectomee” is available free to all new laryngectomees. All SLP’s should have postcards for this purpose. If you need a supply of postcards call the Laryngectomee Information Foundation (LIF) at 1-800-356-1266.
I hope you all get and read the IAL News which comes out three times a year, in Jan., May, and Sept. There are many interesting and helpful articles. To subscribe to (or remove name from) IAL News, email info to IALHQ@larynxlink.com or mail to IAL News, P. O. Box 691060 Stockton, CA 95269-1060 .
Please note; Member of the American Cancer Society and the IAL
Meeting schedule for 2010: 3rd Sunday of odd numbered months, i.e. Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov
Meeting Date: Sunday January, 17 2010 at 2:00PM
Location: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 147 West Main Street, New Britain
Parking at rear of the church and please use the rear entrance. We have been given the Library Room that has a kitchen
The meeting room is on the ground level, which is handicapped, accessible. **Family and friends always welcome to attend.
Saint Mark’s Church at 147 West Main Street, New Britain
SAINT MARK’S CHURCH
We still have not held an election of officers, for the past three years, as prescribe by our current by-laws.
I am pleased to note that the anti-smoking campaign in Massachusetts has been a complete success since it has reduced the smoking habit state wide by a 38% result with their two year education program.
The officers of the BSLC have met with the Oral Head and Neck Cancer Group of Manchester, Connecticut to discuss the possibility of merging our two groups together and it was decided that we would meet with them at their meeting with their meeting at our as well.
According to the Day Newspaper in New London, Ct. The U. S. Senate pass a resolution " To Help Snuff Out The Cigs." This action is a direct result of a federal report citing that 440,000 Americans succumbing each year because of nicotine-related illnesses, which was reported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. It was also noted, during their deliberations , of the successes the state of Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program in reducing the smoking habit among its citizens.
To add to the anti-smoking issue the Health Department of the state of Connecticut has effectively passed a law, that has been publicized with little effort by the media which was passed in 2008 citing that any teen under the age of 18 who is found in possession of tobacco products can be fined $50.00 for the first offense and up to $100 for each subsequent offenses.
The Bristol Hospital has made a formal request to have the city roads that run through its ground declared non-smoking areas.
Amazingly, we also see a reduction in new Laryngectomees with only two at the University of Connecticut Health Center over the past six months and one at each of the following hospitals during the same period of time, Saint Francis, Meriden, Hartford.
Respectfully submitted by:
Frank Smith
BSLC Meeting Agenda:
1 The Treasurer’s financial report.
. Acceptance of the Treasurer’s current financial report.
.
2 Nominations committee:
A. To present its recommendations.
B. Acceptance of the recommendations by the nominations committee and a vote by the membership shall take place at the following membership meeting.
4 Items to be added to the agenda may be added by any member.
5. Guest Speakers will be allowed to make their presentations prior to the business portion of our meeting.
Should any member of this club become aware of a new laryngectomee please contact any one of the club’s officers after obtaining the patient’s permission so we can supply the “headlines article” that will guide the patient and his or her family members on how to obtain necessary supplies.
I hope we will see you all at the January 17, 2009 meeting.
Frank Smith
President: Frank Smith VP. & Webmaster Thomas Mucha
40 Chestnut St., A308, New Britain, CT 06051 44 Hillside Ave., Plainville, Ct.
860-224-0218 phone 860-351-5287 Phone
Email: S_NB@comcast.net Email tom@ctcomp.com
Secretary & Treasurer Al Valeri
Email alinda67@comcast.net
Speech-language Pathologist – Andrew Lees
18 Black Birch Road, Plainville, CT 06062 231 Snow Owl Drive, Southington, CT 06489
860-747-8674 860-621-4591
Email: ajlees@cox.net
School Programs – Frank Smith, S_nb@comcast.net 860-224-0218, Al Valeri, Diane Ashe
Nurses Training – Louis Tromboni 860-628-8146, Frank Smith, s_nb@comcast,net Al Valeri alinda67@comcast.net
Hospital Visits
- Frank Smith 860-224-0218 phone email: S_NB@comcast.net Al Valeri 860-747-8674 email: alinda67@comcast.net Tom Mucha tom@ctcomp.com
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******************************************************************************************
FYI : our location is accessible from routes 84 to 72. The 72 exit puts on Corbin Avenue just one block from West Main Street. Route nine south exit #26 is onto Chestnut Street turn left to Main Street and turn right to West Main and Turn left and St mark’s will be on your right hand side two blocks up. Routes 91 to route nine and follow the aforementioned direction. Route nine from route 84 take the downtown exit which is East Main Street, turn right to Main Street, left to West Main and Turn right.
The ACS in Meriden mails our notice to 129 people and we email or fax it to the ACS in Springfield and nine area hospitals and the IAL. If you no longer want our notice or know someone who would like to receive it please let Frank Smith know.
If you have an email address please send it to Frank at S_NB@COMCAST.NET
Other Connecticut Clubs:
Danbury New Voices Club, Contact: Mary Burke 203-744-3586.
The Lost Chord Club of New Haven, website www.speakagain.org
Contact: Bob Herbst 203-468-1576(evenings) bobh@i2world.com
Tri County New Voice Club, Norwich,
Contact: Carl Strand 860-536-6844(evenings) c.a.strand.jr@snet.net
Websites
Somerset County Miracle Voice Club http://pages.ivillage.com/njpatsy/
www.SpeechPathologist.org http://www.webwhispers.org
IAL: http://www.larynxlink.com CT Clubs list at http://larynxlink.com/Clubs/CT-Clubs.htm
For local sales and service of an electrolarynx or supplies contact:
Professional Speech Aid Service, 20 Hartford Road, Suite 30, Salem, CT 06420
(Roseann George) 860-859-2807 or 800-454-7778 FAX 860-8593102
Website: http://www.speechaid.com email: rzgeorge@sbcglobal.net
A reminder to you to be listed with SBC Enhanced 911 as speech-disabled. Information can be found in your local phonebook. There are relay system phones for people who cannot speak clearly over the phone. See the information pages of your local phone book look under TDD/TT for more information, call 711.
The Lauder book, “Self Help for the Laryngectomee” is available free to all new laryngectomees. All SLP’s should have postcards for this purpose. If you need a supply of postcards call the Laryngectomee Information Foundation (LIF) at 1-800-356-1266.
I hope you all get and read the IAL News which comes out three times a year, in Jan., May, and Sept. There are many interesting and helpful articles. To subscribe to (or remove name from) IAL News, email info to IALHQ@larynxlink.com or mail to IAL News, P. O. Box 691060 Stockton, CA 95269-1060 .
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Sunday Novemeber 15, BSLC meeting
THE BARBARA SMITH LARYNGECTOMEE CLUB
Please note; Member of the American Cancer Society and the IAL
Meeting schedule for 2007: 3rd Sunday of odd numbered months, i.e. Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov
Meeting Date: Sunday November 15, 2009 at 2:00PM
Location: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 147 West Main Street, New Britain
Parking at rear of the church and please use the rear entrance. We have been given the Library Room that has a kitchen
The meeting room is on the ground level, which is handicapped, accessible. **Family and friends always welcome to attend.
Saint Mark’s Church at 147 West Main Street, New Britain
SAINT MARK’S CHURCH
I must admit to being frustrated over the lack of the membership's wanting to review the group's by-laws in order to hold the election of officers as mandated.
I certainly hope that a nominations committee will be selected from the membership at the November meeting in order to make the review necessary and report back there recommendations at the January meeting. Anyone that wishes to serve as an officer of the group please contact the nominations committee.
77 new laryngectomees were announced to have joined our way of life with nine passing on with one here locally. We had one new Laryngectomee at The Hartford Hospital who resides in Somers, Ct. so I recommended his joining the Club in Springfield's Mercy Hospital meeting location in Massachusetts since his travel would only be approximately seven miles to that location.
Winter is back again and as laryngectomees we should be concerned with the problems that gas heating, cooking, and hot water services present for the need of a gas detector due to our lack being able to smell. Please do not count on your relatives because an occurrence could happen while you're home alone.
The new cigarette taxes hopefully will help reduce the need to remove the vocal cords for those who quit smoking, due the added cost, which will tend to reduce all the clubs memberships throughout Connecticut.
Health Days presentations at all our area schools and the anti-smoking presentations to the students we desperately need help in order provide all the requests.
Anyone willing to provide the time please contact me.
Respectfully submitted by:
Frank Smith
The BSLC Meeting Agenda:
1 The Treasurer’s financial report.
. Acceptance of the Treasurer’s current financial report.
.
2 Nominations committee:
A. To present its recommendations.
B. Acceptance of the recommendations by the nominations committee and a vote by the membership shall take place at the following membership meeting.
4 Items to be added to the agenda may be added by any member.
5. Guest Speakers will be allowed to make their presentations prior to the business portion of our meeting.
Should any member of this club become aware of a new laryngectomee please contact any one of the club’s officers after obtaining the patient’s permission so we can supply the “headlines article” that will guide the patient and his or her family members on how to obtain necessary supplies.
I hope we will see you all at the May 17, 2009 meeting.
Frank Smith
President: Frank Smith VP. & Webmaster Thomas Mucha
40 Chestnut St., A308, New Britain, CT 06051 44 Hillside Ave., Plainville, Ct.
860-224-0218 phone 860-351-5287 Phone
Email: S_NB@comcast.net Email tom@ctcomp.com
Secretary & Treasurer Al Valeri
Email alinda67@comcast.net
Speech-language Pathologist – Andrew Lees
18 Black Birch Road, Plainville, CT 06062 231 Snow Owl Drive, Southington, CT 06489
860-747-8674 860-621-4591
Email: ajlees@cox.net
School Programs – Frank Smith, S_nb@comcast.net 860-224-0218, Al Valeri, Diane Ashe
Nurses Training – Louis Tromboni 860-628-8146, Frank Smith, s_nb@comcast,net Al Valeri alinda67@comcast.net
Hospital Visits
- Frank Smith 860-224-0218 phone email: S_NB@comcast.net Al Valeri 860-747-8674 email: alinda67@comcast.net Tom Mucha tom@ctcomp.com
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******************************************************************************************
FYI : our location is accessible from routes 84 to 72. The 72 exit puts on Corbin Avenue just one block from West Main Street. Route nine south exit #26 is onto Chestnut Street turn left to Main Street and turn right to West Main and Turn left and St mark’s will be on your right hand side two blocks up. Routes 91 to route nine and follow the aforementioned direction. Route nine from route 84 take the downtown exit which is East Main Street, turn right to Main Street, left to West Main and Turn right.
The ACS in Meriden mails our notice to 129 people and we email or fax it to the ACS in Springfield and nine area hospitals and the IAL. If you no longer want our notice or know someone who would like to receive it please let Frank Smith know.
If you have an email address please send it to Frank at S_NB@COMCAST.NET
Other Connecticut Clubs:
Danbury New Voices Club, Contact: Mary Burke 203-744-3586.
The Lost Chord Club of New Haven, website www.speakagain.org
Contact: Bob Herbst 203-468-1576(evenings) bobh@i2world.com
Tri County New Voice Club, Norwich,
Contact: Carl Strand 860-536-6844(evenings) c.a.strand.jr@snet.net
Websites
Somerset County Miracle Voice Club http://pages.ivillage.com/njpatsy/
www.SpeechPathologist.org http://www.webwhispers.org
IAL: http://www.larynxlink.com CT Clubs list at http://larynxlink.com/Clubs/CT-Clubs.htm
For local sales and service of an electrolarynx or supplies contact:
Professional Speech Aid Service, 20 Hartford Road, Suite 30, Salem, CT 06420
(Roseann George) 860-859-2807 or 800-454-7778 FAX 860-8593102
Website: http://www.speechaid.com email: rzgeorge@sbcglobal.net
A reminder to you to be listed with SBC Enhanced 911 as speech-disabled. Information can be found in your local phonebook. There are relay system phones for people who cannot speak clearly over the phone. See the information pages of your local phone book look under TDD/TT for more information, call 711.
The Lauder book, “Self Help for the Laryngectomee” is available free to all new laryngectomees. All SLP’s should have postcards for this purpose. If you need a supply of postcards call the Laryngectomee Information Foundation (LIF) at 1-800-356-1266.
I hope you all get and read the IAL News which comes out three times a year, in Jan., May, and Sept. There are many interesting and helpful articles. To subscribe to (or remove name from) IAL News, email info to IALHQ@larynxlink.com or mail to IAL News, P. O. Box 691060 Stockton, CA 95269-1060 .
Please note; Member of the American Cancer Society and the IAL
Meeting schedule for 2007: 3rd Sunday of odd numbered months, i.e. Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov
Meeting Date: Sunday November 15, 2009 at 2:00PM
Location: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 147 West Main Street, New Britain
Parking at rear of the church and please use the rear entrance. We have been given the Library Room that has a kitchen
The meeting room is on the ground level, which is handicapped, accessible. **Family and friends always welcome to attend.
Saint Mark’s Church at 147 West Main Street, New Britain
SAINT MARK’S CHURCH
I must admit to being frustrated over the lack of the membership's wanting to review the group's by-laws in order to hold the election of officers as mandated.
I certainly hope that a nominations committee will be selected from the membership at the November meeting in order to make the review necessary and report back there recommendations at the January meeting. Anyone that wishes to serve as an officer of the group please contact the nominations committee.
77 new laryngectomees were announced to have joined our way of life with nine passing on with one here locally. We had one new Laryngectomee at The Hartford Hospital who resides in Somers, Ct. so I recommended his joining the Club in Springfield's Mercy Hospital meeting location in Massachusetts since his travel would only be approximately seven miles to that location.
Winter is back again and as laryngectomees we should be concerned with the problems that gas heating, cooking, and hot water services present for the need of a gas detector due to our lack being able to smell. Please do not count on your relatives because an occurrence could happen while you're home alone.
The new cigarette taxes hopefully will help reduce the need to remove the vocal cords for those who quit smoking, due the added cost, which will tend to reduce all the clubs memberships throughout Connecticut.
Health Days presentations at all our area schools and the anti-smoking presentations to the students we desperately need help in order provide all the requests.
Anyone willing to provide the time please contact me.
Respectfully submitted by:
Frank Smith
The BSLC Meeting Agenda:
1 The Treasurer’s financial report.
. Acceptance of the Treasurer’s current financial report.
.
2 Nominations committee:
A. To present its recommendations.
B. Acceptance of the recommendations by the nominations committee and a vote by the membership shall take place at the following membership meeting.
4 Items to be added to the agenda may be added by any member.
5. Guest Speakers will be allowed to make their presentations prior to the business portion of our meeting.
Should any member of this club become aware of a new laryngectomee please contact any one of the club’s officers after obtaining the patient’s permission so we can supply the “headlines article” that will guide the patient and his or her family members on how to obtain necessary supplies.
I hope we will see you all at the May 17, 2009 meeting.
Frank Smith
President: Frank Smith VP. & Webmaster Thomas Mucha
40 Chestnut St., A308, New Britain, CT 06051 44 Hillside Ave., Plainville, Ct.
860-224-0218 phone 860-351-5287 Phone
Email: S_NB@comcast.net Email tom@ctcomp.com
Secretary & Treasurer Al Valeri
Email alinda67@comcast.net
Speech-language Pathologist – Andrew Lees
18 Black Birch Road, Plainville, CT 06062 231 Snow Owl Drive, Southington, CT 06489
860-747-8674 860-621-4591
Email: ajlees@cox.net
School Programs – Frank Smith, S_nb@comcast.net 860-224-0218, Al Valeri, Diane Ashe
Nurses Training – Louis Tromboni 860-628-8146, Frank Smith, s_nb@comcast,net Al Valeri alinda67@comcast.net
Hospital Visits
- Frank Smith 860-224-0218 phone email: S_NB@comcast.net Al Valeri 860-747-8674 email: alinda67@comcast.net Tom Mucha tom@ctcomp.com
-
-
******************************************************************************************
FYI : our location is accessible from routes 84 to 72. The 72 exit puts on Corbin Avenue just one block from West Main Street. Route nine south exit #26 is onto Chestnut Street turn left to Main Street and turn right to West Main and Turn left and St mark’s will be on your right hand side two blocks up. Routes 91 to route nine and follow the aforementioned direction. Route nine from route 84 take the downtown exit which is East Main Street, turn right to Main Street, left to West Main and Turn right.
The ACS in Meriden mails our notice to 129 people and we email or fax it to the ACS in Springfield and nine area hospitals and the IAL. If you no longer want our notice or know someone who would like to receive it please let Frank Smith know.
If you have an email address please send it to Frank at S_NB@COMCAST.NET
Other Connecticut Clubs:
Danbury New Voices Club, Contact: Mary Burke 203-744-3586.
The Lost Chord Club of New Haven, website www.speakagain.org
Contact: Bob Herbst 203-468-1576(evenings) bobh@i2world.com
Tri County New Voice Club, Norwich,
Contact: Carl Strand 860-536-6844(evenings) c.a.strand.jr@snet.net
Websites
Somerset County Miracle Voice Club http://pages.ivillage.com/njpatsy/
www.SpeechPathologist.org http://www.webwhispers.org
IAL: http://www.larynxlink.com CT Clubs list at http://larynxlink.com/Clubs/CT-Clubs.htm
For local sales and service of an electrolarynx or supplies contact:
Professional Speech Aid Service, 20 Hartford Road, Suite 30, Salem, CT 06420
(Roseann George) 860-859-2807 or 800-454-7778 FAX 860-8593102
Website: http://www.speechaid.com email: rzgeorge@sbcglobal.net
A reminder to you to be listed with SBC Enhanced 911 as speech-disabled. Information can be found in your local phonebook. There are relay system phones for people who cannot speak clearly over the phone. See the information pages of your local phone book look under TDD/TT for more information, call 711.
The Lauder book, “Self Help for the Laryngectomee” is available free to all new laryngectomees. All SLP’s should have postcards for this purpose. If you need a supply of postcards call the Laryngectomee Information Foundation (LIF) at 1-800-356-1266.
I hope you all get and read the IAL News which comes out three times a year, in Jan., May, and Sept. There are many interesting and helpful articles. To subscribe to (or remove name from) IAL News, email info to IALHQ@larynxlink.com or mail to IAL News, P. O. Box 691060 Stockton, CA 95269-1060 .
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