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NEW ZEALAND SPINAL TRUST 30 What’s new in the Resource Centre April 2023 The Essence of You and Me: an inspiring and heartwarming true story of resilience, hope and love by Kada and Barney Miller, 2018 As a 20-year-old, David 'Barney' Miller was one of the best surfers on the New South Wales mid-north coast. He was looking to go professional. But then he was involved in a car accident, and he was told he would never breathe independently or use his legs again. Refusing to give in, he defied the doctors through self-belief, hard work and sheer guts. Barney plunged into a depression then met Kada, a beautiful girl from a country town who dreamed of becoming a singer. Together they believe anything is possible. The antiviral gut: tackling pathogens from the inside out by Robynne Chutkan, 2022 Multiple studies have now confirmed a dramatic link between the health of our microbiome—the trillions of bacteria that live in our digestive tract—and our likelihood of getting devastating viral illnesses like COVID-19. Low-fibre diets, limited exposure to nature, and overzealous use of pharmaceuticals have messed up our microbiome, making many of us more susceptible to viruses than we naturally should be. But the good news is that unlike our genes, our microbiome is constantly evolving, offering a pathway back to health for those who are suffering, and proven protection for those who want to stay well. In The Anti-Viral Gut, Dr. Robynne Chutkan explains this ground breaking research and offers a prescriptive plan for anyone trying to avoid or recover from a viral illness to rehab their gut microbes and restore their health. Somebody I used to know by Wendy Mitchell, 2018 Wendy Mitchell had a busy job with the British National Health Service, raised her two daughters alone, and spent her weekends running and climbing mountains. Then, slowly, a mist settled deep inside the mind she once knew so well, blurring the world around her. She didn’t know it then, but dementia was starting to take hold. In 2014, at age fifty-eight, she was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer’s. In this remarkable book, Mitchell shares the heartrending story of her cognitive decline and how she has fought to manage it. What lay ahead of her after the diagnosis was scary and unknown, but she was determined and resourceful, and she vowed to outwit the disease for as long as she could. Natural care: taking care of yourself the natural way by Wendyl Nissen, 2022 In this time of great uncertainty, Wendyl focuses on turning to your garden, animals, books, loved ones, and, importantly, looking after yourself so that you have the means to give to others. Wendyl writes about how to care for others, the land, the water, animals and yourself in ways that are good for our communities and our planet. Journals/magazines Dynamics of Human Health Vol 10 issue 1 2023 Forward UK SCI: Fundraising Challenge Issue 169 Winter 2022 New Mobility Issue 346 Jan/Feb 2023 Spinal Network News Vol 23 no. 3 December 2022 Topics in Spinal Cord injury Rehabilitation Vol 28 no. 4 Fall 2022 Check out our catalogue! Visit the Resource Centre catalogue abc.mykoha.co.nz All of the listed items are available to loan from the Resource Centre. We are located on the way to the spinal gym, call in and see us! Contact Bernadette Cassidy for more information bernadette.cassidy@nzspinaltrust.org.nz or phone: 022 600 6630
SPINAL NETWORK NEWS 31 The Funeral Published author Hamish Ramsden has made a big impact as a regular columnist for the Spinal Network News. I had visions of a Monty Python scene. —Hamish Ramsden Although this particular family member spoke for perhaps too long, he did give me more of an insight into my friend’s life. Anyway, as it was an open coffin, we were asked if we wanted, to walk (wheel) in single file around the coffin and put a rose petal or two on our friend and perhaps remember him in any particular way that we wanted to. So, I waited in line, slowly wheeling forward and managed to shake off my rose petals on the way round the coffin, but when I got to where I had to turn sharply to effectively get around the head of coffin, there was not enough room for me to get around. I was effectively stuck, slightly between the coffin and the windowsill. Crikey I thought, (or words to that effect). What was I to do now? LEGEND—Hamish Ramsden knows what it’s like to have an SCI and wants to help others. Some time ago I went to a friend’s funeral. He had been in a wheelchair for a long time and had taught me a lot about attitude and getting out and doing stuff. Even so, he struggled towards the end for his own purpose and meaning. It was a struggle to see him slowly decline. I try to take some learnings from all of this; the main ones I think I learnt were that you need to keep working on your mental aptitude, to never take things for granted and to try and keep finding a purpose to get up and out of bed each day. Anyway, so I tootled off to his funeral and there was a reasonable gathering of other wheelies, friends and family and current and former Burwood Spinal Unit staff. One member of the family got up to talk and I think he had taken inspiration from the Minister, who spoke just before him who stated that there were no other funerals that day, so we effectively had as much time as we wanted. The family member took that to heart and after about 45 minutes of speaking I could see people getting more and more restless and indeed one or two had to surreptitiously leave the funeral as they had other engagements to go to. To move forward meant nudging and moving the coffin and potentially tipping it over, but now I was sufficiently wedged I couldn’t move backwards either, without shifting the coffin as well. I had visions of a Monty Python scene where I knocked the coffin over, the body and rose petals came spilling out and there was general commotion whilst the song “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” burst from the speakers. The line was slowly building up behind me as I nervously thought what to do. I thought the best and only plan was to nudge forward, just to see if I could get one more chance of getting around the coffin. I moved a bit, the coffin moved a bit, I moved a bit, the coffin a bit more, all whilst the queue got longer and longer behind me. I took one last breath and nudged what I thought would be the last one that I needed, but would it get me through or would the coffin cascade over. Thankfully, oh so thankfully I nudged free and my Monty Python moment did not eventuate. I know that my friend would have been looking down from above chuckling quietly to himself as he was wont to do, and now I could see the funny side of it as well. Whereas 30 seconds ago I certainly could not. Any learnings from this? Yes indeed, firstly, always have time for your mates as we never know what they are going through and never tell anyone that they have unlimited time to talk.
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