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Our Parish Nurse is Jean Harris. She is a RN with a Masters Degree in Biblical Counseling. She is dedicated to working with our entire congregation and helping with your needs.
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| Need a Ride for your health appointment? Call Brandy at the church office. |
| Drivers are needed to relieve the Parish Nurse of routine doctor's visits. If you can help one day a month (or more often), please call the church office or Mary Albritton at 359-2857 |
For situations that do not require emergency response by a pastor, Kay Sanchez is available to coordinate the response of Bee Ridge’s Congregational Care Committee. Kay can be contacted at: Home phone: 922-2681
Can You Volunteer?.....
Check the Parish Nurse Bulletin Board for some places you can serve.
Your community needs you!
Notes From the Parish Nurse.
by Jean Harris, RN
Take Good Care of Your Eyes
It's important
to take care of your eyes. The good news is that many eye problems and diseases
can be treated if caught early. To make sure you keep seeing clearly, get a
comprehensive dilated eye exam. An eye care professional will examine your eyes
for signs of vision problems or eye diseases. It's the best way to find out if
you need glasses, or are in the early stages of a serious but treatable eye
disease.
The CDC's Vision
Health Initiative and the National Eye Institute are encouraging Americans to
take care of their eyes to make sure they can see well throughout their lives.
For older individuals, vision loss usually comes from diseases associated with
aging, including macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic retinopathy and
glaucoma. A dilated eye exam is the only way to find these diseases in the early
stages, and it will also find vision problems that can be corrected, such as
nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia, in which eyes
gradually lose the ability to focus on close objects, such as the text in a
newspaper.
Taking care of
your eyes also may benefit your overall health. According to the CDC. people
with vision problems are more likely than those with good vision to have
diabetes, poor hearing, heart problems, high blood pressure, lower back pain and
stroke, as well as have increased risk for falls, injury and depression.
Nine Ways to
Help Protect Your Vision
The best option
is to keep your eyes as healthy as possible throughout your lifetime.
Get a dilated eye exam.
Know your family's eye health history.
Eat right to protect your sight—in particular, eat plenty of dark leafy
greens such as spinach, kale, or collard greens, and fish that is high in
omega-3 fatty acids.
Maintain a healthy weight.
Wear protective
eyewear when playing sports or doing activities around the home.
Quit smoking or never start.
Wear sunglasses that block 99%-100% of UVA and UVB radiation.
Clean your hands and your contact
lenses properly to avoid the risk of infection. Practice workplace eye safety.
Visit an Eye
Care Professional if...You have:
Decreased vision
Eye pain
Drainage or redness of the eye
Double vision
Diabetes
Or see:
Flashes of light
Floaters (tiny specks that appear to float before your eyes)
Circles, or
halos, around light sources
Blessings, Jean
Jean
If you or someone in your family is ill and you would like some assistance with your daily life, please let Jean know. In addition to her always available help, she can advise our Care Committee who is there for just such a need.
PRESCRIPTION FUND The Bee Ridge
Prescription Fund was started about three years ago, when an anonymous
giver made a generous gift to assist those who might occasionally have
trouble meeting bills for medications. The guidelines have been reviewed
recently by the Session, and are now as follows: 1 2. You may approach any staff member to
ask for assistance, or help may be offered by a staff member. 3. Assistance should be for a short
time; long term assistance may need to be secured through other avenues;
you may speak to the pastor or parish nurse for advice. 4. Ordinarily, the prescription shall
be paid directly to the pharmacy by the church. In some cases, a
prescription already paid by the individual may be reimbursed by the
church. 5. The Parish Nurse, the Pastor and the
church Bookkeeper shall have full oversight of these funds and shall be
careful to keep confidentiality. 6. Occasional announcements in the
bulletin and newsletter shall remind members of the fund. Individual needs
differ, and the church staff may seek to assist through other means.
Bee Ridge
Presbyterian Church
4826 South McIntosh
Road Sarasota, Florida 34233
Church Phone (941) 921-5355
E-mail: jeni700@comcast.net
