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Madison Enterprise-Recorder 3A


 Jacob Bemr




 Abbie And .


 The Elephant
 My sister, Abbie, has a lot more courage than I 1 *
ever thought she would. As a child, I remember as
she would be watching a certain razor commercial
on TV and the man would cut himself shaving. She
would scream. When an old science fiction show en-
titled Space 1999 would come on and a spaceship or
something collided with Earth, she would scream. "
When my mama would cut chicken, Abbie would o
cry, "Mama, don't cut that chick-chick." When Dad- _O _I_,,,
dy would be standing on a chair, changing a light
bulb, she would say, "You'll fall."
 I thought that Abbie would have those fears in
her forever. She doesn't have any of them now. She
no longer talks like she did when she was younger
but she drove home her courageousness this past
Monday evening when she rode an elephant at the -
circus.
 I had been planning on taking her over to the
pony rides but she kept trying to climb up the plat- o
form to get an elephant ride. I finally relented and
gave my money to the woman collecting it and Abbie _
got to ride on the elephant. My brother, Danny, and I
also rode. I will admit that I was afraid of falling but q
Abbie was having the time of her life, just laughing. 0 m
 The Bible tells us that "Laughter doeth the heart C
good, like a medicine" and I know that on Monday
evening, there was no medicine in the world that 
could make me feel as good as Abbie's laughter. *



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 To

 Stay

Young
 1. Throw out
nonessential numbers.
This includes age,
weight and height. Let
the doctors worry about
them. That is why you
pay 'them!'
 2. Keep only cheer-
fulfriends. The grouch-
es pull you down
 3. Keep learning.
Learn more about the
computer, crafts, gar-
dening, whatever Nev-
er let the brain idle. 'An
idle mind is the devil's
workshop. 'And the dev-
il's name is Alzheimer's
 4. Enjoy the simple
things
 5. Laugh often, long
and loud. Laugh until
you gasp for breath
 6. The tears hap-
pen. Endure, grieve,
and move on. The only
person, who is with us
our entire life, is our-
selves. Be ALIVE while
you are alive
 7. Surround your-
self with what you love,
whether it's family,
pets, keepsakes, music,
plants, hobbies, what-
ever Your home is your
refuge
 8. Cherish your
health: If it is good,
preserve it. If it is un-
stable, improve it. If it
is beyond what you can
improve, get help
 9 Don't take guilt
trips. Take a trip to the
mall, even to the next
county; to a foreign
country but NOT to
where the guilt is
 10. Tell the people
you love that you love
them, at every opportu-
nity


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 VACCINATIONS
 ARE

 Now Available


H1 N1 Swine Flu Vaccines are now available at the
 Madison County Health Department
 at 218 Southwest Third Avenue

 Clinic hours:
 Monday -Friday: 8 -11 AM and 1 4 PM

 H1 N1 Swine Flu Vaccines are FREE
 No appointment is necessary

 It is very important that the
 following people be vaccinated:
 Pregnant women
 Parents, caregivers and people living
 with infants under 6 months old
 Anyone 6 months to 24 years old
 Persons aged 25 through 64 years who
 have health conditions associated with
 higher risk of medical complications
 from influenza

 Persons aged 65 and older will not be
 vaccinated at this time due to limited supply

 For more information, please call
 (850) 973-5000 //


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