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Heat exhaustion vs heat stroke: Know the difference

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Do you know the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke?

Heat exhaustion:

-Feeling faint or dizzy
-Excessive sweating
-Cool, pale, clammy skin
-Nausea or vomiting
-Rapid, weak pulse
-Muscle cramps

If you experience these symptoms, get to an air-conditioned space, drink water, take a cool shower, or use a cool compress.

Heat stroke:

-Headache or confusion
-No sweating
-Body temperature above 103 degrees Fahrenheit
-Red, hot, dry skin
-Nausea or vomiting
-Rapid, strong pulse
-Loss of consciousness

If you notice someone experiencing these symptoms, call 911, move the person to a cooler place, and cool them down with cloths or a bath.
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If you are looking for something to do on a hot and sunny day but want to avoid being outside, FIAMC Volunteers can help. They can transport you to local businesses that will allow you to get out and about while also staying cool. The Landing Wausau or Marathon County Public Library (MCPL) are both great options.

OR a Volunteer can provide friendly visiting at your home so you can avoid leaving your house altogether. Play a card game, try your luck at a puzzle, Bake a family favorite recipe, or simply have a conversation about life.

If you are 60 or over residing in Marathon County, call our office for an application. 715-848-8783

Important Programs, News & Events

Skills Enhancement Conversation: Alzheimer’s & Dementia

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Skills Enhancement Conversation: Alzheimer’s & Dementia

Calling all Faith in Action of Marathon County Care Receivers, family members, Volunteers, & donors:

Join us on Tuesday, June 4th to gain important and valuable knowledge of the signs and symptoms of Alzheimerโ€™s & Dementia. We will have a presentation by Lisa Berry, a Regional Walk Manager for the Alzheimer’s Association.

๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: Tuesday, June 4th

๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: 10:00 am to 11:00 am

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: Faith in Action of Marathon County office โ€“ 630 Adams Street, Wausau, 54403

FIAMC is located within Immanuel Lutheran Church. Parking is behind the building on the corner of Adams and Hamilton Streets. The entrance is located by using the ramp. Once inside, follow the FIAMC signs down the hall to find the room we will be meeting in.

๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ฉ๐—ฃ ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—œ๐—”๐— ๐—– ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

โžก๏ธIf you are a FIAMC Care Receiver in need of transportation to attend this event, please call our our FIAMC office.

โžก๏ธIf you are a FIAMC Volunteer, please watch for our Volunteer opportunities to help a Care Receiver in need of transportation.

Even if you are unable to attend yourself, helping a Care Receiver with a ride to and from would be greatly appreciated.

715-848-8783

News & Events

Volunteers Needed

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Volunteers Needed

Faith in Action Marathon County (FIAMC) is growing – we need more driving volunteers to grow with us! Many seniors in our community donโ€™t have family or friends that they can count on to help with transportation.

FIAMC provides area seniors with FREE transportation to the following within Marathon County:

– Medical Appointments

– Grocery Stores

– General Shopping

– Personal Rides for visiting spouse/family/friend in another facility, church, community activities, hair appointments, pharmacy, and visiting the library.

We have a very flexible volunteer driving schedule. You can volunteer as often or as little as you like. 

Volunteering provides a sense of purpose and meaning, improves mental and physical health, and increases your social and relationship skills, all while giving back to our community.

For a FIAMC Volunteer application, phone: 715-848-8783, email: WausauFIAinfo@gmail.com, website: FaithInActionMarathonCounty.org

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6 Scams You Should Be Watching For This Year

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6 Scams You Should Be Watching For This Year

One reason that scammers are so difficult to stop, security experts say, is that they keep raising their game. Here are six of the scams that experts say you should be watching out for this year:

1. Check cooking scam: thieves take a digital picture of a stolen check and then use commercially available software to alter it.

2. Voiceprint Scams: thieves capture a recording of your voice and then use a software program to generate an imitation โ€œdeepfakeโ€ version that can be used to impersonate you.

3. Delayed-action sweepstakes scam: scammers will ask for personal information so that they can validate you and set up the payout. Theyโ€™ll write small checks on your account to see whether you notice the fraudulent activity. If you don’t, they’ll continue to use the account to obtain credit cards and lines of credit

4. Virtual celebrity scam: this method became more popular during covid when stars who couldnโ€™t make public appearances tried to stay connected with their fans by doing online concerts and other events on social media.

5. Multistage grandparent scam: crooks call and pretend to be a grandchild whoโ€™s been arrested and needs bail money to get out of a nonexistent legal jam.

6. Paris Olympics scams: With the Paris games coming up this summer, Olympics officials are warning ticket seekers to avoid bogus ticketing sites and scam emails purporting to be from Paris 2024 (the official website for the games) or the Olympic committee.

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March 11: National Napping Day

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Believe it or not, today is National Napping Day.

This day was created in 1999 by a Boston University professor and his wife. William Anthony Ph.D. and his wife Camille Anthony created this holiday to spread awareness on the importance of getting enough sleep and its benefits. The holiday was meant to help make up for the amount of sleep lost when the hour changes. The date was chosen because studies have shown that people are already at their most tired and sleep-deprived after daylight savings changes. The change of the hour really makes a difference, but National Napping Day can make you feel like there was no change at all.

Did you take a nap today?