What goes around comes around..... Jane and I live in Padang and we were far enough  away from the mega quake and tsunamis on Dec 26th to escape any direct damage. What followed turned our lives upsided down and we now see the world and our role in it from a totally different vantage point.     

Experiencing the devastation in Aceh and Nias and the bravery of the victims  first  hand has been a transformative experience. It is as though everything we have learned, all the skills we have cultivated, all our life experience, our friends, associates and family, suddenly came together to face the enormous task of confronting the emergency. It is far from over. Reconstruction will take decades.

Our world has been changed forever. What matters now is to make a difference for hundreds of thousands of victims. What we need are tools that can do that on a meaningfull scale.

In  the days after the tsunami, we were inundated by requests for information and  help. People found our Aceh appeal website and called or mailed in the hope that we could help find loved ones or friends missing in the aftermath.

The UK Embassy called and asked us  to help find Gareth Smith and his family: last seen or heard of in Sipura Island 100 miles west of Padang. We were able to reassure the Ambassador that the Mentawai Islands had not been seriously damaged and that no-one  was reporting any loss of life in the area. Many phone calls later and the chance visit of our of our island staff led  us to Gareth & family safe and sound in a Padang hotel. The Embassy were very happy that we found their only lost citizen in the  region and later that day the Defence Attache called and put me in touch with Rolls Royce head office in Jakarta. Funding materialized, aid flooded  in,  we found our aid ship and the rest of  our story can be found at www.island-aid.org

Gareth returned to UK but he did not forget us. He has mobilized his non-profit group to help support our work and we have expanded our area of concern to the Mentawai Islands where his family live

During the initial phase of our emergency aid deliveries to Aceh & Nias, Island Aid (operating as Electric Lamb Mission) was sponsored by many aid organizations and companies including: Aus Aid, Unilever, North West Medical Teams, Missionary Air Fellowship & Canadian Relief Foundation. Special thanks to major financial supporters:

Now that the emergency phase is over we are focused on fund raising for long term reconstruction and rehabilitation of isolated communities along this  devastated coastline.

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NEXT - We have a simple humanitarian task for you to perform right now. It could save the life of someone you love. It could save someone you love from permanent & irreversible brain damage.

COPY PASTE AND STICK THIS NOTICE TO YOUR FRIDGE DOOR

We have zero vested interest in this other than the hope that you will pass it on to as many people as possible. This information is unverified but apparently true.............

..............A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours, in many cases he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed and getting to the patient within 3 hours ...... which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE - A true story

Susie is recouping at an incredible pace for someone with a massive stroke all because Sherry saw Susie stumble - that is the key that isn't mentioned below -and then she asked Susie the 3 questions. So simple - this literally saved Susie's life - -

An associate had sent this information to Sherry and she did just what this notice said she should do. Suzie failed all three tests and 9-1-1 was called.

Even though she had normal blood pressure readings and did not appear to be a stroke as she could converse to some extent with the Paramedics they took her to the hospital right away.

Read and Learn!Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

1. *Ask the individual to SMILE.    

2. *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS. (and one leg at a time in case the stroke has only effected the lower body)    

3. *Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) ie . It is sunny out today     

If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 9-1-1 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public to learn the three questions.

They presented their conclusions at the American Stroke Association's annual meeting last February. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of the Stroke and prevent brain damage.

BE A FRIEND AND SHARE THIS ARTICLE WITH AS MANY OTHERS AS POSSIBLE, you could save their lives.

At the same time we hope you will mention where you learned  about this stroke test so that others learn about Island Aid's 's work with tsunami victims in Aceh and Nias. That is your choice but please do pass it on.

For those who would like a more technical explanation of this recent advance in medical science.....mail us.

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