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Hospital programs Washington County Hospital offers the following programs: Congestive heart failure ? Washington County Hospital offers a program for individuals with newly diagnosed heart failure or those needing help in managing their illness. Management classes and a telephone-monitoring program are available. Call the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program at 301-790-8940 for information. Diabetes ? Washington County Hospital offers an educational program for individuals affected by diabetes at Robinwood Medical Center, Suite 108. A new group begins each month.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Md. 0077 Today, weigh-in 7:15 to 9:15 a.m., meeting from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. First Christian Church, 1345 Potomac Ave., Hagerstown. Call Donna at 240-239-0486 or Patsy at 301-582-2292. GAM-ANON Today, 7 to 8:30 p.m. House at 33 E. Church St., Frederick, Md., next to Evangelical Lutheran Church. Anonymous self-help program for friends and families whose lives have been affected by someone with a gambling problem. Call 240-409-2395.

Lambert-Meadows Stacy B. Meadows and Juston W. Lambert were married Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, at Greenwood United Methodist Church in Winchester, Va. The bride is the daughter of Charles and Diane Meadows of Inwood, W.Va. The bridegroom is the son of John and Kimberly Hawbaker of Falling Waters, W.Va., and Neil Lambert of Hagerstown. The bride is a 1998 graduate of Musselman High School and a 1999 graduate of International Beauty School with a degree in cosmetology.

HAGERSTOWN - Since Cole Bellon moved back to his parents' Hagerstown home after becoming partially paralyzed last December in a car accident, he's only been out of the house to go to physical therapy. His mother, Debby Bellon, would love for her 22-year-old son to have the opportunity to get out of the house more - to see his friends, go to the mall and go to Philadelphia for checkups, but that requires a wheelchair-accessible van. To that end, Bellon's brother, Matt, and friends like Chris Boggs have organized ColeFest.

Easter Seals CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Amy Rohrer, occupational therapist at Easter Seals, has earned the title of certified ergonomic assessment specialist. Rohrer is able to assist individuals and companies in reducing the problems associated with musculoskeletal disorders by identifying ergonomic risk factors according to OSHA standards and developing effective industry and/or office-based programs. Bodyworks Massage Center Bodyworks Massage Center has announced the addition of the following Maryland and nationally certified massage therapists: Diane Redding, CMT, a Level 3 certified Lymphatic Drainage Therapist.

julieg@herald-mail.com At first glance, Charles Butts Jr. looks like any guy. He's a working father with a muscular build. The effects of the severe brain stem injury from a car accident 13 years ago are noticeable when he talks and walks - he limps. "Some people are really sweet to me. Some people are really arrogant," said Butts, a salesman at Circuit City at the Centre at Hagers-town. Beyond learning how to walk and talk again, Butts has had to learn how to cope with the cruelty he occasionally encounters from people who get a "look in their eyes" when talking with him or think he's retarded or drunk because his speech is muffled.

When it comes to ergonomics, health officials say it's the seemingly innocuous activities - writing, chopping food, washing dishes and watching TV - that have the potential to create health nightmares. "People are more concerned with completing the task, so (for) everyday things like writing, driving or writing a news story, even, people are not thinking about their posture and body position," said David Brandenburg, an ergonomist for the University of California, Los Angeles. "They are so engaged on getting somewhere or taking notes that they are putting their bodies in awkward positions.

See also : Austism traits & resources Autism is a puzzle. "Everything's like a piece," said Tammie Bannon, whose 8-year-old son Mark has autism. The pieces are different for every person with autism, and the pieces are hard to find. cont. from lifestyle Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life, according to the Autism Society of America. A brain disorder, it affects a child's ability to communicate, form relationships and respond appropriately to the environment, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.