Viewing The World From Write Where You Are
Posted in Alzheimer's disease, awareness, death, disease, elderly, emotions, family, grandparents, health, Heart, help, learning, life, loss, memories, news, observations on Sep 21st, 2009
World Alzheimer’s Day is being observed today, September 21, 2009. The day of recognition was established to create an awareness of the devastation of the disease its patients & their families; & to help raise funding to fight the disease.
Posted in Advocating for special needs, attitude, comfort, commitment, compassion, death, elderly, emotions, encouragement, family, Fear, future, giving, grief, health, Heart, help, home, hospital, illness, life, loneliness, loss, medical, ministry, observations, of connections, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, Passing Away, relationships, respect, sadness, service, sickness, special needs, spiritual, support, trauma on Apr 27th, 2009
Over the years I have had a fleeting glimpse into the help that Hospice (end of life care) has to offer. Patients who have been diagnosed with an illness or disease that is an advanced chronic disease or illness; the focus is on comfort (physically, spiritually, and emotionally). Hospice care does not have a cure [...]
Posted in Advocating for special needs, charity, commitment, compassion, disease, Education, emotions, health, help, hospital, illness, life, medical, mental and physical health, MONEY, news, observations, of connections, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, science, service, sickness, special needs, support on Apr 23rd, 2009
Stephen Hawking’s, physicist, has made the news recently, because he has been hospitalized in ill health. Stephen Hawkings was diagnosed with ALS or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis over 40 years ago; and, he has still managed to live a productive life. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. It is never good news when someone [...]
Posted in abuse, anger, baby, children, crime, culture, death, elderly, emotions, family, future, health, Impact, law enforcement, life, mental and physical health, murder, news, pain and misery, parenting, pregnancy, relationships, respect, Teen Pregnancy, teens, trauma, violence on Dec 5th, 2008
Minnesota has had a couple of miserable examples of appropriate teenaged behaviors. First, there is the case of Nicole Beecroft who was 17 years old in April 2007 when she gave birth to a live baby girl, on the floor of the laundry room, in the home that she shared with her parents. They did not know [...]
Posted in cancer, chemo, courage, emotions, family, Fear, friendship, health, hopes, life, love, mental and physical health, music, religion, support, well-being on Aug 2nd, 2008
For those who have had the unfortunate experience of hearing that they have cancer, facing the decisions of how best to fight the disease is a bit like arm wrestling the devil. You can’t see cancer from the outside…but, it has the power to destroy you. For the most part, you are in a [...]
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