Source: BBC.com Alyssa, who is 13 and from Leicester, England, was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia last May. Her cancer was aggressive — chemotherapy, and then a bone marrow transplant, were unable to rid it from her body. What happened next would have been unthinkable just a few years ago and has been made […]
Winter Blood Donor Drive: America’s Blood.org · Red Cross New Jersey Region: Rapid Pass Questionnaire · Donor App · Vitalant.org: $15,000 Donor Giveaway Source: American Red Cross The American Red Cross is facing its worst national blood shortage in more than a decade. Dangerously low blood supply levels are posing a concerning risk to patient […]
Source: JerseyShoreOnline.com You didn’t need to wear a turkey suit to be part of the 2nd Annual Keswick Thanks-For-Giving Turkey Trot 5 Kilometer Run, but it sure wouldn’t hurt. The event that featured at least 50 participants took place on a chilly morning at the America’s Keswick Activities Center Addiction Recovery facility located in the […]
PART ONE Source: Central Jersey.com If you suffer from hand, elbow, or arm pain, it is important to see your doctor for a correct diagnosis. In many cases, they will recommend physical therapy as part of your overall treatment plan. Bursitis, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), is inflammation of a bursa, […]
Source: Central Jersey.com Regularly playing a musical instrument — whether string, wind, percussion, or keyboard —- can result in a range of musculoskeletal disorders in the hands, wrists, and arms. As the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) explains, long hours of practice, awkward postures, and repetitive motion all have an impact over time, increasing […]
National Hospice and Palliative Care Association · CaringInfo.org · Advanced Planning Care · Palliative Care · Hospice Care · Caregiving Options ·Visiting Nurse Assn. of NJ · GetPalliativeCare.org Source: CaregiverAction.org I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America…do hereby proclaim November 2022 as National Family Caregivers Month…(when) we recognize the love […]