Posts Tagged ‘Caregivers’
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Early morning and I’m in my car, rushing along the interstate, with the sun just rising over the Ohio River. I approach a beautiful, almost futuristic looking building with gleaming white walls and green-tinted glass. This is where I work, one of the most uplifting places I know—the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center in Huntington, West Virginia, where I’m a cancer nurse.
Yes, that’s right, a cancer center, where people are diagnosed and treated for all kinds of cancer by 12 specialized physicians and a team of nurses and support staff.
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Author, speaker and mentor Ronda Del Boccio presents the Shrink With Me Blog. Ronda Del Boccio is the author of I’ll Push You steer, plus numerous articles and stories.
Tags: Being Positive, Cancer, Caregivers, Positive People, Work & Career
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
It was finally May. That meant one thing in our house. The Special Olympics were near!
My 11-year-old son, Jay, who has Down syndrome, waited for this all year. Game day was practically a holiday for us. My husband, Carl, and I made a tradition of spending the night with Jay in a nice hotel where his teammates stayed. They laughed and joked all night. But the next day, after everyone suited up in their snazzy white shorts and navy T-shirts—the competition was on.
Today it was the 25-meter walk.
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Author, speaker and mentor Ronda Del Boccio presents the Shrink With Me Blog. Ronda Del Boccio is the author of I’ll Push You steer, plus numerous articles and stories.
Tags: Caregivers, Caring for..., Inspirational Connections, Positive People, Raising Kids
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Saturday, March 1st, 2008
Of the more than 400,000 organ transplants performed in the U.S. in the last 20 years, roughly 20 percent have come from living donors, the vast majority of whom are blood relatives, spouses or close friends. It’s rare for a person to make a living organ donation to a total stranger. Not surprising when you consider the surgical risks and potential long-term complications.
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Author, speaker and mentor Ronda Del Boccio presents the Shrink With Me Blog. Ronda Del Boccio is the author of I’ll Push You steer, plus numerous articles and stories.
Tags: Acquaintances, Caregivers, Other, Positive People
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Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
When I was a news anchor for NBC in Miami several years ago, I was sent out to cover a story on the nonprofit volunteer organization called Best Buddies. I didn't know what the organization was and so I decided to do some research.
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Tags: Best Friends, Caregivers, Other, People Making a Difference, Positive People, Work & Career
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Thursday, February 1st, 2007
My days in retirement had started to blur together. Oh, they were pleasant enough-summer days spent lolling away up at our lake house, puttering on the boat, visiting with our kids and grandkids. But lately I’d felt this grinding sameness. I was growing bored. And to think I’d looked forward to retirement.
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Author, speaker and mentor Ronda Del Boccio presents the Shrink With Me Blog. Ronda Del Boccio is the author of I’ll Push You steer, plus numerous articles and stories.
Tags: Aging Well, Being Happy, Being Positive, Cancer, Caregivers, Caring for..., Discovering Yourself, Finding Balance, Friends, Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, Inspirational Connections, Inspirational Voices, Lifestyle, New Beginnings, Other, People Making a Difference, Positive People, Retirement, Stress & Worry
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Saturday, July 1st, 2006
!--paging_filter--pemDee Murphy died on September 5, 2009 at age 89. She donated her body to the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences for medical research. br //em/p
pemHer daughter shared, ldquo;She loved the military and military medicine that, even in death, she is still giving to them.rdquo; br //em/p
pemWe celebrate the life of Mrs. Dee Murphy. /em/p
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pRecently, a military chaplain called and told menbsp;GUIDEPOSTSnbsp;ought to do a story about an 85-year-old volunteer at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, named Dee Murphy./p
pa href=http://www.guideposts.com/story/indomitable-dee-murphyread more/a/p
Tags: Caregivers, Other, Positive People, Retirement
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