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Technology Terrors and Our Kids
Two events occurred last week in my area that are sure to terrify parents everywhere. First, two Virginia Tech students were charged with kidnapping and killing 13-year-old Nicole Lovell, a Virginia seventh grader who used social media to escape bullying after surviving a liver transplant earlier in her life. Second, also in Maryland, a 22-year-old church…
The Link Between Endometriosis And Infertility
My need for support and companionship during my struggle with infertility and endometriosis led me to join the online patient community and through my involvement in this community, I have met the strongest, most inspiring women.Some of them have since become my closest friends and confidants. A good many of them started struggling with infertility in their 20s. Years passed as they tried many treatments and suffered miscarriages. Some of them did receive …
Who The Heck Is St. Valentine, Anyway?
As we were cutting out paper hearts and sprinkling glitter on my daughters Valentines Day cards this week, she stopped and asked me why we celebrate this day of love each year. I didn’t have an answer.What is the history of Valentines Day? Who was the fellow we call St. Valentine, and why do we send cards in his honor? After some digging, this is what I discovered: Who Was …
World Cancer Day: How You Can Get Involved
Did you know that cancer kills more people worldwide than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined? Today is World Cancer Day – an annual event organized by the Union for International Cancer Control to raise awareness for a disease that affects millions of people around the globe. Activists say the event is meant to help dispel the myth that cancer is only a concern for industrialized nations, rather than developing countries. The scary truth is that cancer rates are increasing in developing nations – for a variety of reasons.