Hi everyone. It has been a long time since I've updated, thanks to many distractions and a lot of stress. I'm going to make an attempt to get the ball rolling on this again, and decided that today is no better day to start than any other. Without further adieu...
...I'd like to start with a challenge. Don't worry, this is any easy one. Maybe. Here's a question for you: what do you do with your life to honor the sacrifices of those who have fought for you or currently fight for you? We all have differing viewpoints on whether certain wars are worth fighting, but the bottom line is that over many, many, maaaaanny years, a lot of good people have gone off to battle believing that they were doing so for the best interest of the country. They fight, and die, for the rights and privileges that we all get to enjoy. The ease of posting a Facebook update once a year thanking the troops doesn't really resonate well with me. If you want to thank them, please do something for them. Support the Troops or the USO might be a good start, or you could always see if you could help out with Veteran's Affairs. And you know what, if you don't want to help out the members of the military, then simply try to help out your fellow man every once in a while. Hold the door open for someone, stop and help push a car out of the road, or just give a warm greeting to the bogged-down cashier at your grocery store. Keep in mind that even when we struggle, we still often enjoy so much. We overlook how good we have it because we don't truly know of the plight of others. Do what you can to help out, because it often costs you nothing to do the right thing.
Monday, May 30, 2011
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Great Person of the Day #10: Buddy Wakefield
Correction: I had originally posted this article with a picture of Young Buddy Wakefield. Oops! I didn't know there were so many musicians with the same name. Will fix with a picture of the correct Buddy at some point soon.
Today we venture to Baltimore for our GPotD, who is musician Buddy Wakefield. Buddy has a brother with Parkinson's disease and has been using a harp to help (I'm assuming) with the dexterity of his motor skills. Turning to other instruments for inspiration, Wakefield discovered that harmonicas could be helpful to those with respiratory problems because of the actions needed to play it, included pursing lips and deep breathing. Sinai Hospital has started giving harmonicas, songbooks, and lessons to pediatric patients with asthma, pneumonia, and other post-op conditions to help them strengthen their breathing. Playing them helps the patients open up their lungs and can be used by parents as a simple way to test the breathing status of their children while at home. The program has been such a successful therapy tool that the hospital is looking to expand it into other units.
I've always been a fan of multidisciplinary teams for patient care, but this goes beyond that and highlights why it's so important for people from non-medical fields to volunteer or help out in some manner. Sometimes the best, (seemingly0 simplest ideas come from people who have no ties to the field.
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Today we venture to Baltimore for our GPotD, who is musician Buddy Wakefield. Buddy has a brother with Parkinson's disease and has been using a harp to help (I'm assuming) with the dexterity of his motor skills. Turning to other instruments for inspiration, Wakefield discovered that harmonicas could be helpful to those with respiratory problems because of the actions needed to play it, included pursing lips and deep breathing. Sinai Hospital has started giving harmonicas, songbooks, and lessons to pediatric patients with asthma, pneumonia, and other post-op conditions to help them strengthen their breathing. Playing them helps the patients open up their lungs and can be used by parents as a simple way to test the breathing status of their children while at home. The program has been such a successful therapy tool that the hospital is looking to expand it into other units.
I've always been a fan of multidisciplinary teams for patient care, but this goes beyond that and highlights why it's so important for people from non-medical fields to volunteer or help out in some manner. Sometimes the best, (seemingly0 simplest ideas come from people who have no ties to the field.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
*UPDATE* Great Person of the Day #8: Feris Jones
(image courtesy of Frank Franklin II/AP)
For the previous post, click here.
Feris Jones, the Clint Eastwood-esque heroine of the recent salon shoot-out in NY City, was promoted from officer to detective at a ceremony earlier today. Congrats!
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Great Person of the Day #9: Jamie Dixon
(image courtesy of thepittsburghchannel.com)
Today's GPotD is University of Pittsburgh basketball coach Jamie Dixon, who recently helped pull two people from a car after an accident on Interstate 279. Dixon witnessed the car swerve, hit a guardrail, and flip over several times before it came to a rest on its roof. He pulleld over, ran over to the car, and helped one of the passengers get out through a broken window. Dixon downplayed his heroics and noted that others stopped as well. On top of that, he said it was what anyone would have done. As one who has witnessed car collisions/accidents and seen many others pass by, I can say that isn't true. Thanks for stopping and doing your part.
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