Investigations have begun into the NYC’s Administration for Children’s Services following the death of Zymere Perkins, a 6-year-old, beaten to death by his mother’s boyfriend last month. His mother had been the subject of at least five investigations of child abuse since 2010. Governor Cuomo and the City of New York want […]
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It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Approximately one in 7 women will experience breast cancer and I’m pretty sure that you all know someone who is a survivor. In my group of friends, there are two of us who have had breast cancer. My friend and I experienced breast cancer 2 […]
I’m getting older, no doubt, and as I have aged I’ve faced health issues that many of you have also faced. Health and illness are just part of life, and coping with the changes is something I work hard at. I’ve had breast cancer, skin cancer and a few years […]
We have a summer home, a little cottage on an island in upstate New York. Since the cottage is on an island that we can’t get to in the fall, in the spring I’m faced with huge piles of leaves that have been sitting there for 7 months. I have […]
I recently attended a meeting where the owners of Upstate Concierge Medicine presented on the topic of telemedicine. As an educator I am intrigued with telemedicine and I really didn’t know much about how it works. If you read health news regularly, you’ll see that telemedicine is a rapidly growing commodity […]
Recently, my husband became ill. I’m a nurse, and if you know anything about nurses, we don’t like to run to the doctor unless we are absolutely sure this is necessary. Just ask my kids. His illness began the evening prior when we ate with some friends. We all shared […]