Everyday Heroes
Dec 18th, 2009 |
By Dee |
Category: Everyday Heroes, Healing Our World
I was sent this link by one of our readers and I have to tell you it helped me keep the faith in our species for at least one more holiday season. I like to think of myself as a positive person and I have a lot of faith; but, there are times (especially when watching or reading the news) that I find myself wondering if we really can save ourselves and change our world.
Robbie Goodrich, at left holding daughter Julia, with some of the moms who have nursed Moses, in center back.
This story shows how one group of women did change the world of one small baby, one family, and, since all is connected – our world. My prayer is that blessings flow to all of them. ~Dee
The day Charles Moses Martin Goodrich entered the world, a new community was conceived.
As the newborn breathed in life, his mother, Susan Goodrich, began to die. Less than 12 hours after having her son, the 46-year-old mother of four was gone. Read more...
Tags: change the world, compassion, faith, flu, friendship, healing, inspirational, kindness, nursing moses, volunteer, working out
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Oct 28th, 2009 |
By Dee |
Category: Everyday Heroes, Healing Our World
It is true that this world is full of suffering, disease and pain – but mingled in the midst of the darkness are points of light which shine very brightly. Kristen is one of these lights. In order to raise money for children with cancer, Kristen will be shaving her head on March 20, 2010. In this ‘Appearance is Everything’ culture where women spend *billions* on beauty products, this courageous lady will shear her locks to help raise money to save a child. Read her story and then make a donation – even $1 will help fund the research to save the lives of thousands of little ones who are battling this deadly disease. ~Dee
In Kristen’s own words…
I can’t imagine watching one of my four children dying. Even worse, I can’t imagine watching them suffer before they passed away. I can’t fathom watching one of my sons or daughters lying in a bed…unable to move…spitting up blood and screaming in pain. I don’t think any parent can . Read more...
Tags: balding, cancer, Cancer Support, childhood cancer, children with cancer, fight cancer, fundraiser, fundraising, healing, kids with cancer, live life solid, Parenting, praying, quote, raise money, Research & Prevention, shave head, shaving, st. baldricks, Treatments, volunteer
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Oct 11th, 2009 |
By Dee |
Category: Everyday Heroes, Healing Our World
When a group of St. Louis, MO., junior high school students decided it was time to get involved in their community, they took the commitment seriously.
Thirteen-year-old Justin Gellman, along with his buddies, Jake Bensky, Michael Wienlansky, Brian Coulter and Jake Brown have made it their mission to support and raise awareness for a local organization called Lift For Life.
According to Justin, it only took one visit to the Lift For Life facility to know that this was the charity that he and his friends should support for their Bar Mitzvah. “Once I visited the amazing facility I immediately knew that this was going to be the charity I was going to help for my bar mitzvah,” Justin said.
Justin says that participating in an endeavor to benefit his community for Bar/Bat Mitzvah means that he’s helping to give back to his community “not just by donating money, but by giving my time to make others feel good.”
But why did Justin and his friends choose Lift For Life? Read more...
Tags: community service, gifts, healing, healthy eating, humanitarian, non-profit, Nutrition, obesity, philanthropy, rls, video, volunteer, volunteering, work out
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Oct 7th, 2009 |
By Dee |
Category: Everyday Heroes, Healing Our World
Spirit Jump is a grassroots non-profit organization with a mission to provide hope and comfort to the many men, women and children battling cancer. Spirit Jump accomplishes this by providing uplifting cards and inspirational gifts during this most difficult time. Visit our website (www.spiritjump.org) to read ALL the Jumpee stories. You can request an address anytime by emailing volunteer@spiritjump.com with the name of the person you want to send a Spirit Jump to.
Bob Needs A Spirit Jump
Bob, 74, is an artist retired from ATT. His book, Star Walker, was dedicated to his youngest son Mark who died in 2004 at 36. Mark had battled schitzophrenia since 19. We began Bob’s move to Fairhope, AL Mother’s Day weekend, 2008 then returned to Atlanta where I lived.
8/3/8 I took Bob to the ER saying something was horribly wrong, Bob was lost while driving. We spent an hour with a neurologist, CT scan completed; “depression/anxiety, go home”. We did, then drove back to AL 8/6…Bob became worse; we saw a young doc who did an MRI: dual lobe brain cancer. Read more...
Tags: angels, anxiety, cancer, cancer survivors, compassion, depression, edema, gifts, give hope, healing, humanitarian, inspiration, inspirational, kindness, live life solid, non-profit, spiritjump.org, therapy, Treatments, uplifting, volunteer
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Sep 7th, 2009 |
By Dee |
Category: Everyday Heroes, Featured Articles
A little background
I met Pamela Glasner via Twitter (yes, really!) She was posting a url to a preview of her new book which is due to be released Oct. 1 and of course I had to click!
I was impressed with her writing, I’m a big fan of fantasy and an even bigger fan of anyone who is trying to make our world a better place – Pamela and her book fit the criteria – big time!
You can read an excerpt of her book here: http://www.lodestar...om/PreviewFrame.html
So, exactly what is her book about? Why did she write it? Well, let me tell you…
The psychiatric community has confused Empathic personality traits with mental illness with tragic results, leading two Empaths—Francis Nettleton and Katherine Spencer—who live three hundred years apart, on personal journeys to learn the true nature of Empathy. Transcending time and death to right a centuries-old wrong, they inadvertently uncover a multibillion dollar conspiracy in which millions of Americans are being misdiagnosed and drugged for no other reason than the enormous income they generate. Read more...
Tags: aging, dark fantasy, easter, finding emmaus, healing, historic fiction, iq, lodestarre series, pamela glasner, psychiatric, psychiatric community
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