by Annie Beth | Jan 7, 2022 | Disability Overview, General Health, Local Resources
Count to two. One and two. In that small space of time, a neighbor in North Carolina or someone in the US needs blood. And you can be that blood donor. Blood transfusions are not just for auto accidents. People with cancer or some other disease also need blood aid....
by Annie Beth | Dec 15, 2021 | Disability Overview, General Health, Kids Posts
National Influenza Vaccination Week took place on Dec. 5-11. It was a wake-up call that there’s still time for everyone 6-months of age and older to get their flu vaccination. The CDC estimates that flu-related hospitalizations annually hit 7,000 to 26,000 US children...
by Annie Beth | Nov 10, 2021 | Disability Overview, General Health
Are you gathering with family members this month for Thanksgiving? Good food and good stories! Well, Thanksgiving is also National Family History Day this year. As odd as it might seem, this is also a great time to learn more about medical conditions that have...
by Annie Beth | Oct 12, 2021 | Disability Overview
Childhood arthritis? Children don’t get arthritis. True or false? Sadly, false. One child in 1000 has some form of arthritis. Stretching that out means nearly 300,000 kids in the US and more than 2 million worldwide are suffering! To bring attention to this situation,...
by Annie Beth | Sep 19, 2021 | Disability Overview
Being deaf-blind is more than just about not hearing or being unable to see. It’s a disability of access for a child. Think about it. Communication and learning are how we pick up info about the world around us. And that info teaches us how to interact within that...
by Annie Beth | Aug 7, 2021 | Disability Overview, General Health
Did your children get digital eye strain staring at computers too much during the COVID 2020/21 school “break?” What’s going to happen as they return to school this month and spend more time on digital devices? Ophthalmologists are expecting a school year filled with...
