We can deal with diseases, viruses, and other health ills through collective efforts. This week it’s been announced that the entire continent of Africa is free of polio spreading in the wild. After decades of working to eradicate it, people can now rest easy. There was no single solution that
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: Motherhood
Tomorrow will be my first Mother’s Day without my Mom. I’ll probably wake up in the morning and think, “Oh, I must call Mom and ask if she liked her flowers! I must tell her that I’m coming over later.” And then, I’ll remember. I know this will happen because
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“Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” ― Mark Twain Caregivers of children or adults with mobility challenges know what I’m talking about when I say that getting dressed is a lot harder than making dinner. Ensuring winter warmth is a nightmare for carers of
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Welcome Back Polio…
Many thanks to anti-vaxers and of course the CIA for doing the stupid shite they are famous for and making the world a worse place in the process. Filed under: Medicine, Science Tagged: Medicine, Polio, Science
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