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Blog hiatus

If you are regular reader of this blog you might have noticed that I have been MIA. I’m re-grouping and working on some new ideas for bluehealer. So instead of trying to find time to update the blog I’m tweeting and keeping the bluehealer diary Facebook page updated. Check them out!

The last text

“Where u at.” Those three words made up the last text message Mariah West read before her car crashed into a bridge, ending her life. Just days before one of the most dangerous days on the road – New Year’s Eve – AT&T* announced the release of a powerful new documentary featuring stories from individuals, including Mariah’s parents, whose lives have been altered by texting while driving.  Read the rest of this entry »

Go Red For Women® and Cheryl Hines Ask Women to Make It Their Mission To Fight Heart Disease

Cheryl Hines, Go Red For Women spokesperson is Making It Her Mission to fight heart disease.

Women Nationwide Telling 5 to Take Action Against Their No. 1 Killer

Heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of women, taking the life of 1 in 3 women each year. This means women just like you – mothers, sisters, friends – are dying at the rate of one per minute because they don’t know what you know: heart disease kills. This year, Cheryl Hines, Go Red For Women spokesperson is Making It Her Mission to fight heart disease this National Wear Red Day, this past Friday February 4th, 2011.

“Heart disease is no laughing matter. After my father suffered a massive heart attack, I realized just how serious heart disease can be,” said Hines. “I’m taking action to build a more heart-healthy lifestyle for me and my daughter — and I encourage others to do the same. Just by Telling 5 women you love about their risk, we can save lives.”

Heart disease has already touched you or someone you love, so help us save a woman’s life today. Make It Your Mission to stop the No. 1 killer. Read the rest of this entry »

Is Your Child Too Sick for School?

Early in the morning, it is often difficult to make a decision about whether or not your child is sick enough to stay home from school. With minor symptoms, you often cannot tell whether he is going to get better or worse during the course of the day.

The main reasons for keeping your child home are:

• He’s too sick to be comfortable at school.
• He might spread a contagious disease to other children. Read the rest of this entry »

But you don’t look sick!

Many people with chronic illness have been sharing a popular theory about chronic illness through Facebook, Twitter, blogs and every other communications outlet you can shake a stick at. Christine Miserandino’s Spoon Theory is a simple analogy to explain to healthy people what it is like to live with a chronic illness or disability.

So I was delighted to see the person behind the Spoon Theory when Christine shared a video of herself reading Read the rest of this entry »

Where does snow come from?

Snow started falling in Atlanta Sunday afternoon, and by Monday morning we had seven inches in our yard. While the snow was following a popular hashtag on Twitter began circulating: #HOTHlanta. It is a play on the city nickname “Hotlanta” (which we hate, by the way), and Hoth, the snow-covered planet from “The Empire Strikes Back”, a Star Wars movie.

Now that the snow has reached all 50 states but one (can you guess which one?), I thought it would be fun to share a clip from last week’s episode of Saturday Night Live. Now, go build a fire, make some hot chocolate and enjoy some down time. Here in the HOTHlanta we are trying to get back to the normal routine today. Downtime is only fun for so long!

Christmas in your heart

Girl With Watering Can by Renoir

It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air. ~W.T. Ellis

I was reflecting recently about how much time I spent with my cousins while we were growing up. I remember many a Christmas spent at my grandmother’s house in South Carolina. Seven of us children, our three sets of parents and my grandparents all piled into one house. The childrens’ room contained a three twin beds, each complete with a trundle bed that pulled out from underneath. I remember staring at the wall some nights, staring at one of the paintings hung on her wall. I think it was Renoir’s “Girl with Watering Can”, which is why I was so excited to have grandmother’s canvas now hanging in my own home.

I remember putting on plays for the family with my cousin David with the magic set he got for Christmas. I was the magician’s assistant. I can still visualize a photograph I saw years ago of him wearing his blue, footie pajamas and his magician’s cape. Read the rest of this entry »

bluehealer introduces stationary to send cheer and encouragement

Bluehealer, an online retailer of health care planners and tools, today announced the arrival of a new stationary line. The unique miniature cards, called woof packs, can be used to send cheer to someone during difficult times.

I created the woof pack cards to provide friends and caregivers with a way to soothe the blah with humor and hope”, said Angela Shipp, bluehealer® founder. “We offer six unique packs to help you offer support and encouragement for every challenging occasion.” Read the rest of this entry »

Be a hero for heroes

It Came Upon a Midnight Buffet Table

By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com

Let the gluttony begin.

’Tis the season of sin.  Other families may engage in meaningful religious rituals, but my family is whooping it up at the church of the holy drumstick.

Why settle for a single sip of wine and tasteless wafers when you can have cocktails and cookies all month long?

My family attends church every Sunday, but when the holidays come, what we really worship is food. And a little adulation at the altar of alcohol is a sacred tradition as well. Read the rest of this entry »