Parent Turned Patient: Pennsylvania experts offer tips to help families cope through an illnessNancy Griffin of Harrisburg was 13 years old when her mother was stricken with Hodgkin’s disease. Griffin’s family life changed dramatically as her mother underwent radiation treatment that left her visibly ill and not always there for her children. Now an adult, Griffin describes her mother’s illness as traumatic. |
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PA Fire Safety: Tips for keeping your family and home safeLast week my children and I visited the annual “Family Fun Expo” in our town. There we were exposed to the latest gadgets, activities, and educational experiences the modern family just can’t live without. In between the motorized baby jogger and “all-natural” toddler biscuits, was a booth operated by our local window manufacturer. |
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Central Pennsylvania woman promotes breast cancer awarenessLeigh Hurst’s Story: “I was diagnosed with breast cancer on April 7, 2004. I was 33, I ran marathons, ate well, and thankfully I felt my boobies! I found a small lump and had several doctors tell me not to worry. But I continued to ask and was finally sent to get a mammogram. It turned out to be Stage 1 cancer. I had a lumpectomy, went through 12 weeks of chemo, seven weeks of daily radiation which ended in October 2004, and finally will be taking the drug Tamoxifen for 5 years (an anti-estrogen medication). |
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Are kids listening to music too loud?Huh? What? Turn that down! A familiar phrase to many, but are our children listening? It’s not easy to get kids to listen to much, unless it’s blaring out of their own personal stereo.More than 3 million people, many of them children and young adults, own an mp3 player, an Ipod or other personal listening devices. Many experts believe that the frequent use of these devices, especially at high volumes, is contributing to the increase in noise-induced hearing loss. |
