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Finland Declares One Friday the 13th Each Year National Accident Day
Unlike the superstition, it’s all about prevention — not predictionDo you wake up with a queasy feeling in the pit of your stomach every Friday the 13th? Since 1995, the Finnish people have attempted to relieve the anxiety on one of those fear-inspiring days every year by officially proclaiming it National Accident Day. The idea is to prevent mishaps — not encourage them. Because there is at…
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“Body Brokers: Inside America’s Underground Trade in Human Remains”
A 2006 book that by all rights should have caused a sensationIt’s hard to imagine subject matter more cringe-worthy than the for-profit tissue and body business. Perhaps this explains the relative obscurity of Annie Cheney’s “Body Brokers: Inside America’s Underground Trade in Human Remains,” a muckraking exposé on this for-profit, shockingly lucrative industry. Upon the book’s release, publications around the country gave it generally favorable reviews,…
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“The Ballad of Rodger Young”
Rodger Young attacked a machine gun nest to protect his comrades“The Ballad of Rodger Young” was released as a single in 1945. It tells the story of a brave young infantryman who charged a Japanese gun nest, drawing fire so that his comrades could escape. Although the Army usually does not overwhelm its service members with praise, “The Ballad of Rodger Young” makes an exception:…
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The Role of Caregiving Robots and Our Aging Population
Automated Aging in the 21st CenturyThe entire world is aging. This isn’t just a fact of life, it’s a matter of statistics. According to a 2017 United Nations report on world population, the number of people over 60 will more than double by 2050. With this change in demographics comes a significant challenge — more and more of our populations will…
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Mutation in Gene Connected to Fatigue in Shift Workers Could Also Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s
Research by the same team points to the possible connection between shift work intolerance and later development of Alzheimer’sA new study out of Finland appears to show a connection between shift work and the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life. The recent study, published in the journal SLEEP, shows that a variation in the melatonin receptor 1A (MTNR1A) gene is linked to the risk of Alzheimer’s in the elderly. The same…
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Vietnam Memorial Traveling Walls Bring Comfort to Local Communities
The mobile “Wall That Heals” can be scheduled to visit your hometownFor those who cannot travel to Washington D.C. to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, a moving replica can come to them. Four Vietnam Memorial Traveling Walls traverse the country. Each displays the names of 58,300 servicemen and women who died in the war, spreading the D.C. Wall’s healing legacy to millions. Recent Destination In late June, on…
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How Do You Reach Out to People in Medically Underserved Communities? (Interview)
An interview with Rev. Cynthia Carter Perrilliat, MPA, Part TwoRev. Cynthia Carter Perrilliat, MPA, works to help medically underserved communities. She attended the University of Toledo where she earned a BA in Business Administration. She then went on to earn her MPA from Cal State University East Bay with a focus in organizational change and healthcare. Cynthia is currently the executive director of the…
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“The Five Invitations”
A book in which a spiritual teacher and caregiver offers wisdom on living and dying wellA collection of wisdom distilled from Frank Ostaseski’s three decades of caring for the dying, “The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully” speaks to us about what it means to be human and why accepting our shared humanity is the key to unlocking the innate qualities that can transform our…
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Great Britain’s Top 5 Art Gardens You Must See Before You Die
If you’re a fan of art and the English garden, consider adding these locations to your bucket listFor centuries, Great Britain has had a (successful) love affair with gardening, developing a particular style known as “The English garden,” which has spread far and wide across the world. Today, we are taking a look at something similar in design but much larger in scope — “art gardens” — in particular, expansive English garden…
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