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Nurse arranges backstage visit for someone special

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Apr 1, 2006

Jean Dennis is a nurse near Ithaca, New York, who helps care for Brent Larsen during his trials with Muscular Dystrophy and life on a ventilator.

She knew Brent had been a Billy Joel fan since he was in junior high. “Brent’s life everyday is such a challenge” that she wanted to do something nice for him so she decided to try and make his wish come true when the “Piano Man” would come to town.

Joel was to play on March 25 in Syracuse. It took a bunch of phone calls with Joel’s “people” but she pulled it off, creating a Saturday night to remember for Brent, his parents — and, of course, his nurse! Check out the whole story here, and the great photo of Brent and his new friend.

Brent’s mom was told her son could be expected to live to 18 or 20 years old.

He is now about to turn 29, and was dancing in his wheelchair on the deck a couple days ago, his mom said, rocking out in the sunshine to –who else?– Billy Joel.

(link submitted by R. Ventura-Rosa)

National Donate for Life Month

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Apr 1, 2006

April is National Donate Life Month, a time to bring awareness to the astounding fact that with a simple choice today, you can save a life. Really. You can give someone their life.

As a matter of fact, you can actually save SEVEN lives.

You can save seven, and help dozens of others by becoming an organ and tissue donor. The first step, aside from signing a donor card or indicating the gift on your driver’s license, is to express your decision to your family. Learn more and receive a donor card by visiting www.shareyourlife.org

Even though hundreds of thousands of people have provided the gift of life through a commitment to organ donation, there is still a tremendous need. More than 84,000 people are on the nation’s organ transplant waiting list. On average, 16 patients die each day while awaiting an organ. By getting involved, you can provide hope, and share in the abundance of gratitude. Want encouragement? Just read some of these stories of hope from Virginia.

Belief in a Higher Calling Creates Health

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Mar 31, 2006

meditation rock

An article by Serena Gordon lists many positive ways that "spirituality" can influence health and longevity. But the experts interviewed are defining spirituality to include more than traditional religion. The executive director of the Integrative Medicine Initiative at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago said spirituality is where people find meaning in their life. It’s what brings them peace and safety:

"Some people feel it with a beautiful sunset. Some people get it from meditation. For some, it’s from their community. It’s a feeling that you’re connected to something greater, something larger than myself. For some that comes from their family," she said.

Ontario Hailed as First to Subsidize Solar Power

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Mar 28, 2006

Ontario, Canada announced an historic proposal to buy clean, renewable electricity from homeowners and entrepreneurs who produce solar, wind or other green power over the next 20 years by connecting them to the power grid. Premier Dalton McGuinty says he hopes the plan will see a quarter of a million homes powered by renewable energy within a decade.

While Canada is far behind European countries like Germany and the Netherlands in providing renewable energy, Ontario’s incentives are leading the way as the most progressive in North America, says well-known environmentalist David Suzuki.

"We’re taking a bold new step that will allow hundreds of small, local renewable-energy producers to get into the energy market," McGuinty said. (more info)

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