We are living in the times of ME! What makes ME happy, what benefits ME, what makes MY life easier. Brace yourself, as I am bringing up the P word again … pandemic. There, I said it. It’s no longer a shock or buzzword, but I know we are all tired of hearing it as the excuse for everything bad in the world. At first, I was in denial. We can’t possibly blame the pandemic for … [Read more...]
Former President Clinton, Sanjay Gupta, and Other Speakers Focus on Lessons of the Pandemic at the 2022 Lake Nona Impact Forum
Photos Courtesy of the Lake Nona Impact Forum In late February, over 300 health and wellness leaders, plus former President Bill Clinton, gathered in our neighborhood for three days for the 2022 Lake Nona Impact Forum. For those new to Lake Nona, the Impact Forum, now in its 10th year, attracts the finest minds in healthcare for an invitation-only annual conference featuring … [Read more...]
Family Shift: The Pandemic of Peer Pressure
Any adult or parent reading this article can say that the world our children live in today is far different from the world we grew up in. In fact, with the technology of our smartphones, we now have access and exposure to just about everything you can imagine. With all the apps, gaming devices and platforms our kids have access to and communicate through, they are more … [Read more...]
A Pandemic Story
My father’s grandparents arrived from Ireland in 1849 and 1852 aboard famine ships. They settled in the coal mining regions of Northeastern Pennsylvania. My father, at age 27, was a third-generation coal miner when he entered the U.S. Army in July 1918. He was sent to Camp Lee in Virginia for basic training. In the fall of 1918, he sailed to Europe aboard a troop ship. This was … [Read more...]