Jack Vorfeld had presence. It seems like only yesterday that a group of us stood around Jack’s bed in a hospice facility and said goodbye. Although he’d been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on October 7, he had been sick a couple of months, and no one could seem to determine what was wrong.
We were [...]
Do you cringe when someone reviews your work and says you’re making mistakes with commas? Never fear. I’m here to help.
Q. How do I know if and when to use a comma to set off words near the beginning of a sentence?
A. Use a comma after elements that begin a sentence and also come before [...]
Justin Truett…by his adoptive mother, Desiree Truett
Justin is an amazing youngster. Born with congenital CMV, Justin has always faced a grim prognosis due in part to the following challenges:
Cerebral palsy
Profound brain damage
Microcephaly
Tube fed
Seizure disorder
He is a very special boy who was adopted from the foster care system. He loves life deeper than [...]
Have you ever written, “We will do everything in our power to insure that your shipment arrives before Friday”? Was this correct? It’s not incorrect, but there’s a better way to use it.
There are three words that confuse people: insure, ensure, and assure.
INSURE means to protect against loss. Example - I’m going to insure the [...]
Written by Stacy Gibbons. Korigan will be 4 in June 2010. She was born three weeks late and was only 4 lbs 15.5 oz. I knew from the begining that she had some problems but no one else seemed to see it.
Every time I said she had something they would say [...]
January 24, 2010 Excerpted from CargoNews Issue 110 with permission of Air New Zealand, Los Angeles
LAX Cargo had the rare privilege to assist a most worthy cause, the transportation of 4 trained dogs for 4 Paws for Ability to Auckland on NZ01/24 Jan, 2010. Executive Director Karen Shirk started 4 Paws for Ability in the 1990’s [...]
Arizona Center for Disability Law Board awarded Renaldo Fowler an award for 25 years of service at a January 29 Board Meeting held at the Disability Empowerment Campus. Fowler, a Senior Staff Advocate, is a highly respected Arizona advocate who specializes in special education. During the meeting, he also provided seclusion and restraint training for [...]
When someone develops an infection at a hospital or other patient care facility that they did not have prior to treatment, this is referred to as a healthcare-associated (sometimes hospital-acquired) infection (HAI).
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a global crisis affecting both patients and healthcare workers.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at any point in time, [...]
Kristy DiVito, Zachary’s mother, explains why they chose an In-Home Companion Dog rather than an Autism Service Dog: Zachary is going to be seven in March 2010. He is diagnosed with Atypical Autism, Anxiety Disorder, and ADHD. The reason we decided on an In-Home Companion Dog as opposed to a full public access dog is [...]
Our “Graham Cracker” will be eight this April! He’s beautiful, funny, caring, compassionate, smart, loving, sociable, full of energy and happens to have autism. Unfortunately, his autism also makes him feel anxious, irritable, worried, scared, annoyed, over-sensitive, hesitant, angry and alone.
We’re very fortunate that our son is high functioning and verbal. He also shows much [...]
