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• Post Surgical/Rehab Transportation Options

  By lindasnyder on November 3, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  We receive many requests to provide transportation to people who are scheduled to be released from a medical rehab facility and may not be able to drive themselves, or who are scheduled for exploratory or other surgery and also cannot… Read More ›

• Not getting enough deep sleep may increase the risk of developing dementia

  By lindasnyder on November 3, 2023 • ( 0 )

  From Medical News Today, By Corrie Pelc on November 3, 2023 — Fact checked by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D. Getting a good night’s sleep may also be crucial for cognitive health. Ibai Acevedo/Stocksy There are currently more than 55 million peopleTrusted Source around the world living with dementia, and researchers… Read More ›

• Germany, Austria, and Poland Death Rituals

  By lindasnyder on November 2, 2023 • ( 0 )

  Join Catherine Durkin Robinson in her “Traveling Death Doula Series” where she explores death rituals in Germany, Austria, and Poland. Source: Germany, Austria, and Poland Death Rituals

• Why Antidepressants Take So Long To Work

  By lindasnyder on November 1, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  MAX G. LEVY SCIENCE OCT 26, 2023 7:00 AM A clinical trial reveals the first evidence of how the brain restructures physically in the first month on SSRIs—and the link between neuroplasticity and depression. CLINICAL DEPRESSION IS considered one of the… Read More ›

• The Horror of the Mental Illnesses

  By lindasnyder on October 31, 2023 • ( 0 )

  The more information that comes out about Mr. Card, the sadder I become. I was right. The man was seriously mentally ill with what seems to have been command hallucinations; and what happened was almost a foregone conclusion. Why oh… Read More ›

• Resources on Response and Recovery from the Violence in Lewiston

  By lindasnyder on October 30, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Maine Department of Health & Human Services sent this bulletin at 10/30/2023 10:14 AM EDT Dear Child Care Provider: The mass casualty incident that occurred on Wednesday in Lewiston has deeply shaken many throughout Maine and we share in the… Read More ›

• From Maine Public Radio: She talked about depression at a checkup — and got billed for two visits

  By lindasnyder on October 30, 2023 • ( 0 )

  Kaiser Health News | By Julie Appleby,  Stephanie O’Neill Published October 30, 2023 at 5:01 AM EDT https://www.mainepublic.org/npr-news/2023-10-30/she-talked-about-depression-at-a-checkup-and-got-billed-for-two-visits Christine Rogers of Wake Forest, North Carolina, was asked to complete a mental health questionnaire as part of her annual physical. A brief conversation… Read More ›

• Governor Mills Launches “Healing Together” Online Resource to Help Support to Lewiston Victims and Families

  By lindasnyder on October 28, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Press Release from the office of the Governor of Maine. October 28, 2023. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MEGOV/bulletins/3782d9e Governor Mills Launches “Healing Together” Online Resource to Help Support to Lewiston Victims and Families October 28, 2023 Website identifies places for financial donations to support… Read More ›

• Regarding the 10/25/23 Tragedy in Lewiston ME

  By lindasnyder on October 26, 2023 • ( 0 )

  From what I’ve read, the shooter has a history of serious and persistent mental illness. Therefore he is likely psychotic at this time and believes he is carrying out some kind of mission. If he survives this, which seems unlikely,… Read More ›

• How Aid in Dying Became Medical, Not Moral – from the New York Times

  By lindasnyder on October 24, 2023 • ( 0 )

  The debate over aid in dying still rages in the language that medicine and the media use to describe the practice. By Rachel E. Gross Oct. 24, 2023, 3:00 a.m. ET In rural Iowa, Peg Sandeen recalls, living with AIDS meant living… Read More ›