Who Cares For Our Most Vulnerable?
It’s a new year. Federal Provinces and Municipal Government are proposing budgets for the coming year.
It is a common lament that we must rein in essential services because of lack of resources such as health care, policing etc. until it affects us, we the ordinary citizens accept what politicians offer an attribute it as a sign of our times moving forward and learn to cope.
When our most vulnerable, the physically disabled, mentally ill, veterans and seniors on fixed incomes bear...
5 Steps You MUST Take While Dealing With Emergency Vehicles
First responders serve all of us and if it were my family in trouble, I’d want to know that the first responders were on their way with the utmost sense of urgency. While they are specially trained to drive at higher speeds and are permitted to take the right of way in certain circumstances (i.e. run red lights, etc.) they are also supposed to operate in as safe a manner as possible. First responders (i.e. Police, Fire, EMT/Ambulance) have a...
Historic breakthrough: WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience team first to use ultrasound to treat Alzheimer’s
MORGANTOWN — World-leading brain experts at West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute are celebrating the historic breakthrough Alzheimer patients around the globe have been awaiting.
“For Alzheimer’s, there’s not that many treatments available, despite hundreds of clinical trials over the past two decades and billions of dollars spent,” said Dr. Ali R. Rezai, a neurosurgeon at WVU who led the team of investigators that successfully...
Safe Driving Skills
Good safe driving skills are created from time with continued education. I’m always open to learning how to keep my loved ones safe on the road in all types of weather conditions. Enjoy this article I found on www.overlandsite.com about vacationing during COVID-19
Due to the changes in society inflicted by the Coronavirus pandemic, those wishing to continue to travel have to adapt. The amenities we previously relied on for vacations and adventures are no longer available or are...
Driving and Dementia: A Difficult Conversation
The driving and dementia conversation is a difficult one to have – for the person with dementia, for their family members and for the medical community. For those drivers who lose their licence, it comes after a devastating diagnosis which represents the beginning of a cascade of life changes – none of which are positive. According to Dr. Liliana Alvarez, a professor at Western who studies driving and medically at-risk older adults, the cessation of driving privileges can be linked...
What You Need to Know When Driving Near Bicycles
Do you know all the facts when it comes to driving near a cyclist? While bicycle riders are subject to the same rules as motor vehicle operators, it can be a challenge to drive safely near cyclists.
Riders present a very small target to notice – the mass of a person on a bike is much smaller than another car or truck, and even smaller than a rider on a motorcycle. Because of this factor many motor vehicle operators come upon them...