Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The 2012 National Nursing Home Week has a theme of “Celebrating the Journey” as a way to pay tribute to the staff, families and residents of our nations nursing homes.
I have the amazing opportunity to work with a 78-year-old woman named Mary. She has resided in a local San Diego nursing home where they care for her 24/7 since suffering from a stroke that left her paralyzed and with limited speech. Each week I walk into her nursing home and I see fresh flowers, smiling faces, and a clean living environment. I know the staff, nurses, doctors and administrators work very hard to make the residents feel at home and maintain their standard of living. As I was leaving last week I noticed a poster that was announcing May 13-19 as National Nursing Home Week (NNHW) and the theme of “Celebrating the Journey.” NNHW is sponsored by the American Health Care Association and is designed to spotlight the residents and …
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Want to win tickets to Cirque du Soleil’s famous Totem show at the Del Mar Fairgrounds? Leave a comment telling us why you deserve two tickets to Friday’s show and we’ll choose a lucky Patch winner. All comments must be in by 6 p.m. PST on Thursday, May 17. The winner will be announced 8 a.m. Friday, May 18. Must be a legal resident of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. Winner will be selected in a random drawing. The winner will receive two tickets to see Cirque du Soleil's Totem on Friday, May 18 at 8 p.m. PDT. Approximate retail value of tickets: $270. Click the PDF above for complete Official Rules.
Some on Wall Street think Facebook’s initial public offering of stock is latest dot-com hysteria.
No doubt Facebook has changed lives—more than 900 million, in fact. But with its initial public offering of stock on Friday, the social network founded by Mark Zuckerberg in his Harvard dorm room has raised stratospheric expectations. The 8-year-old company’s valuation would top $100 billion, according to Wall Street. Is this an omen of wild profits to come or the latest Sign of the Apocalypse? Remember the dot-com bust?
Yoda is Out of This World!
"Yoda" is one of the favorite furry characters at County Animal Services. If you're looking for constant companionship and a fun-loving, adorable dog, with a lot of character, look no further. "Yoda" is a 2-year-old, neutered, Chihuahua that will respond well to someone devoted to training him to his maximum capabilities. You can visit him at County Animal Services at 2481 Palomar Airport Road in Carlsbad. "Yoda's" adoption fee is just $69 and includes vaccinations, microchip, license and a free veterinary examination. For more information call 619-767-2675 or visit sddac.com. Animal Identification Number A1442815.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Speakers at a City Council meeting said neighborhoods should get equal shares of infrastructure repair money.
Funds for services and infrastructure repairs should be spread equitably throughout all of San Diego's neighborhoods in the upcoming fiscal year, speakers at a City Council public hearing on the proposed budget said Monday night. The message of the approximately 25 public speakers was markedly different from past years, when cuts threatened a variety of civic programs. While funding has been withheld for some individual programs, there are no major spending reductions proposed in the $2.7 billion plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1. Several members of the public said more money needed to be spent on infrastructure improvements in City Heights, including some teenagers who requested a skate park. Councilman Todd Gloria, the chairman…
Rep. Brian Bilbray's bill would provide public funding for skin cancer research.
A San Diego County lawmaker whose daughter is battling melanoma is the co-author of a bill to provide a public source of funding for skin cancer research. Rep. Brian Bilbray, D-Solana Beach, co-authored the Melanoma Research Act of 2012 with Rep. Carolyn Maloney, R-N.Y. His 25-year-old daughter, Briana, recently underwent surgery in her battle against melanoma. The congressman said people have a one-in-50 chance of developing melanoma in their lifetime, and the rate is higher for those under 30. "While this disease does not discriminate, in the last 40 years the incidence rate has been on the rise with young women," Bilbray said. "We need a committed source of funding to allow the National Institutes of Health to adequately research this …
Councilman Carl DeMaio has gained support, according to a new poll.
Councilman Carl DeMaio has padded his lead among the four main candidates for mayor of San Diego, according to a poll released Monday. DeMaio, who has led the polling since the beginning of the campaign, received support from 31 percent of those questioned by SurveyUSA for 10News, up three points from last month. Rep. Bob Filner, D-San Diego, and Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher -- whose switch from the Republican Party to an independent gave him an initial boost -- tied for second with 21 percent. Since the last poll, Filner gained one point, and Fletcher lost five. If no one receives more than 50 percent of the vote in the June 5 primary, the top two finishers will face off in the November general election. That makes the race for second …
Time magazine cover photo of boy nearly 4 feeding on his mother has sparked debate and outcry.
Mothers, we hope you got the rest and recognition your deserved Sunday. Now back to work—deciding whether the latest media-sparked debate is worth your attention. We refer, of course, to extreme breast-feeding, the “attachment parenting” practice pictured on the cover of Time magazine. That’s the one where a boy nearly 4 is standing on a small chair, feeding on his mother’s left breast. Advocates like Dr. Bill Sears say moms should breast-feed as late as age 7. What’s your age of weaning? (And see what Valerie Brown has to say in her column Confessions of the Evil Mother Lady on Rancho Bernardo Patch.)
Catch up on the past week's top stories.
Here is a look at some of the top stories from the past week. Monday PQ: Man Accused of Killing Mom, Sister to Stand Trial Vote-By-Mail Ballots for June Primary to Arrive Soon Tuesday Photos: Fiesta de los Peñasquitos Challenging Our Children to Live a Healthy Life Wednesday Mayor Sanders Backs Obama's Support of Gay Marriage DeMaio Claims City Wasted $130M; Mayor Disputes Mt. Carmel Assistant Principal Recommended to Lead Abraxas Thursday Poll: If Prop. 8 Were on Ballot Again, Would You Vote to Ban Gay Marriage? What Motivates You to Exercise? Friday Photos: 2,000 Gather for Private Seau Ceremony Distant Cheers: Junior Seau Fan Pays Respects from the Nosebleed Section Saturday Kaiser Permanente, 28 Unions Reach 3-Year Contract for 100K …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
This week's Evil Mother Lady confession: I support breastfeeding and attachment parenting
So, now it is time for the next confession—I support breastfeeding and attachment parenting. The flap about Time magazine’s attachment parenting cover astounds me. The cover features a mom with her toddler standing on a chair nursing, both facing the camera. The magazine fears stores will “cover” up the cover, like a recent Jessica Simpson pregnancy cover, or ban the issue entirely. And over what? No breast showing beyond her workout clothing, certainly less than many ads selling questionable products with sexual innuendo, nothing of substance showing, merely the suggestion? This is not a wardrobe malfunction, it is a child utilizing his mother’s breast for what it was intended, nurturing her child. That is why breasts produce breast milk…
Cathy Kosich
5:45 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Thank you to those who give so much to our seniors everyday. We were very fortunate to have a referral to a wonderful care facility in Poway. Gate Manor has such caring and compassionate staff. Marie should be “Caregiver of the Year” as she was so patient with my mother in law. Even on the most difficult days she always has a smile. Also thank you to Jim, Lennie and Roy for their assistance in … more ›