Living Matters for Dying Children
To help educate the new UK government, ACT has just released a new manifesto about the need for high quality pediatric palliative care. While some of the language is specific to the UK the ideas and needs of families and children are no different in our country.
Really, there are only two LITTLE problems...
I will admit I have not yet (nor will I) read all 2,000 plus pages of the new health care reform law. I will also admit that I fully support reforming our health care system. The problem (there are at least two actually) is that the health care reform we are getting failed to address the two biggest issues with our current health care system. If these two issues are not addressed the rest of the problems can never truly be solved.
- For-profit health care is an oxymoron. It is simply impossible to simultaneously maximize both shareholder value and people's health.
- Our health care system operates under the flawed fundamental principle that maximizing the quantity of a persons life is the primary goal. This is just plain wrong. The goal of health care should be to maximize the quality of life not the quantity of it. Often an increase in the quality of a persons life will in fact lead to a greater quantity of life but the opposite simply does not hold true.
Connor's Courageous Kids Book Fair
The third annual Connor's Courageous Kids Book Fair will be held on February 27 - March 2, 2010.
| Location | Hours | |
Bethlehem Church | Saturday | 1:00 - 6:00 |
| Sunday | 9:00 - 1:00 | |
| 4:00 - 9:00 | ||
| Monday | 9:00 - 7:00 | |
| Tuesday | 9:00 - 5:00 | |
Over the past two years we have donated over $11,000 in books and educational materials to children with life-shortening illnesses, and Scholastic Books has donated over 1,900 books to children's literacy programs.
If you can't come in person you can still participate through the One For Books program. Every dollar raised through the One For Books program goes directly towards purchasing books for children with life-shortening illnesses. In addition, for every dollar raised through this program Scholastic Books will donate a book to a national children's literacy program. Send your donation (with bookfair in the memo line) to:
Connor's House
P.O. Box 42
Landing, NJ 07850
Partner with Connor's House to Be The Match!
We're very excited to join with Be A Hero, Become A Donor (a foundation begun by friends of ours in memory of their son Evan) to offer the opportunity for interested individuals to join the Bone Marrow Registry at no cost to them.
Please check out the Be The Match Foundation http://www.marrow.org for information on how easy it is to join the registry and help save a life! If you are interested, you can join the Bone Marrow Registry at our next Connor's House Blood Drive January 17th, as well as all future drives.
Please check out the Be The Match Foundation http://www.marrow.
Two simple questions that can change your life in 2010
In the end, will I have made a difference? Does it matter if I am here, doing what I am doing? Questions I think we all ask ourselves from time to time. Well as frustrating as it is, sometimes the best way to answer a question is with another one (or two). Here are two great questions to help you figure out if you are on the right track.
Two questions that can change your life from Daniel Pink on Vimeo.
Successful resolutions
As a new year and a new decade dawn many people are making resolutions to change some aspect of their lives. Unfortunately most new year resolutions are never achieved. Resolutions typically fail because they are unmeasurable aspirational goals or because a realistic plan has not been put in place to attain the desired goal.
Take for example the many people who will resolve to lose weight or get in shape in the new year. The difference between the person who says they are going to get in shape and the person who actually does get in shape is that the person who actually gets in shape has set a more measurable goal and they have developed a realistic plan that they can follow.
If you want to get in shape first start with a more definable goal. Start with a goal to increase your overall level of activity. Commit to going to the gym three times a week and then put a plan in place to make that goal attainable. First schedule your gym time. Set aside three, two-hour blocks of time on your calendar each week. A two-hour block should allow enough time to drive to the gym, work out and drive back to home or work. If the morning is going to be your gym time pack your bag the night before and make sure you go to bed early enough. The key point is you have to plan for more than just the workout. You must plan for all of the incidental activities that are necessary to make your workout a success.
Second, make your workouts realistic based on your current health and level of physical activity. If you haven't competed in sports since high school you can't begin where you left off back then, you must begin where you are now (if it has been more than a year since you graduated, this means you). If you want to become a runner you have to start with walking. By setting realistic goals based on your current level of health and activity, you will be able to celebrate successes instead of mourning defeats, and that will motivate you to keep going.
The workout example is easy to pick on because it is such a common new year's resolution, but these steps can be applied to any resolution. First make sure your goal is attainable and measurable, and second put a realistic and comprehensive plan in place to meet it. Happy New Year!
Take for example the many people who will resolve to lose weight or get in shape in the new year. The difference between the person who says they are going to get in shape and the person who actually does get in shape is that the person who actually gets in shape has set a more measurable goal and they have developed a realistic plan that they can follow.
If you want to get in shape first start with a more definable goal. Start with a goal to increase your overall level of activity. Commit to going to the gym three times a week and then put a plan in place to make that goal attainable. First schedule your gym time. Set aside three, two-hour blocks of time on your calendar each week. A two-hour block should allow enough time to drive to the gym, work out and drive back to home or work. If the morning is going to be your gym time pack your bag the night before and make sure you go to bed early enough. The key point is you have to plan for more than just the workout. You must plan for all of the incidental activities that are necessary to make your workout a success.
Second, make your workouts realistic based on your current health and level of physical activity. If you haven't competed in sports since high school you can't begin where you left off back then, you must begin where you are now (if it has been more than a year since you graduated, this means you). If you want to become a runner you have to start with walking. By setting realistic goals based on your current level of health and activity, you will be able to celebrate successes instead of mourning defeats, and that will motivate you to keep going.
The workout example is easy to pick on because it is such a common new year's resolution, but these steps can be applied to any resolution. First make sure your goal is attainable and measurable, and second put a realistic and comprehensive plan in place to meet it. Happy New Year!
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