Working together to prevent suicide. A day for “40 seconds of action” World Mental Health Day, on 10 October, is a day for us to unite in our efforts to improve the mental health of people around the world. The theme selected for this year’s Day is suicide prevention. We will begin our efforts…
Jarrid Wilson: The Man Who Preached Hope
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (BP) — Southern Baptist pastor Jarrid Wilson played games with his son Denham, attended his son Finch’s baseball practice and tweeted encouragement to a struggling alcoholic within hours of reportedly committing suicide late Monday. (Sept. 9) His wife Juli Wilson broke the news to her followers by sharing a video of her “sweet…
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality: Your Guide to Healthy Pregnancy
Every year, approximately 303,000 women die as a result of pregnancy or delivery complications, and more than 50,000 experience unexpected health problems, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some pregnancy complications (for example, morning sickness) are not usually serious, but others, such as high blood pressure, can become severe enough to…
Did Forever 21 Send Diet Bars With Plus Size Clothing Orders?
Forever 21 is facing backlash from some customers who said they were disappointed to find the retailer included an unsolicited sample of an Atkins diet bar in their online orders. The retailer, known for selling trendy pieces for people on a budget, was called out on social media by some customers who said that sending an unsolicited sample…
Unconventional Medicine Goes Haywire
“I had thought fresh fruits were very nutritious and it would not do me harm by injecting them into my body; I had no idea that would get me into such trouble” said the 51 year old woman from China who was about to lose her life due to injecting herself with a cocktail of…
Life – Unfiltered
The bridge of life is quite long, Ups and downs are something that come along, Every step forward, Is one step closer to win The crossword, It can be exhausting To custom yourself to the standards, So don’t pull yourself in the grandeur, One day it’s – white. Others- it’s – black. Real fighters survive…
Unavowed
Around this unsettled day Desolate as a derelict house, Grows ineffable sadness – Dense like a jungle Whose silence hoots scorn For any intrusion, and Occludes the sunny hands Of a needed interruption ; It is so complacent In its peregrine kingdom, Untamed, friable, and tangled In the constancy of An unavowed affliction. The contexture…
Heal While Moving
There are certain people who are aging, going through the degenerative changes. There are some, shattered because of the stroke attack that changed their life. There is a soldier whose leg got amputated in a war fighting for his country, who now feels useless. There is a woman who gave birth to an angel but…