Suicides Question Anti-Bullying Programs
April 24, 2009 by Jennifer Walker-Journey
Filed under Family, Parenting
Last night, CNN’s Anderson Cooper told of a second 11-year-old boy taking his life after bullying at his elementary school became too much for him to handle. Jaheem Herrera, of Georgia, had cried about not wanting to go to school, that he was called gay over and over to the point he just didn’t want to hear it again. Complaints to the school seemed to fall on deaf ears.
But on April 16, Jaheem appeared happy when he came home from school with a glowing report card. It may have been a glimmer of hope for his mother Masika Bermudez that her …read more
Karen Daniel Loses 175 of Her 375 Pounds
December 8, 2008 by Cherie Burbach
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
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I read this story about Karen Daniel, who (as the story quotes) was “wider around than she was tall.” She weighed 375 pounds and has lost 200 of it, and has seemed to do it without surgery.
Even though she is not diabetic, I think we all can take her story to heart. I urge you to visit her website and read her story, because it will surely encourage you to take charge of your own health. So many diabetics are feeling bad and overweight and simply don’t know where to begin. …read more




