Casino trip to support Marine Corps Marathon, Seymour Pink 5K

Sharing from Percy's Facebook post: 

"Ok everyone it's that time of year again. Time to call on lady luck and help out a great cause at the same time. It's time for our Mohegan Sun bus trip🎰🎰
"All profits will be donated to Seymour Pink in support of me running in the 44th Marine Corps Marathon. I'm expecting a quick sellout so please act quickly, first come first served. Any questions or want join in a great time comment or message me."

Griffin Hospital in Derby to host talk on advance care planning

UPDATE from an email Thursday morning - Griffin Hospital has postponed this event. Not yet rescheduled.

Griffin Hospital will offer a free talk on how to plan for health care and medical decisions./ Contributed photo

DERBY -  Griffin Hospital will offer a free talk on how to plan for future health  care and medical decisions at 6 p.m. March 14.

Griffin Hospital Advance Care Planning Coordinator Lynn Aiksnoras will present, “What if?” an interactive presentation and discussion will focus on the first steps of Advance Care Planning - those “what if” scenarios which can profoundly alter an individual’s life and painfully disrupt even the most stable families.

“Most adults don’t think about creating advance directives for themselves, and often respond with an amused or quizzical look when asked if they have one,” Aiksnoras said. 

But life can change in an instant.  Making the ‘first steps’ of Advance Care Planning a routine part of healthcare can develop the awareness, comfort, trust and skills to build the foundation for more difficult conversations with our loved ones and doctors if/when health takes a serious turn.”

Advance Care Planning is a process of understanding, reflecting on and discussing individual goals, beliefs and values to determine a person’s overall wishes, should a time come when he or she cannot make them for him or herself. 

ACP ensures that patients’ health care wishes are respected by loved ones and health care providers. 

This process also gives comfort and reassurance to healthcare representatives, enabling them to clearly understand patients’ end-of-life preferences.

Wellness talks

This talk is part of Griffin Hospital's Healthy U Talks, a series of free wellness talks featuring Griffin Hospital medical experts and community partners providing trusted health information and answers to questions on a wide range of topics.

To reserve a spot or for information, call 203-732-1511 or visit griffinhealth.org/events. The hospital is at 130 Division St.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Recuperation journey: Sunny but still so cold

The snow in this photo taken March 5 in Derby reminds us winter is still hanging around. 
Spring arrives in two weeks on March 20. Yay!

Seymour Public Library offers fun activities for children

SEYMOUR - Seymour Public Library, 46 Church St. has a variety of programs scheduled for children and young adults in March.

3/7 - 4 p.m. – StoryKids’ Book Club for K-Grade 2. Book talks, craft and a snack. Child must have some reading ability.

3/12 - 10:30 a.m.– Science Snoopers ‘Hoofing It!’ – Natural science, story and craft for ages 2 and up. Must be able to sit and listen.

3/13 - 4 p.m. – Nutmeggers’ Book Club - YA -for Grades 5 and up. Book talk, craft, and a snack - features the Intermediate Nutmeg Nominees.

3/19 – 10:30 am.- Lynn Lewis! Music and Movement – singing and dancing and fun for all ages!

3/21 - 4 p.m. – BookChatters’ Book Club for Grades 2-4. - Book talk, craft, and a snack - features the Magic Tree House Series.

Shared from the Seymour Public Library Facebook page. 

PCRC in Derby offers program to help teens make good choices

DERBY - Is your teen lonely? Depressed? Anxious? Seem worried or confused? 

PCRC offers an adolescent program that can help you and your teen.
Today’s Choices is an adolescent program that helps youth understand the importance of the choices they make every day, and how those choices result in opportunities as well as consequences. 

Today’s Choices also helps parents learn about adolescent struggles, how parents’ behavior impacts the choices their children make, how to improve communication with their children, and how to help their children make more effective choices.

“We are pleased to be able to provide this service to adolescents in the community who may be struggling with any substance related issues.  
"At PCRC our hope is to bring more light to these issues and be a support for teens, parents and families,” said Sarah Beard, Director of Clinical Services at PCRC.

The program addresses at-risk behaviors, anxiety and depression, substance use, school performance, juvenile justice issues, social/peer problems, family relationships and problematic decision-making. 

Today’s Choices components include:

•  Comprehensive risk assessment

•  Individual youth sessions

•  Group youth sessions

•  Parent sessions

•  Family sessions

•  Psychiatric services

•  Toxicology screens

“Today’s choices focuses on all aspects of adolescent emotional development, helping teens acquire a core set of skills aimed to enhance the way the manage difficult situations,” said Dr. Sandra E. Gomez Luna, Medical Director, BHcare/PCRC. “Through the completion of the program, teens will be more prepared to make effective choices to guide them in their discovery of future successes.” 

A division of BHcare

PCRC, a division of BHcare, provides hope and help for children, adolescents, teens, and families struggling with emotional and behavioral issues. 

Visit www.bhcare.org for more information.

This is a press release from BHcare.

Golf tourney in Fairfield to benefit Seymour-based Treasured Time

Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course is at 2390 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield.

Recuperation journey: Morning photo fun

I was thrilled to spot a female cardinal this morning. Usually just the males are around, when I'm looking out the window anyway!

Minutes earlier I had spied her counterpart, hiding amidst the branches.

Naugatuck Community Band to perform at Seymour Middle School