Recuperation journey: Circle of Friends

What a crafty group of ladies we are! 

I belong to 'Circle of Friends,' a wonderful support group for breast cancer survivors at Griffin Hospital in Derby. 
We meet once a month and tonight we decorated and wrote cards to cheer and encourage other women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer. 
We've participated in this project several times before, and it's always a fun-filled meeting. 
We use markers, stickers, and feathers, and basically tap into our creativity.
The hand-written cards filled with heartfelt messages will be sent to a nonprofit organization, Girls Love Mail, for distribution to breast cancer patients.

Veterans Stand Down 2017 slated in Rocky Hill

The event will provide Connecticut veterans with access to federal, state, and local services such as: veterans' benefits, medical, dental, mental health, recovery services, legal, housing, employment, education, and more.

*Information shared from a Connecticut government site. 

Greater Valley Restaurant Week on tap in October

Recuperation journey: Raising awareness about organ donation

This morning I happened across a story about singer/actress Selena Gomez, who underwent a kidney transplant this summer.

Truth be told I don't know anything at all about her other than she was a child star.

Gomez is 25 now and she has lupus. Her best friend, actress Francia Raisa, gave her the ultimate gift of a kidney. 

I was happy to see that Gomez posted a photo of the two of them holding hands in adjoining hospital beds after their surgeries.

This publicity will no doubt help raise awareness about the importance of organ donation.

Logan postpones monthly coffee hour in Derby