Dear readers, I will always remember where I was on February 29th, the day that our state health department held a press conference telling us that the Novel Coronavirus was beginning to spread in the two counties that border us. And now, five weeks later, it has altered the fabric of our country’s society in ways we have never seen ... Read More ►
During the Covid-19 Outbreak, hundreds of mutual aid networks have sprung up around the US, and the world. The links below will take you to a wealth of interesting information ranging from the kind of activities a mutual aid network can offer, how to start a mutual aid network in your community, the history of mutual aid, and how and ... Read More ►
by Adam Blanning, MD If you or a loved one are showing signs of Covid19, contact your health care provider. We should all follow the guidelines from our state and local Departments of Health. Unless you are in need of hospitalization, you will be told to stay home--this is where Dr. Blanning’s recommendations below can be very helpful and supportive! ... Read More ►
by Nancy Blanning Children were born to ask questions. It is a human imperative that they explore this new world by fingers, eyes, and mouth as infants and toddlers and then use the mouth as the great explorer to ask about everything. Though the seemingly endless “Why?” questions become tiring, they seem easy when the “Is it true?” query comes. ... Read More ►
Mark Hancock, MD Cancer strikes fear into a person in a deeper way than perhaps any other diagnosis. Fear is a sense of loss of relationship with one’s destiny and purpose. It is an excarnating reaction. Some people react with a calm resignation, which is the other side of this same response. Many people with cancer already have the feeling ... Read More ►
Welcome to the first LILIPOH issue of 2020, Looking ahead in the new year, here are some goals for LILIPOH 2020: More inclusion and diversity in our pages, more Spanish language translations of our articles, more youth authors, and more stories of working with purpose and out of a commitment to benefit others. Please share these goals with your friends ... Read More ►
The topic of vaccination elicits passionate responses. Why do we need to vaccinate earlier and earlier today? Georg Soldner in conversation with Wolfgang Held. Wolfgang Held: Why is the debate on the topic of vaccination so intense? Georg Soldner: The topic of vaccination has been polarized ever since there have been vaccinations. As early as 1860, there were statements from ... Read More ►
Eleanor Zimmerman, Oona Younger, Paul Scharff, M.D., Ann Scharff, Elizabeth Scherer, Jairo Gonzalez, Yoko Conlon, Catherine Commerford Cuidado de largo término para los mayores, intergeneracional, basado en el trabajo. La Fellowship Community es una comunidad intencional que “predica y practica” día a día. Desde 1966, The Fellowship Community ha existido con un propósito de servicio. Más que por dinero, trabajamos ... Read More ►
Dear Readers of LILIPOH: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness–LiLiPoH–was the battle cry of the American revolution, of the call for a new commitment to fundamental rights and an expression of the basic ideas that stand behind the foundation of the USA as a republic. The idea of Liberty, Equality, and Brother/Sisterhood was at the center of the founding ... Read More ►
“One alone does not help, but rather he who unites with the many at the right moment.” Goethe LILIPOH believes in the principle behind democracy that all human beings have a right to life, liberty, and dignity. Because of that, we will be joining thousands of others within national, regional, and local communities and organizations who believe that these ... Read More ►
