Author: Cyndi Lenz
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The Asylum Life: House on the Hill.
The Asylum Life: House on the Hill. What goes around comes around. It’s still nurses week and I’m giving my brain a rest from the usual suspects. Danver’s State Hospital was the second state hospital in Mass that I worked in. My third job in psych. I had worked at the “Cambridge Hotline” as a…
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s day to all the Mom’s ! Mothers Day Prayer May the blessing of the Divine Be an especially bright benediction Upon mothers everywhere On your blessed day – On Mother’s Day! Funny Mother’s Prayer Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray my sanity to keep. For if some peace I do…
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Do it now. Put together your Go Bag.
Hurricane season is around the corner for us folks here in Florida. There are plenty of other disasters to go around. Floods, earthquakes, tornadoes. Hopefully you’ll never need but like our Medical Reserve, its there if you need it. You may need to survive on your own after an emergency. This means having your own…
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Volunteerism : Medical Reserve Corp : Here when you need us
Volunteerism 44% percent of American’s volunteer. I feel like all the work I do for the water is a full time job. It was great this week that I got to take a day off and do some training with my fellow Medical Reserve Corp volunteers. http://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/emergency-preparedness-and-response/disaster-response-resources/mrc/ The Florida Medical Reserve Corps Network was established…
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Love a Nurse! Nurses week 2015
http://nursingworld.org/NationalNursesWeekHistory-2015 National Nurses Week History National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s Birthday http://www.biography.com/people/florence-nightingale-9423539#synopsis In the early 1850s, Nightingale returned to London, where she took a nursing job in a Middlesex hospital for ailing governesses. Her performance there so impressed her employer that Nightingale was promoted…
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May the fourth be with us! Toxic algae, discharging St Lucie locks. We must keep going!
@JaxStrong @BarackObama @joenegronfl @RepMurphyFL @SteveCrisafulli May the fourth be with you! Toxic algae, discharging St Lucie locks. On May 4th our friend Katy Lewey, river warrior, founder of the River Kidz of St Lucie and Indian River County put together a gathering so we could all be there when the locks open. They have been…
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Chalksy, the Eco Terrorist
#buytheland #sendcleanwatersouth #saveflwater #stopsaltwaterintrusion #acoe This is my friend Ezra. I met him at our first rally. He was “Mista Big Sugar” You can see him here in this video and you can also see that the locks were closed that day and they have been closed every single time we go out there. Except…
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Toxic Algae Eve : Protest: Buy the land! May 3. St Lucie Locks
@JaxStrong @SteveCrisafulli @JoeBiden #buytheland #sendcleanwatersouth #nomoredischarges #saveflwater #savetheeverglades On May 3 we had a protest. https://www.facebook.com/events/831962766840242/ ***VIDEO CHALLENGE AND PROTEST*** DEMAND CLEAN WATER! Meet us at Phipps park and we can all stand together! Ask your elected officials to CANCEL THE DISCHARGES and BUY THE LAND! This Sunday, make a video on your phone, make…
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Preview of coming attractions: Toxic Algae and your Pets
http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/blue-green-algae Alternate names: Cyanobacteria, algal, Microcystis, Anabena, Aphanizomenon, cyanotoxin, anatoxin There is no antidote for the toxins produced by blue-green algae. Immediate veterinary care is imperative. If you suspect your dog was exposed to blue-green algae, contact Pet Poison Helpline immediately for guidance. Very small exposures, such a few mouthfuls of algae-contaminated water, may result…