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- Home & Family
- December 15, 2010
Navigating the cramped rooms in his Pennsylvania home is just one of the challenges 23-year-old Brian Keefer, paralyzed from the neck down by a gymnastics injury in 2008, overcomes every day. When the bus for ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” rolled into their driveway Sunday morning, the family was overjoyed. Host Ty Pennington and his
READ MOREA Giving USA Report published Monday found that Americans are feeling slightly more charitable despite the current economic downturn. Following two straight years of declines, individual and corporate donations jumped about two percent, after adjusting prices for inflation. In 2009, donations plummeted to the lowest they had been in 40 years, but 2010's report shows
READ MORELife insurers have your life in their hands, but may care more about your pocketbook. Smart Money, 6/20/2011
READ MOREPrivate donors in one of Las Vegas’ most poverty-stricken neighborhoods give hope to young students. Only Positive News, 6/20/2011
READ MOREThe spouses of those coming home from war with post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) often suffer through tremendous amounts of stress of their own. A program was started at Walter Reed Hospital to help these wives take better care of themselves. According to the report, the government lists some 78,000 soldiers with PTSD, but there
READ MOREIn this testament to the bonds of friendship, the writer (Elizabeth Bernstein) shares her own experience moving to a new city and leaving good friends behind, and offers some practical advice in the video for easing these kinds of transitions. In the article, she interviews Transitional Learning Curves' Jill Kristal, a clinical psychologist based in
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