Inaugural Opioid and Pain Conference focused on engaging the community with innovative strategies to manage pain and collaborative initiatives to combat the opioid crisis. I am grateful to facilitate two panels important to me: 1) State of-the-art approaches to managing pain without narcotics, and 2) Recovery-oriented criminal justice efforts which can foster not just an absence of criminal behavior but help to restore a human being to a fully functional life. Tomorrow at Michigan State University.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1st-annual-capital-area-pain-opioid-conference-tickets-59774003654

Shout-out to Schuler Books in Okemos for small/local business Saturday!

Schuler Books has been a supporter of Coraggio books since their releases.

Schuler Books promotes Coraggio books’ spiral-binding that helps people with disabilities more easily read a book–by shelving on an end cap or cover forward–while other bookstores prefer books with a title on the binding that can be compactly shelved. Missed Small Business Saturday? Consider shopping for one of many unique items at Schuler Books & Music any time this month.

Have courage to discover and believe in your Miracle of Hope! 

There is always Hope…

You are Never Alone!

        Hope Restores Women’s            Conference                  Lansing Center

Coraggio!

Promoting FREE Naloxone/Narcan day. Luke, the Rite Aid pharmacist, was great.  Gave me my free box of 2 with no questions asked, no prescription, and showed me how to use.  

As a Michigan Prescription Drug Abuse Commission member, we learned that 130 people a DAY die from opioid abuse in the U.S. This nasal spray can reverse an overdose while happening. I added link to an article with how-to-use video and a list of pharmacies providing free kit today, Sat. 9/14.

Naloxone / Narcan kit

https://www.freep.com/story/news/health/2019/09/12/free-narcan-naloxone-michigan-pharmacies/2154597001/

MI Council of Nurse Practitioners, so honored to offer welcome Coraggio message of Envisioning a Future of conquered pain and to be inspired by your courageous leading the way!

It is minus 32 degrees!

Warm up in an arthritis-friendly, nourishing way…Turmeric Ginger Butternut Bisque!

Be gentle on joints by pre-baking a butternut squash before cutting, peeling and deseeding.

Use onions and garlic your grocer chopped. Lightly sauté fresh ginger and turmeric for a jolt of natural anti-inflammatories.

Substitute soy (almond) milk and silken tofu for bone-building and instead of fat-saturated cream.

A hand blender saves hand and elbow joints from heavier blender or processors.

Butternut squash brings cozy, filling warmth to the tummy and packs minerals and vitamin A.

Caldo & Delizioso!

Remembering Great Grandpa Genaro Rizzo on the 100th Anniversary of WWI end. He fought bravely in the rugged and cold terrain of Northern Italy and the Alps, for a war believed to end all wars…

As Uncle Jimmy adds details of valor to the story, Genaro Rizzo was “Knighted (posthumously) for saving an officer from drowning while fording a river on horseback.”

Genaro Rizzo Italian Cavalry WWI

May courage be stoked within each one of us as we remember  the Courage of  our Ancestors!

All four of my grandparents immigrated to the United States, recognizing its independence and self-governing society. Each Independence Day they reminded me of the precious attributes of our United States of America. ​Their actions took courage as immense as the ocean liner that ferried them. ​

May your Fourth of July be filled with freedom​, courage, ​ and enjoyment.

Pre-chopped veggies is becoming more available.  There are even more interesting combos of chopped veggies for salads, soups, etc.  Letting someone else do the chopping helps preserve finger and wrist joints, thus I have NO EXCUSES to not keep up the healthy fresh veggie lifestyle.

Keeping a healthy lifestyle. Its easier all the time!

May you have the Courage to Believe a Miracle can Happen to You at this season in which we honor the greatest Miracle of all: Christmas. Whether you can join us for Advent Tea or not, I pray this for you:

You are worthy; God is With Us! 

May you have the Courage to Believe a Miracle can Happen to You at this season in which we honor the greatest Miracle of all: Christmas.

Diocesan Center of Lansing, 12/2/17, 1 – 3PM.