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The road to recovery proves to be worth the effort
September marks National Recovery Month, in it’s 25th year Sarah Fecht / Reporter What is Recovery Month? Many may have never heard of it; however, for a former addict in recovery it is a very significant time to celebrate their personal triumph over addiction. Recovery Month is in its 25th year and ran by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). September has officially been named National Recovery Month, raising awareness for substance abuse and mental disorders, prevention, treatment and how to reach out for recovery. Many may be surprised how much of a need there is for people…
IPCB’s Summer of Giving: Free HEB Gift Cards and LUSH Gift Bags Await at Dan’s Barber Shop – while supplies last
Indigenous People of the Coastal Bend (IPCB) are making a heartfelt contribution to their community this summer. On June 22 at 10 am, IPCB will be donating HEB gift cards, water, and luxurious gift bags from LUSH to the first 100 people at Dan’s Barber Shop, located at 714 19th-Street. Local sponsors and supporters have rallied together to make this giveaway possible, aiming to provide essential resources to those in need. Love Sanchez, co-founder of IPCB, expressed her personal connection to the neighborhood, “I grew up in this neighborhood. It feels really good to give back, especially during this summer.”…
Donating bone marrow can be a life saver
Jonathan Garcia jgarcia@foghornnews.com Del Mar College’s Student Nurses Association recently attended the National Student Nurses Association convention in Dallas. While attending, they were introduced to a German based company named DKMS, a national organization to aid fighting against blood cancer. There, the SNA board members Kelsey Nuccio, president; Christina Squyres, vice president; and Melissa Gomez, secretary signed up to be potential bone marrow donors being put on a national bone marrow registry. Blood cancer such as leukemia and lymphoma start in the bone marrow where blood is produced and requires new marrow through a procedure one of two ways. “Seventy-five…