TONIAN McDonald never imagined that, at 22 years old, she would’ve been diagnosed with a life-changing disease.Two years later she has transformed the initial shock she experienced after being diagnosed with glaucoma into a renewed mindset of determination. The young woman is now on a mission to raise awareness about the condition.
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Young woman determined to raise awareness after glaucoma diagnosis
Stony Brook, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The family of a Long Island newborn with a fighting spirit to survive learned Friday their baby boy may be released from hospital next month. Christian Rojas is 83 days old and has spent every moment of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit of Stony Brook Children’s Hospital. “I was 12 weeks pregnant, and we went in to find out the gender, and they told us that he was a boy,” said Christian’s mother, Nykki Hunter. “We were just overcome with emotion. Then, they said, ‘We need to speak with you in the other room.’” “My body just went numb, because I was trying to process what was going on,” said Christian’s father, Christopher Rojas. An ultrasound revealed Christian would be born with a congenital disorder called gastroschisis. His intestines had emerged through a hole in the abdominal wall on the outside of his body, and his life was at risk. “Christian suffered, unfortunately, the consequences of the intestine twisting when it’s outside the body,” said Dr. Christopher Muratore. “That’s the most feared complication.” The newborn was rushed into surgery, saving his life. In the meantime, specialists across the country are stymied why this condition has increased 30 percent in five years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say 4.9 births out of every 10,000 are linked to gastroschisis. Age of the mother, environmental factors and recessive genetic traits are being studied. “The prayers haven’t stopped,” said Rojas. “We get so much support from the community, all around social media.” Families whose babies have gastroschisis are linked via a vast social media outreach. “It just gives us that much more hope and faith to get through this and know we’re not alone,” said Rojas. Christian’s empty nursery awaits him. Doctors hope he can go home in another month. “We never want to leave him behind,” said Hunter. “It’s the hardest thing to put him down and walk away and leave him in the hands of somebody else who’s not us.” Both mom and dad work, but once Christian comes home, one parent will have to be with him at all times. The local community is holding a fundraiser on Saturday at the hospital to help with Christian’s medical costs and to raise awareness of the gastroschisis disorder.
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Long Island Infant Who Survived Devastating Disorder May Go Home Soon
STUDIO CITY (CBSLA) — As politicians and health administrators try to find solutions to curb the deadly opioid crisis nationwide, one small-town coffee shop owner is trying to help addicts by destigmatizing their condition in a friendly setting. Hope & Coffee in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania — about 85 miles outside Philadelphia — began serving customers Thursday in the former coal town of about 7,000 people, the Associated Press reported. According to the coffee shop’s website , business owner Lisa Scheller grew up in Tamaqua and is successfully fighting her own addiction. The cafe is a joint project with the nonprofit Tamaqua Area Community Partnership . “Our country is going through an opioid epidemic, and this town where I grew up has seen addiction rise to more than double the national average,” Scheller said in a May speech . “Her experience with opioid addiction and recovery had put her on a path to help normalize recovery and help those struggling to recover here,” the site reads. Café supervisor Sica Brown told the AP she was addicted to heroin for years and that the Hope & Coffee is “an absolute life changer.” Apparently, their sticky buns can also alter the track of your life. According to the Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, the opioid epidemic is the state’s worst health crisis.
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Along With Sticky Buns, New Coffee Shop Serves Up ‘Hope’ For Opioid Addiction Recovery
THE INTERNET is a funk/ R&B band that's bringing back the aesthetic of Mint Condition and Tony Toni Tone in the likes of musicianship and grooving …
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Funk/R&B Band THE INTERNET Wants You To 'Come Over'
The Tuscaloosa County (Ala.) District Court confirmed Friday that a misdemeanor marijuana charge against 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster had been dismissed on the condition that he pay court costs.
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Pot charge dropped against 49ers LB Foster
WHAT TO EXPECT: A pair of smooth R&B voices will hit the stage at Caesars when Joe and Stokley of the '90s group Mint Condition stop in for a one night only performance. Mint Condition was best known for their hits “Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)” and “What Kind of Man Would I Be.
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This R&B show is in 'Mint Condition'
R&B fails to improve road condition despite numerous directives … condition of Nathatop-Sanasar road were also issued to the concerned authorities of the R&B Department in a series of meetings convened by Deputy Commissioner Ramban following 19th meeting of Patnitop Development Authority.
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No action on majority of decisions about more facilities in Patnitop, Sanasar
