hi!

Hi AnnMarie, I'd like to thank you for joining my spinal cord injury support group. I'd love to hear your story, it'd be great if you would post it in the group page. Also thank you for inviting me to your blog, I couldn't find it though, says it's been eliminated :(
I did want to post my new business website, it's www.lwgripgloves.com, if you'd like to check it out.

Hope to hear back from you soon, take care!

Lissette Whitehead
1177 Broadway #4-127
Chula Vista, CA 91911
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HE DESERVES NOTHING LESS

Image by Joi via FlickrI have spent the last couple of days recruiting people into some Home Based Business programs and along the way I found so many joyful, creative, and helpful people and resources that I hope I can bring it all here to share with you.
I have been in the Ellen DeGeneres Network on Ning, I have joined 86 groups and met amazing and wonderful people and I hope that if you need resources, help or just someone that has something in common with you, you will go there and find what you need or desire. I am not promoting myself, I am suggesting that you look at all the groups and find something to share with others or fill a void for yourself.

There are single moms, persons with disabilities, veterans, song writers and singers, graphic artists, computer techies, cancer survivors and you can create a sight that becomes your own. I hope you find what you need there and if you don't...post here and I will help you to find it. The internet is the fastest way to reach the greatest number of people and when you translate that into help and assistance....where else would you need to be?

There are a couple of resources I want to share here today that I found in the Ning Community:Don't Sound like Your Parents
Be Humane To Animals and People

And in case anyone missed these environment resources on One Tree Hill the other night here they are:
1. 1 Aluminum can can save enough energy to run a TV or Computer for 3 hours.
2. Paying your bills online can help save over 1.6 billion tons of solid waste every year.
3. Recycling a 4 foot stack of newspapers is equivalent to saving a 40 foot Fir Tree.
SMALL STEPS MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE

I was just reminiscing with my oldest son about my first introduction to computers in 1965 and in the course of the conversation he mentioned that Steve Jobs had stepped down from his position. He said he believed his pancreatic cancer had returned. Well, I pray that his recovery in 2004 will give him the strength to do it again. What he has given us in the world of technology is just the most amazing thing. When you think about getting up everyday and sitting in front of your computer having it bring the world right in front of you...think of Steve Jobs and also of Bill Gates and the amazing opportunities they have given the world. I hope that kindness follows Steve Jobs through his recovery and that he is thought of and prayed for daily by the masses, he deserves..NOTHING LESS.

PTSD's Purple Heart Medal

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NAMI StigmaBuster Alert: January 12, 2009

PTSD's Purple Heart

A Department of Defense (DOD) advisory group has recommended that current DOD policy not be changed to allow Purple Heart medals to be awarded to soldiers stricken with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The current policy bestows the medal only on soldiers who are "physically" wounded in the line of duty.

Read the story in the New York Times and an excellent editorial in the Kansas City Star. DOD's current policy is as much an outrageous "slap in the face" to soldiers and veterans with PTSD as General George Patton's slapping of a soldier with "shell shock" was in World War II.

DOD can still reverse its policy, despite the advisory group's decision. Please contact the Secretary of Defense and tell him it's time to end stigma and discrimination against soldiers with PTSD. Their wounds are real.

Mailing Address

The Honorable Robert M. Gates
Secretary of Defense
The Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20301-1000

Contact DOD Online

DOD Online Question/Comment Form

Telephone Number

DOD Public Affairs "Leave a Recorded Message" Line
703-428-0711 (not toll-free)

Hi, Ho: Free Teleconference on January 27

The federal government's "ADS Center" which supports the fight against stigma and discrimination is holding an online teleconference on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (Eastern Time) on how to promote acceptance of people with mental illnesses in the work place.

Registration is free. Anyone can submit questions to promoteacceptance@samhsa.hhs.gov in advance for speakers to consider. Not all questions will be used in the teleconference, but contact information for speakers will be available. The Center will email registrants further information before that date.

The Ellen Ning Platform So many resources for recovery and support

Image via WikipediaCheck out this one SUPPORT GROUP FOR THOSE WITH DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND BIPOLAR DISORDERS.

Support comes in all shapes and sizes. We all need someone to talk with or relate to when dealing with physical or emotional disorders. I hope you all find comfort and support here.

A NEW AND WONDERFUL RESOURCE FOR RECOVERY

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeAs I was going through the many groups on the Ellen NING Platform, I ran across this wonderful resource. I hope it is of health and benefit to many. Please check it out fopr all types of recovery.

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AUTISM SPEAKS NEEDS YOUR END OF YEAR DONATION TO REACH THEIR GOAL! WILL YOU HELP?

Image by bonnieann1815 via FlickrThis is the time to make donations to benefit you on your taxes...but MORE IMPORTANTLY TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS LIKE AUTISM SPEAKS AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

It's not too late to make a year-end tax-deductible donation
to AUTISM SPEAKS.

With your support, we can continue to:

* Fund research into the causes of autism, more effective treatments, and better diagnostic procedures.
* Advocate for insurance reform to help families cope with autism's financial demands.
* Provide services and resources for families living with autism now.
* Raise awareness of autism.

Thank you if you have already made your gift this year.