Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Prince Harry - Save the Elephants

Good on ya!!
"Prince Harry travels to Africa on mission to save 500 elephants
By Sophie Jamieson/July 26, 2016 at 5:57:23 PM PDT
Prince Harry is to spend the rest of the summer working on a project transferring 500 tranquilised elephants hundreds of miles to save them from poachers in Africa.
He will join the “500 elephants” initiative in Malawi, one of the largest and most significant elephant relocations in conservation history..."
See article-

See what we're doing at Let Kids Be Kids to help endangered animals across the globe.




Tuesday, July 19, 2016

The teacher who defied Hitler

Lenore Goldschmidt.
An amazing person who stood up to the full horror of what was going on around her in Berlin. Considering some things people say in todays news we need more people to learn from people like her on how to stand up, outwit, out smart the bullies pushing evil ideas. Link to video.




Saturday, July 16, 2016

Road to Recovery



Let Kids Be Kids, Inc. has begun driving people to their doctor appointments. Riders pay nothing to Let Kids Be Kids, or anyone else, for this service. If you want to know more about this American Cancer Society program ask us at letkidsbekids@mac.com 
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Friday, July 15, 2016

HPV

Hey parents. Ensure your kids safety with a vaccination.
"Though the first preventive human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10 years ago, the incidence of HPV-associated cancers is on the rise.
From 2008 to 2012, the number of HPV-associated cancers diagnosed per year increased by approximately 16 percent compared with the previous five-year period, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Nearly all sexually active individuals in the U.S. will get at least one type of HPV in their lifetime, making it the most common sexually-transmitted infection in the country. And though about 90 percent of HPV infections will clear a person’s system within two years, some infections persist and can cause cervical cancers and some types of vulvar, oropharyngeal, penile, rectal and cancers.
There are over 40 HPV types, and vaccines are available for HPV types 16 and 18 (which account for 63 percent of HPV-associated cancers), as well as for types 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 (which account for an additional 10 percent). Type 16 is the most likely to persist and develop into cancer.
In this new report, the CDC analyzed data from its own National Program of Cancer Registries as well as the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database. In total, 38,793 HPV-associated cancers (11.7 per 100,000 persons), on average, were diagnosed annually from 2008 to 2012 compared with 33,369 diagnoses (10.8 per 100,000 persons) from 2004 to 2008. Researchers then multiplied the number of cancers that could have been associated with HPV by the rate actually believed to be attributable to HPV, and found that an estimated 30,700 (79 percent) of the cancers could have been attributed to the virus.
The report highlights numerous challenges to controlling HPV-related cancers. First, not enough adolescents are receiving all three HPV vaccines. The CDC recommends that all males and females should start the HPV vaccine series at the age of 11 or 12 years. The CDC also notes that males can receive the series through age 21 and females can receive it through age 26.
According to this CDC report, though, in 2014, just 60 percent of females aged 13 to 17 received at least one dose, 50.3 percent received at least two doses and 39.7 percent received three doses. Among males, the rates were worse: 41.7 percent received at least one dose, 31.4 percent received at least two doses and 21.6 percent received three doses.
Additionally, differences exist between races. In the 2008 to 2012 study, rates of cervical cancer were higher among blacks compared with whites and higher among Hispanics compared with non-Hispanics. Rates of both vulvar and oropharyngeal cancers were lower, however, among blacks and Hispanics versus whites and non-Hispanics, respectively. Rates of anal cancer were lower among black women and Hispanics, but higher among black men, compared with their counterparts"


Wednesday, July 13, 2016

PayPal Giving Fund




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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Malayan Tigers


Please, before you go to sleep tonight, think of ways you can reach out and help all the creatures out there-----humans as well. 
Malayan Tigers. "With only a few hundred Malayan Tigers left in the world, it is imperative that various efforts are made to protect and preserve the subspecies. The loss of habitat and the shortage of suitable prey are both important factors that have contributed to the diminished numbers of tigers. The landscape is constantly being developed and urbanised, roads being built through forested areas and farmers occupying land for the growth of crops. Being such a solitary animal, the Malayan Tiger is forced into a smaller and smaller habitat. When the tigers encroach on the land now occupied by humans, sometimes killing pets or livestock in a desperate search for food, they are often killed by the humans out of fear or to protect their livestock."
See more info: http://www.tigers.org.za/malayan-tiger.html
Let Kids Be Kids advocates for the rights of all those in the animal kingdom. Yep, humans too-----And, in particular, all those Tigers out there.

                                                                 Photos: MBarrettMiller/Connemara Productions 






Malayan Tigers


Please, before you go to sleep tonight, think of ways you can reach out and help all the creatures out there-----humans as well. 
Malayan Tigers. "With only a few hundred Malayan Tigers left in the world, it is imperative that various efforts are made to protect and preserve the subspecies. The loss of habitat and the shortage of suitable prey are both important factors that have contributed to the diminished numbers of tigers. The landscape is constantly being developed and urbanised, roads being built through forested areas and farmers occupying land for the growth of crops. Being such a solitary animal, the Malayan Tiger is forced into a smaller and smaller habitat. When the tigers encroach on the land now occupied by humans, sometimes killing pets or livestock in a desperate search for food, they are often killed by the humans out of fear or to protect their livestock."
See more info: http://www.tigers.org.za/malayan-tiger.html
Let Kids Be Kids advocates for the rights of all those in the animal kingdom. Yep, humans too-----And, in particular, all those Tigers out there.


                                              Photos: MBarrettMiller/Connemara Productions 






Monday, July 11, 2016

Dreaming...
















Last night I had one of those great dreams. One that seems to last for hours. A lady I haven't seen in years spent time talking, laughing, crying, hugging with me until the break of dawn. I have crystal memory of our time together in dream space including the long conversation we had on a number of topics. When I awoke it was if it had really happened on this plane of reality. Hope she returns soon-
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I took the photo in the Grampians while traveling between Geelong and Adelaide along the Great Ocean Road.
"The Grampians, a majestic island of mountain and forest rising out of flat farmland in Victoria's west. Its national parks are home to a huge array of native plants and animals and a rich and continuing Aboriginal history. 
Most of Victoria's Aboriginal sites are here in the Grampians, known as Gariwerd to the Aboriginal clans who have been connected to the place for over 22,000 years. Evidence of their lives - including ancient oven mounds and 60 rock art sites with more than 4,000 different motifs - is scattered across the region.
Visit the famous Bunjil's Shelter and see Bunjil, the traditional creator of the land, depicted with his two dingoes. Walk round the Ngamadjidj Shelter and see Ngamadjidj's spirit dancing with white figures on the walls. Gulgurn Manja translates to 'hands of young people', and this shelter in the Northern Grampians is covered with small, red ochre handprints. You can also browse the Grampians' cultural centre or take a guided tour from Halls Gap for a richer understanding of Victoria's five Aboriginal communities..."
More info on http://www.australia.com/en/places/vic/vic-grampians.html

Friday, July 1, 2016

Knock Out Cancer

Knock out Cancer!!
"Michelle Lavitt was a healthy 38-year old mother of two when she heard the words all of us dread: “You have cancer.” Because she had access to care and her breast cancer was treatable with surgery, chemo therapy and radiation, she survived. But like many patients, treatment took a lot out of her. She lost muscle and stamina and frequently told family, “I can’t do that. It’s too much for me.” Her efforts to resume her regular fitness routine nearly brought her to tears and she felt frustrated and scared. She had beaten the disease but not its effects.
Michelle’s struggle to regain her strength and quality of life is something most, if not all, of the 15.5 million cancer survivors in the U.S. face. As our success in early detection and treatment increases, so do the number of challenges cancer survivors face – mental, physical, social and often financial.
But the conventional wisdom about cancer has us believe that if we could just uncover “the cure,” the problem would be solved. For more than four decades, our national narrative has said that scientific and medical research will someday solve the complex set of hundreds of diseases that fall into the category of cancer. And as we focus on that belief, we tend to forget the post-cancer struggles survivors like Michelle face every day.
There is more to cancer than “the cure.”
As the Obama-Biden administration’s National Cancer Moonshot initiative takes off, “survivorship,” a philosophy that focuses on patients’ well-being during and after cancer, must be front and center. By 2026, there will be 20 million Americans living with the effects of the disease and their needs deserve to be part of this important effort.
To address some of those needs, our organizations partnered in 2007 to develop a 12-week evidence-based community-located program that helps adult cancer patients and survivors like Michelle reclaim their health and well-being. LIVESTRONG at the YMCA aids survivors in improving their strength and physical fitness, diminishing the severity of therapy side effects and developing supportive relationships. Researchers from Yale University and Dana Farber Cancer Institute found the program improves survivors' overall quality of life, increases cardiovascular endurance, decreases cancer-related fatigue, and helps them meet or exceed recommended amounts of physical activity. It is one of the ways we can and must invest in survivorship, rebuilding physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
The National Cancer Moonshot initiative and rapidly growing survivorship community have served as a catalyst for a deeper commitment to this program. In response to Vice President Biden’s call to action at the Moonshot cancer summit on June 29 in Washington, the LIVESTRONG Foundation and YMCA of the USA are jointly announcing a commitment to reach the milestone of having served 100,000 patients and survivors through LIVESTRONG at the YMCA within the next five years, more than doubling the number served to date. We will achieve this goal by further expanding access beyond the more than 500 existing community locations and by integrating with treatment centers throughout the U.S.
Our hopes with this commitment are three-fold. First, we aim to empower survivors and help them feel strong again. Second, we are committed to building the evidence base LIVESTRONG at the YMCA provides, showing it is cost effective and has a positive impact on communities. We believe LIVESTRONG at the YMCA should be offered to clinicians as an evidence-based resource in order to decrease costs and improve recovery. We hope to continue to standardize the quality of care delivered by the program throughout all of its many locations. And even though the program is offered at little to no cost for participants, in time, we hope that insurance providers will reimburse delivery of the program because what it provides to survivors is so important.
Half-way through her LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program, Michelle found, “Instead of being frustrated about what I cannot do, I am proud of what I can do.” She can carry her young daughter in her arms again and make it up a flight of stairs without stopping to rest.
Let us defy conventional wisdom by expanding our thinking about cancer to include survivorship. Let us invest in the 15.5 million Americans who have beaten cancer but still face its effects every day. We are standing with survivors because our third hope is others will, too.

Greg Lee is President of the LIVESTRONG Foundation, based in Austin, which serves people affected by cancer today and advocates for funding and policies that increase access to quality care for cancer patients and survivors. Dr. Matt Longjohn, MPH, is National Health Officer and Vice President for Evidence-Based Health Interventions and Community Integrated Health at YMCA of the USA, the national resource office for the Y, one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility."

Let Kids Be Kids supports/volunteers to defeat Cancer in a number of ways. Email us at letkidsbekids@mac.com