by dnl426 | Nov 27, 2023 | Mental Health
Giving Thanks Holidays are often difficult when you have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). While everyone else is enjoying that joyful holiday spirit as Thanksgiving Day approaches, PTSD can leave you afraid of what might happen when family and friends gather....
by dnl426 | Oct 9, 2023 | Preparedness
Service Animal Questions and Answers There is a lot of confusion about whether the person coming into a business with a dog is really using a service animal, or if they just can’t stand to be separated from their pet so they pass it off as a service animal when it...
by dnl426 | Aug 1, 2023 | Preparedness
Not Just Blowing Smoke Having trouble catching your breath these days? I have asthma, and I’ve learned that it’s up to me to do whatever it takes to get through each day as best I can. That includes monitoring the smoke in the air from the Canadian wildfires so I can...
by dnl426 | Jun 20, 2023 | Preparedness
A Resource Center For Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Individuals You might wonder what a Resource Center for people with hearing loss is. Disability Network Lakeshore has received a small grant to start a Resource Center that allowed us to purchase assistive technology...
by dnl426 | May 4, 2023 | Veterans
The Pact Act and Burn Pit Exposure Between 2001 and 2010, over a million and a half troops were sent to Iraq and Afghanistan. While there, many of them were exposed to burn pits – fires fueled by toxic materials. Exposure to fumes that smelled like burning plastic...