by Chris Wistrom | Jul 30, 2020 | Mental Health, Preparedness
Knowing Who You Are and Where You’re Goin Currently, at work, I’m hosting a workshop on developing healthy living habits, and one of the things we are looking at is identifying goals. Sometimes we tend to coast through life without any plan for what we want or...
by Chris Wistrom | Jul 22, 2020 | Preparedness
Assistive Technologies Following a Disaster Hi, I’m Chris from Disability Network Lakeshore and I’m here to talk today a little bit about assistive technology following disaster. The reason that we bring this up is because people with disabilities often...
by Chris Wistrom | Jul 22, 2020 | Preparedness
No Power Thunder, lightning, high winds, and possible hail; it is storming this morning, and I’m wondering if our power will go out again. Suddenly, the house goes dark, the stove won’t work, and it starts to heat up inside the house. Of course, we never know how long...
by Chris Wistrom | Jul 15, 2020 | Preparedness
Something Special I raise dogs, and not one of them will refuse a cookie when offered! I enjoy coming home and greeting each one with a small, yummy goody. They come running when they hear my car pull in and my special girl, Sophie, begins to yodel her beagle...
by Chris Wistrom | Jul 5, 2020 | Preparedness
Water When I think about managing to survive following a disaster, one of my greatest concerns is finding water. From the troubled times I’ve already lived through (fire and power failures), I know that having water is one of my main concerns. If you don’t have a...
by Chris Wistrom | Jun 26, 2020 | Preparedness
New Beginnings This coronavirus has certainly changed our lives, and I find myself having to learn new ways to adapt every day because of it. That’s hard, yet it’s what separates us from the apes! It’s the technology that makes it difficult for me, even as far as...
