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94-Year-Old Media Trick-Or-Treater Gets Into the Spirit of Halloween
A four-year mother and daughter Halloween tradition for Florence Lauria, 94, and her daughter, Annette Reyman of Media, will continue this year despite the pandemic, with some precautions, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Florence’s daughter makes sure that each year they don a themed costume and make a trick-or-treat call to Berkshire Hathaway…
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Families Worry About Mental Health of Nursing Home Residents Isolated by COVID-19
The social distancing needed to protect nursing home patients is taking its toll on those very same patients and their families, reports Joe Holden for Philadelphia.cbslocal.com. Joe Giangiacomo’s children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews visit him at Rosewood Gardens Reahbilitation and Nursing Home in Broomall, but only up to the window. “It really makes a difference…
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2 Families Keep Infant Daughter’s Memory Alive Through Kind Gestures, Mementos and Cupcakes
Delaware County infant Lily Mazzola (Lily M.) is remembered with cupcakes, kind gestures and the gift of life, reports Dan Koob for Philadelphia.cbslocal.com. The Mazzola family purchased cupcakes on their daughter Lily’s heavenly birthday to Deb Cuoco’s daughter, Alexandria. Lily M. suffered a fatal stroke and was born brain dead. The decision was made to…
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Swarthmore Couple Has Survival Guide for Couples Over 50
A Swarthmore couple have written a book to help those over 50 navigate the challenges of love and marriage, writes Sandy Bauers for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Julia Mayer and Barry Jacobs have been married for 30 years. They are also therapists and clinical psychologists. They’ve written “Love and Meaning After 50.” Older couples can face…
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Delaware County Couple Happily Married 32 Years, 5 Years at a Time
They met at a reiki share in 1985. Annmarie, from Havertown; and Joseph, living in Drexel Hill, became friends, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Joseph floated the idea of marriage a year after they met. Annmarie had come out of a rough engagement she though would end in marriage, so she was…
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A Community of Love Saved Teen’s Life After He Collapsed on an Aston Field
A lot of people did the right thing and that helped save the life of a young teen who collapsed on an Aston lacrosse field, says his father, speaking to Jim Melwert for kwynewsradio.radio.com. Brendan Avvento, 14, of Gilbertsville, collapsed on the evening of July 14. Doctors believe he may have suffered a stroke. A…
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COVID-19 And A Return To School: How Co-Parents Can Navigate A Difficult Situation
By Liz Billies You can’t turn on the TV today without being confronted with the debate about children returning to in-person school this Fall. There are so many competing interests in determining what is best for our children when it comes to COVID-19 and school. Here are answers to three important questions. What is the…
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Her Sisters Made a Video With 200 Friends and Family to Help Her Through Leukemia Treatments
When Hope Wells, 23, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018, she didn’t have to tackle the disease on her own. She had her five sisters to rally around her, writes Rita Giordano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The six former students of The Christian Academy in Brookhaven have done everything together. Charity, 25; Faith, 24; Joy,…
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Pandemic Likely to Bring Some Families Closer together in Delaware County
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered three things that sent many young adults home: Closed colleges, closed businesses and remote work from home. This has meant adjusting for couples like Emily and David Mendell of Wallingford, who have their two college sons back in their daily lives, writes Erin McCarthy The Philadelphia Inqurer. It threw an empty…
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Dating In The Age Of COVID
By Wendi Rank Dating, sex, and everything in between have become more complicated with the coronavirus infiltrating everyone’s daily life. A recent article by Tara Parker-Pope of The New York Times outlines New York City’s advice for residents looking to make pandemic dating more intriguing than infuriating. NYC Health issued “Safer Sex and COVID-19”, a…
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From Child Guidance Resource Centers: Talking to Our Children About Race and Violence
The last few months have produced many challenges in all of our lives. As a society we have been more isolated than ever before due to the pandemic. COVID-19 has given us a new perspective on what others are going through, from the loss of family members and friends, to the loss of jobs. Now…
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51 Days in the Deadly Shadow of COVID-19, Delaware County Man Recovers and Reunites With His Family
After 51 days on a ventilator, John Della Guardia beat back COVID-19 and came home from Riddle Hospital in Media, reports Joe Brandt for nbcphiladelphia.com. As is now customary, hospital staff lined the halls clapping and cheering as Guardia, 74, was recently released from the hospital and reunited with his family. John and his wife…
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The Power of Play: How 5 Minutes a Day Can Change Your Parent-Child Relationship
Children stuck at home during the pandemic are feeling stressed by changes in routine, but often have trouble expressing their feelings. This leads to increasingly negative behaviors like crying, tantrums and not listening. That, in turn, leaves parents stressed and overwhelmed. But there are strategies found in Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) you can use…
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Letters, Cards, Signs Arrived May 13 Supporting Fair Acres Residents and Staff
With local nursing homes bearing the brunt of coronavirus cases, people are doing what they can to send good thoughts to the residents and staff, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. On May 13, Delaware County Council hand delivered cards, letters and artwork from county residents to the Fair Acres geriatric center, part of…
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Child Guidance Resource Centers Offers a Way for Businesses to Reach Potential Autism Spectrum Customers
Businesses can make themselves more inclusive and friendly to everyone. Child Guidance Resource Centers in Havertown has a free program to show them the way. The Autism Family Friendly Business Initiative teaches companies how to become more accessible and welcoming to people with autism and other sensory needs, opening up ways to attract customers, says…
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Child Guidance Resource Centers’ 10 Minute Facebook Platform Helps With Pandemic Stress
Through these unusual times of physical distancing, it can be difficult to keep track of what day it is, let alone manage all the competing responsibilities and items on our to do lists. Although many of us have longed for time to ourselves, days away from the pressures of our jobs, and more time with…
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Wedding Option: Masks and Social Distancing, Delaware County Couple Opt to Postpone
Steve Povey of Norwood and his wife-to-be, Christine Pascua, had been hoping for a May 29, 2020 wedding ever since Steve proposed to her during their 2016 vacation in Jamaica, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The couple, now in Prospect Park, had planned a wedding with 100 guests at Terrain at Styers…
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The Surprising, Fickle and Sometimes Unpredictable Gift of Solitude
By Brandon Steiger The past few weeks have turned businesses upside down, inside out, and downright topsy-turvey, but that doesn’t mean we are done! I might sound like a broken record to anyone who will hear me, but after 9/11 we were Americans fighting against terrorism, after the recession of 2008, we were in our…
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