ACT would like to highlight Janet Westerlind as the Volunteer for the Month of September. Janet has been volunteering 4 hours every Monday at Second Act thrift store for over 1 ½ years. When she first started, she was looking for a way to do some good for the women and girls in need. She says it’s the treasures she finds and the fun she has working with Amy that keeps her here. Janet tags and hangs clothing and unloads items from the donor’s cars. She says it’s a great spot to volunteer if you like to work. “It’s not easy work for an eighty-three year old, but you’re doing a lot of good for the community,” she says with a wink. Second ACT is located at 12519 S. Cleveland Ave. in Fort Myers and they’re open Monday thru Saturday from 9am-8pm
and on Sundays from 11am-5pm. If you’re interested in volunteering at the store, stop in and grab an application…you never know what kind of treasures you’ll find, the people you’ll meet, and the fun you’ll have!
Anne Morell is a seventy-four year old female with a past medical history of hyperlidemia, hypertension, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus type 2, renal insufficiency, Charcot foot, and osteomosteomyeltits. Anne has a history of osteosarcoma treated in 1996 with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Anne also has a history of breast cancer, diagnosis in 2003 treated with radiation therapy. Anne past surgical history includes tonsillectomy in 1962, removal if osteosarcoma of left thigh in 1996 and lumpectomy of left breast in 2003.
Jane Parks-Mckay, 63, placed a boiling pot of macaroni on the stove and lit the flame when she noticed grease ringing in the burner. During this time, she had an idea that seemed logical at the time. She pulled out a roll of paper towels that she had dipped in vinegar, and she started to clean. The flame still continued.
The case of Carla Washburn using the Biopsychosocial approach starts with the biological level and leads to the assessment that Carla suffers from problems with diabetes with insulin dependency. She also suffers from the physical injury she sustained after a recent fall which produced fractures to her body that needs attention. Addressing Carla’s Psychological level she exhibits symptoms of depression due to the belief that she has no one. Due to the fact that she had lost her husband fifteen years ago, moreover she also had lost both her son to a car crash and her grandson who she had raised after both parents died in a car crash to the war in Afghanistan. She also is worried about her finance because she is concerned that Medicare will not
Rosa Lee Cunningham is a 56 year old African American female. She is referred to the facility from Howard University Hospital. She was treated for a condition called osteomyelitis, which resulted from a bacterial infection while using heroin (Dash, 2006). Rosa Lee states that on October 7, 1983, she injected cocaine, which resulted in her being hospitalized at D.C. General Hospital (Dash, 2006). Prior to her hospital visit in 1983, she injected heroin, cocaine, and various substances. After a horrible breakup with her girlfriend, she used heroin for the first time (Dash, 2006). She stated that she uses speed ball of cocaine, heroin mixed injection as well as Prelundin, occasionally (Dash, 2006).
On August 23, 1980 in Conroe, Texas, is 40 miles north of Houston, a 16-year-old girl, Cheryl Fergeson, disappeared while searching for a women’s restroom at Conroe High School (Gores, 1991). Cheryl was the manager of the Bellville High girls’ volleyball team visiting Conroe High School for a preseason scrimmage. Later that day while searching for the girl two janitors, Clarence Brandley who is black, and Henry Peace who is white, found the girl’s body hidden under some scenery flats in the loft above the auditorium stage. Cheryl has been raped and strangled to death. Clarence and Henry were interrogated and made to sign statements. The two janitors were then taken to the hospital and made to give sperm, blood, and hair samples from their head
Rosa Lee Cunningham is a 52-year old African American female. She is 5-foot-1-inch, 145 pounds. Rosa Lee is married however, is living separately from her husband. She has eight adult children, Bobby, Richard, Ronnie, Donna (Patty), Alvin, Eric, Donald (Ducky) and one child who name she did not disclose. She bore her eldest child at age fourteen and six different men fathered her children. At Rosa Lee’s recent hospital admission to Howard University Hospital emergency room blood test revealed she is still using heroin. Though Rosa Lee recently enrolled in a drug-treatment program it does not appear that she has any intention on ending her drug usage. When asked why she no longer uses heroin she stated she doesn’t always have the resources to support her addiction. Rosa Lee is unemployed and receiving very little in government assistance. She appears to
Understanding one another starts with understanding the various social intersections that make up our identities. Intersectionality, a concept developed by Kimberlé Crenshaw, analyzes how aspects of social location (gender, race, class, age, etc.) intersect and are linked, thereby creating multiple identities that relate to systems of oppression and marginalization (Carbado, Crenshaw, Mays, & Tomlinson, 2013). In this paper, the theme of intersectional identity will be explored using Janet Mock’s (2014) story as a case study, based off her book, Redefining Realness. Moreover, there will
The author, Katherine Ramsland, is a forensic psychologist that teaches criminal justice. The purpose of this article is to answer the question of ‘how and why’ a human could have so much anger towards another person. Anthony Meoli holds a BS in criminal justice from Penn State University, a MA in forensic psychology from Argosy University, and a JD from John Marshall Law School. He was interviewed while I was reading this article and answered questions based off of why he was launching this project. His ultimate goal was to find a link between the creative side of their brain and the ability they have to naturally compartmentalize their live. He wants to find out why they are addicted to killing and what draws them towards that need. He
Discrimination in the workplace continues to be topics and issues of discussion, despite efforts to minimize or eliminate its ugly head. Discrimination is defined as the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people based on race, gender, disability or age (Fieser, 2015). Furthermore, some companies has used other forms in conjunction with discrimination like sexual harassment to mask unjust treatment in the workplace. Lilly Ledbetter was an employee at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Inc. for over 19 years. During this period, she consistently received low rankings in her annual performance-and-salary reviews. As a result, Lilly received significantly lower raises than her male counterparts, which led to her filing a civil lawsuit
The following vignettes were chosen by our group for highlighting Myra Bennett’s compassion for the isolated communities in northwest Newfoundland.
The article Natalie Keepers: Once-promising student now faces prospect of prison by Eliott C. McLaughlin, was about a Virginia Tech Engineering student who was arrested for helping a murder of a 13 year old girl. The first arrested student was a Virginia Tech Engineering student named David Eisenhauer who had some kind of a relationship with a 13 year old middle schooler, Nicole Lovell. Natalie Keepers was the second student who was arrested for helping with the murder. She was an outstanding student with excellent grades and extracurricular activities, who also does not have a delinquent background. She helped murder a girl who she, herself does not know with a man who she, has no romantic connection with. The case continues with Natalie Keepers,
Heather Millard was born in Bradenton, Florida. She was raised by her mother in Port Charlotte. After the parents divorced when Mrs. Millard was two years old the mother decide to move to Port Charlotte with a friend. The family also resided in Okeechobee, FL for a short period of time. The client’s mother had three marriages. The client stated that she has a good relationship with her current stepfather. Besides her mother and stepfather she also lives with 2 whole sisters, one half brother and two step siblings. She is single and has never been married.
The Office of the Attorney General, by Nichole C. Gatewood, Assistant Attorney General, in response to the Court’s May 11, 2018, Order (ECF No. 8) states as follows:
Finding the job that is perfect for you can be a difficult endeavor. Most people still don’t know what they want to do after college. After gaining some job experience, finding that perfect job becomes easier. This is what happened to Lisa Stewart. She finally found her perfect job or should I say jobs. Lisa Stewart has several jobs. First and for most she is a wife and mother of two girls, but her first paying job is being a dietician at Council Bluffs Community Schools, and second she is a Infant Nutrition Lab Technician at Methodist Hospital, though this wasn’t her original plan.
Andrea, Marya McQuirter is a contractor working in IT department who needs access to the museum. I am awaiting for her supervisor Adam Martin, who cc’d on this email provide the level of access for her, until then for audit purposes, can you please program her badge for general and 5th floor access? – Thank you