In Memoriam 🙏🏾 Walean Regina Solomon 🙏🏾

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🙏🏾 Walean Regina Solomon 🙏🏾
July 9, 1946  -  October 29, 2017
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Mother Cabrini Way Street Dedication

Mother Cabrini Way
Street Dedication
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“Mother Cabrini Way”
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Friday, October 20, 2017 at 11:00 am
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Corner of E. 19th Street and 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10003

The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
&
Cabrini Mission Foundation
invite you to join us for a ceremony dedicating
East 19th Street and 3rd Avenue as “Mother Cabrini Way.”

Light refreshments to follow at
Cabrini Apartments
220 East 19th Street
New York, NY 10003


https://cabrinifoundation.org/2017/09/27/mother-cabrini-way-street-dedication/




 

Why Are My Feet Swollen?

Why Are My Feet Swollen?




Puffy, Tender Tootsies
If one or both of your feet are swollen, it can be hard to move around. And it can hurt, too. It’s not always clear why it happens, but some health conditions can make it more likely.



Edema
This is when your body holds on to too much water. It can make your feet puffy as well as your hands and face. You might notice it after a long airplane flight or if you stand for hours at a time, and some women have it around their monthly period. It usually goes away on its own, but sometimes it can be a sign of a health problem like low protein levels, heart failure, or kidney or liver disease.


Injury
If you trip or take a wrong step, a swollen foot can be a sign of a broken bone or a sprain -- when the tough, flexible tissue that connects the bones around your ankle tears. Your foot and ankle will likely swell as blood rushes to the area to help heal it. See your doctor if it hurts a lot, you can’t put weight on it, or it doesn’t look right.

Pregnancy
Feet can swell as a natural part of pregnancy because a woman’s body holds on to more water when she’s expecting. It can be worse at the end of the day or after standing for a long time. It’s not usually a sign of a problem for mother or baby, but it can be uncomfortable.


Lymphedema

This is when one or more of your lymph nodes -- small glands that are part of your immune system -- are damaged or removed, as often happens during cancer treatment. As a result, your body gets rid of less fluid, and that can lead to swelling in your arms, legs, and feet. One treatment for this is called pneumatic compression. You wear a sleeve over the affected areas, and air is pumped into it every so often to put pressure there and help move fluid away. Exercises, massage, and compression sleeves or socks may help, too.

Chronic Venous Insufficiency
To get back to your heart from your legs and feet, your blood travels in veins with “one-way valves” to keep it from flowing back down. These valves can get damaged as you get older or if you stand or sit for long periods of time. If your blood doesn’t return to your heart the way it should, it can collect in your legs and feet and cause swelling.


Heart Failure
This is when your heart doesn’t pump blood like it should. If your blood isn’t flowing well in the right direction, it can back up in your legs and feet and cause swelling. With heart failure, it can be uncomfortable to lie down flat, your heart may beat faster or in an unusual rhythm, and you might have a hard time catching your breath. Get medical help right away if you notice these signs.


Kidney Disease
Your kidneys filter waste from your blood. If they aren’t working right -- because of a condition like diabetes or high blood pressure -- too much salt (sodium) can be left in your blood. That makes your body hold on to more water than it should. Gravity pulls the water down, and your feet and ankles can swell.

 

Liver Disease
If you have hepatitis (inflammation in your liver) or you drink heavily, your liver has to fix itself over and over. That can cause scar tissue to replace healthy tissue, and your liver can stop working like it should. If that happens, too much fluid can pool in your belly, legs, and feet, making them swell.

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What You Can Do: RICE
This stands for
“rest,” “ice,” “compression,” and “elevation.” It’s most useful for sprains and broken bones, but it can help if your feet are swollen for other reasons, too. If you rest and put your feet up (elevate them), fluid will flow away from your feet. Ice makes blood vessels narrower -- limiting blood flow -- and helps with pain. Special extra-tight socks called compression socks, or wraps around your feet, can help push fluid away from your feet.


What You Can Do: Move Around

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If you walk around every hour or so, it makes it harder for fluid to pool in any one place and keeps your blood moving through your body. Anything that moves your knees and flexes your ankles can help.


What You Can Do: Medicine
Some drugs used to treat high blood pressure, diabetes, and inflammation can make your body hold on to too much water, and that can make your feet swell. Other medications called diuretics can ease swelling -- they help your body get rid of fluid by making you pee more often. Always talk to your doctor before changing or stopping your meds.


What You Can Do: Add Magnesium
You may be able to help your body get rid of fluid more easily if you add 200 to 400 milligrams of magnesium to your daily diet. Foods high in this mineral include oatmeal, bananas, almonds, broccoli, and beets, Talk to your doctor before taking a supplement -- it can cause problems if you have a kidney or heart condition, or if you take medicine for other conditions.

When to Call Your Doctor
Get medical help right away if your feet are swollen and you’re short of breath or have chest pain. These could be signs of fluid or a blood clot in your lungs. 

See your doctor if:
  1. Your swollen foot keeps a dimple after you press it.
  2. Your skin in the swollen area looks stretched or breaks.
  3. You have pain and swelling that doesn’t go away.

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July 4th Flag Cake

 


July 4th  Flag Cake













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Virtual Hug


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Global Hug In April 30th 2007

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When:   April 30th 
Time:    1 pm to 4 pm
Where: Forest Park, Buddy Monument Lawn, corner of Park Lane South and Myrtle Ave. 

Look for our colorful #GlobalHugIn Banner. 

Hope to see you there. 
Come to share time, a flower, hugs, meet new friends, see our beautiful diversity. 
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Also a gathering in Brooklyn near the bridge

Hope to see you there either in Queens or Brooklyn. 

Many Blessings. 

Here is a short video of Peace photos.
https://www.facebook.com/374035532953436/videos/382650415425281/

On Facebook:
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#GlobalHugIn Message Board
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 April 27 at 12:54pm

Hi Everyone 

We are closing in on the April 30th #GlobalHugIn and I wanted to share a bit of our program with you so that perhaps you will be kind enough to send us your positive energy and thoughts for a loving event. 
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We will begin our program with an Interfaith gathering and blessings from a Rabbi, a Sikh, a Hindu, an Imam, a Christian, and a B'Hai.
All are welcome.
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 After the blessings and a few words from each, we will recite two Peace Poems, write in a Peace Notebook our thoughts/hopes/prayers for Peace, page through a Peace Photo book and some quotes from Peace Pilgrim, and end by sharing flowers, hugs and other expressions of friendship so that Love and Peace may radiate outward to our community and throughout the world. 

Our local program will be held in Forest Park, Buddy Monument Lawn - corner of Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South, in Queens, beginning at 1 PM Eastern Time. 

Other events are also going to take place (in their own ways) in Brooklyn, Massachusetts, Florida, California, Ethiopia, Kenya, Canada and Honduras

Please send us your thoughts and blessings. 

We really need them, and we will really appreciate it!! 

Thank you. 

Peace Brothers and Sisters,

Richard

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