Good News Notes: “Community Mindfulness Project (CMP) will offer weekly “Mini Mindfulness Burnout Busters” for non-profit workers and first responders free of charge every Wednesday at 9 a.m. The program began June 23. According to a news release, the short, 15 minute sessions provide mindfulness and meditation opportunities to specifically to help combat mental and…
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Swedish designer’s new suit aims to improve mobility in Parkinson’s, stroke and celebral palsy patients
Good News Notes: “In a renewed hope for patients with Parkinson’s, who often experience tremors through their body, a Swedish engineer has created a suit that can help them significantly reduce such tremors using electronic stimulation. According to makerfairerome.eu, the Exopulse Mollii Suit can improve mobility for people affected by a stroke, Cerebral Palsy, or Parkinson’s disease. How?…
Singer Meghan Trainor helping to feed Connecticut health care heroes
Good News Notes: “This week, Connecticut hospitals will receive lunches from local restaurants — thanks to a Grammy-winning musical artist. Meghan Trainor, a singer/songwriter whose hits include ‘All About That Bass’ and ‘Lips Are Movin,’ is donating funds to feed health care workers at hospitals in greater Hartford, in conjunction with local restaurants. Trainor was…
Lacrosse Coaches Help Medical Personnel on the Front Line
Joe Amplo, lacrosse coach for the Navy men’s team, finds himself idle from coaching but not from helping. After speaking with his brother, Kris, he found out his younger sibling was working on a plan to team up with restaurants to feed the medical teams in New York fighting the coronavirus. The following day Joe,…