Letter: Proud reminder
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Several weeks ago, I found myself shopping for a few odds and ends at the Big Y Supermarket in Greenfield. I had just paid for my groceries and was on my way out when this older gentleman who was bagging groceries stopped me. Apparently, he had noticed my veteran’s cap. He said, “Sir, thank you for your service to our country!” Now it isn’t everyday that someone refers to me …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
I loved reading that Baystate Franklin Medical Center has the lowest rates of C-section births in Massachusetts (May 13). My experience there in 2004 was a surprise and a blessing. I planned a home birth, with The Birthplace as my back-up. In my 30th hour of labor, the home birth midwives determined that one factor presented a possible concern. When we arrived at …
Monday, May 20, 2013
I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported me financially and with daily messages as I endured the program “Live below the Line.” For five days, I lived on $1.50 a day which had to include my breakfast, lunch and dinner. The point was to display what extreme poverty looked like worldwide. The money I raised will be donated to …
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