It's been awhile since our
last newsletter, and I can't think of a better reason to begin again than
with the recent award received by Leslie Morissette's Grahamtastic
Connection, a program that provides laptops to hospitalized children with
cancer. Leslie won the "6 Who Care" Award, which is Sponsored by WCSH6
Television, in partnership with the United Way of Greater Portland and TD
Banknorth. 6 Who Care noted that:
Leslie Morissette has founded a unique non-profit organization. Called
Grahamtastic Connection,
in honor of her young son who passed away in 1998 from leukemia, GC provides
free computers and Internet connection to children battling life-threatening
illnesses. When Graham became ill, instead of school, friends, and
activities, Graham's life was filled with hospitals, doctors, and
medications, and due to his frail immune system, social isolation. Leslie
discovered that the Internet has become an important connection by which
sick children can continue their relationships outside their hospital bed,
and by which parents can learn more about their child's illness. Leslie has
created a network of dedicated donors of laptops, shipping services, and
technical services to support GC so that other families have this
connection, no matter their financial situation.
You can read all the details on our website on the
JP News
page.
One of the many advances in the field of palliative care is the development
of increasing amounts of information related to this discipline over the
past several years. The invention of RSS links on the web enables readers to
subscribe to channels, much like on television, that show information on
topics of your choice. There are many ways to access and organize these
channels. We have created a collection of channels related to palliative
care, with a focus on pediatric care, that will help you stay abreast of new
developments in palliative care. You can
find this
tool here. If you want to
learn more,
PC World has an overview of RSS
and how to organize your channels.
Bloglines
or
Google Reader
are other easy ways to
start, and
PubMed offers RSS feeds of
your journal searches. You will need to create a search, drop-down the send
to list, and select RSS. You can then add the feed to your reader. Be
patient as you learn -- you will end up with a great way to obtain the
information that interests you, without having to view undesired topics.
As always, on behalf of the
children, we thank you for your interest and caring.
Sincerely,
The Jason Program Team
13 Industrial Park Road
Saco, Maine 04072
Phone: (207) 294-8255
Fax: (207) 773-3617
E-mail:
info@jasonprogram.org
Web:
www.jasonprogram.org
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