#SignalBoostSunday: Local Assistance for Cancer Patients

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Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com

*****Author’s Note: The following post was published on August 12, 2018 and has not been updated since its initial publication. As this post was written as part of a bigger, older project that has already ended, I do not intend on updating this post with new information about the organizations featured in it. This means some or all of the information in this or other posts in this series may be outdated by the time you read this post.

If you need the latest information on these organizations, it is your responsibility to conduct that research on your own. These posts can be used as a jumping off point for that research, but it is still your responsibility to look up these organizations on your own to verify whether or not their services still exist or will actually work for your needs.

***This blog post is part of a weekly series titled #SignalBoostSunday.  This series will highlight organizations and social causes that are of importance and provide assistance to the Greater Atlanta area. ***

                For this week’s installment of #SignalBoostSunday, we’re looking at three organizations that offer assistance to local cancer patients. This week’s list of resources and organizations is a little unique, however.

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#SignalBoostSunday: Physical Fitness Resources

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An Instagram photo I took in February 2018.

*****Author’s Note: The following post was published on July 15, 2018 and has not been updated since its initial publication. As this post was written as part of a bigger, older project that has already ended, I do not intend on updating this post with new information about the organizations featured in it. This means some or all of the information in this or other posts in this series may be outdated by the time you read this post.

If you need the latest information on these organizations, it is your responsibility to conduct that research on your own. These posts can be used as a jumping off point for that research, but it is still your responsibility to look up these organizations on your own to verify whether or not their services still exist or will actually work for your needs.

***This blog post is part of a weekly series titled #SignalBoostSunday.  This series will highlight organizations and social causes that are of importance and provide assistance to the Greater Atlanta area. ***

                This week, on #SignalBoostSunday, we’re focusing on three metro Atlanta nonprofit organizations that provide physical fitness programs for their communities.

                  One initiative serves community members who are visually impaired and blind. Another focuses on assisting those in our community who suffer from paralysis through exercise. And the last one hosts free fitness programming for all in one of Atlanta’s beautiful parks.

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But First, The News: Week 3, For Science!

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An #operationbeautiful note I posted in February of this year.

It’s Week 3 and the topic is science! I’m also playing with the format of this blog series and so this time around I’m publishing one article and two “weeklies”: one Video of the Week and one Podcast of the Week.

Let me know what you think in the comments below. Enjoy!

Fungi in Space:

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Self-Care Sunday: What’s Worked For Me

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One of my #operationbeautiful notes from last year. The quote is a  version of a mantra often recited during Loving-Kindness meditation.

Photo Credit: Anita George 

It’s a new year, but that’s not the only reason I’m writing about self-care.

It’d be all too easy to just say that remembering to take care of myself (especially spiritually/emotionally) was just another one of my new year’s resolutions. But that’s only half-true.

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