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Young Survival Coalition

by Judy Schwartz Haley

Shortly after I was diagnosed with breast cancer, my baby lost two pounds. The breast had to go; I had to quickly wean a baby who was interested in eating nothing else. This weight loss was nearly as traumatic for me as the cancer diagnosis.

Then I connected with the Young Survival Coalition and [...]

March of Dimes

by Judy Schwartz Haley

My brain stopped working when the words Neonatal Intensive Care Unit came out of the doctors mouth. I sat on the exam table in my paper gown, strapped to monitors spitting out ticker-tapes, and tried to unhear those words. This is not an eventuality for which I had prepared myself. All those nights [...]

Blog Action Day 2009 – Climate Change

by Judy Schwartz Haley

Blog Action Day

While we represent less than 5% of the world’s population, the United States is in the unique position of both being a world leader in greenhouse gas emissions and a world leader in clean energy technology. We are among the best and the worst.

This December the world’s leaders will [...]

Banned Books Week

by Judy Schwartz Haley

When thinking of banned and contested books, it’s easy to conjure up images of the repression that existed in America during the 1950s. Sure, we’ve all heard of the book burning parties, and we all know that Diary of Anne Frank and Of Mice and Men were banned back in the day.

But [...]