What a wonderful article on VBS. I am a part-time RN and a full time mom of 5, and I was just lamenting over the fact that I had volunteered to help at our VBS this year. Time is a limited resource and I was thinking VBS just to be another “time waster.” Thank you for reminding me of the impact that VBS can have on the children and myself. You are a very talented writer.
BL
17 years ago
I found your article quite poignant and particularly appreciated you talking about how you came to a new understanding about where the families and children come from who visit you in the emergency room. As such, what do you think about the Children’s Health Insurance Program? I was shocked to see that the President is considering vetoing the bill. From what I can tell, there is nothing in the bill that expands coverage to anybody — it just makes sure the program continues and tries to cover some of the children that are eligible but not enrolled so they have… Read more »
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Dr. Leap,
What a wonderful article on VBS. I am a part-time RN and a full time mom of 5, and I was just lamenting over the fact that I had volunteered to help at our VBS this year. Time is a limited resource and I was thinking VBS just to be another “time waster.” Thank you for reminding me of the impact that VBS can have on the children and myself. You are a very talented writer.
I found your article quite poignant and particularly appreciated you talking about how you came to a new understanding about where the families and children come from who visit you in the emergency room. As such, what do you think about the Children’s Health Insurance Program? I was shocked to see that the President is considering vetoing the bill. From what I can tell, there is nothing in the bill that expands coverage to anybody — it just makes sure the program continues and tries to cover some of the children that are eligible but not enrolled so they have… Read more »
Would you kindly translate your website into German since I’m not so comfortable reading it in English? I’m getting tired of using Google Translate all the time, there is a little WordPress plugin called like global translator which will translate all your pages automatically- this will make reading posts on your sweet blog even more enjoyable. Cheers dude, Writing Guide & Info!
Great idea! Thank you for the suggestion. I’m working on it, but the plug-in area won’t recognize my password. I’ll try to fix it today.
Sincerely,
Edwin
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