By Norah Machia Kathy Mezzalingua remembers accompanying her late daughter, Laurie, a breast cancer patient, to one of her first chemotherapy appointments. As they waited to be called into a room for treatment, Laurie overheard another patient discussing how she...
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Cord Blood Donation: A Mother’s Perspective
by Cheryl Abrams Each time Geralyn Saya sees her son, Jared, she sees another mother who helped save his life when he was just four years old. She sees that mother in labor who had chosen to donate the leftover...
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Health: Living your best life today
By Susan Spina We’d all love to feel our best—mentally and physically—all the time, but the reality is that we face challenges and difficulties to reaching that goal. In a world where we see and hear so much bad news,...
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Health: Aging Gracefully, For All
By Lindsey Gaworecki and Ashley Tracey To most aging gracefully means you have maintained your youthful appearance longer than the majority of your peers. The skin is the largest organ in the body and heavily impacts our appearance. In order...
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Upstate Cord Blood Bank celebrates 5th anniversary: Mothers delivering cord blood at birth help save lives
The Upstate Cord Blood Bank, the region’s only not-for-profit public cord blood donation center, is dedicated to saving and improving lives through the life-saving gift of cord blood. The term “cord blood” may sound daunting, but it’s actually quite simple....
