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April Quotes

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body. ~Benjamin Franklin

Home is where you feel at home and are treated well. ~The Dalai Lama

Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come. ~Robert H. Schuller

Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’ ~Robin Williams

Growth is the only evidence of life. ~John Henry Newman

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively. ~Bob Marley

I’ve always believed that photography is a way to shape human perception. ~James Balog

It’s important to recognize that humans are not the measure of all things... The Earth is the measure of all things. ~James Balog

The sun, the Earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet. ~Rebecca Harding Davis

Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life. ~James Cromwell

Whoever is happy will make others happy too. ~Anne Frank

Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. ~Mark Twain

A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men. ~Roald Dahl

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. ~John F. Kennedy

Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever. ~Keri Russell

When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier. ~Roy E. Disney

Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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