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September Quotes

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. ~Maya Angelou

Yoga is an art and science of living. ~Indra Devi

Yoga is almost like music in a way; there’s no end to it. ~Sting

When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt. ~Henry J. Kaiser

Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Will Rogers

A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside. ~Denis Waitley The good man is the friend of all living things. ~Mahatma Gandhi

There is just one life for each of us: our own. ~Euripides

Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community. ~Anthony J. D’Angelo

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. ~Benjamin Franklin

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. ~Winston Churchill

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself. ~Eleanor Roosevelt FillerAd_0914_UmbrellaJump_lores I am still learning. ~Michelangelo

Breathe in experience, breathe out poetry. ~Muriel Rukeyser

Always remember that you are absolutely unique—just like everyone else. ~Margaret Mead

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. ~Hannah Arendt

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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