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July Inspirational Quotes

[one_third]The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. ~Walt Disney

There are no strangers here; only friends you haven’t yet met. ~William Butler Yeats

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. ~George S. Patton

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. ~Vincent Van Gogh

I praise loudly. I blame softly. ~Catherine the Great

You cannot step into the same river twice. ~Heraclitus

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It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is from the top. ~Arnold Bennett

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. ~Leo Tolstoy

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. ~Stephen Hawking

Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it. ~Lou Holtz

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When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself. ~Wayne Dyer

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched—they must be felt with the heart. ~Helen Keller

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. ~Jimmy Dean

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

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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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