Understanding Serving Sizes
Posted January 15th, 2021
The Tracey Birnhak Nutritional Counseling Program
Use these tips and nutritional information when thinking about serving sizes. Paige Dietz is a student dietetics volunteer at the Penn Abramson Cancer Center. She is currently working towards her second degree in nutrition at La Salle University in Philadelphia, PA. In 2013, Paige obtained her BBA in marketing at LIM College in New York, […]
Good-bye, Old Friend
Posted January 8th, 2021
Christina Bach, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
It’s been a year of lots of losses. Lots of sadness and grief and pain. And also strength, grit, resilience and hope. All of this is what I’m feeling today, as I prepare myself mentally to watch Alex Trebeck’s last episode of Jeopardy tonight. I’m grieving another loss—of someone I never met, never personally knew—but […]
Remembering With Gratitude
Posted January 7th, 2021
Caring Connections Team
“At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” – Albert Schweitzer For those who spend time in a cancer treatment center, we encounter each other in a variety of […]
Coping with COVID: New Stimulus Funds and Unemployment Benefit Update
Posted January 5th, 2021
Christina Bach, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
By now, some of you may have received $600 stimulus payments as a result of the economic relief package recently passed by our government. Let’s take a closer look at the impact of this bill on individuals and families. Stimulus Payments If you have an adjusted gross income on your 2019 tax returns of less […]
