Cindy's Blog
My home on the web since 1995
Category: Family and Friends
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We call our son Anthony, our “ray of sunshine” because he is always happy. Anthony has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and a profound developmental disability. He is wheelchair dependent, does not speak, and is fed through a gastrostomy-jejunostomy (GJ) feeding tube. In spite of his significant disability, he is a happy, healthy kid who is…
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TBT – 1997, Boston Children’s Hospital. I’ve been going through my old journals and came across this email that I sent to friends and family back in June 1997, over 20 years ago. Aaron was in the hospital having a major surgery, laryngotracheoplasty (tracheal reconstructive surgery to remove his tracheostomy tube). This was sent out…
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Massachusetts Ballot Question One 2018 Not all Massachusetts nurses want a ‘yes’ vote on Question 1. The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) is promoting ballot Question 1, which would set limits on the number of patients assigned to a nurse at one time. First, this bill only pertains to hospitals and it’s important to note that…
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GRAFTON: Grafton Community Television celebrates another cable access milestone during August. GCTV producer Cindy Bissell, along with program hosts husband Richard Bissell and son Aaron Bissell have reached the 100th episode of their cable access show “Rubber Duck Theater.” “Rubber Duck Theater” debuted on August 1st, 2011. Cindy, Richard and Aaron Bissell are certified access…