| Over 850 Cuba eye surgery patients given spectacles
More than 850 persons who underwent eye surgery in Cuba have benefited from the spectacles laboratory established at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release the spectacles are manufactured in Cuba and are given to the patients who access follow-up care at the GPHC. Donna Welcome, co-ordinator of the programme, said about 900 patients are still to receive spectacles. Through collaboration between the ministries of health and human services spectacles are provided free of cost to senior citizens and school children. The release said that Welcome is a member of the Miracle Mission team that visits the hinterland communities and coastland areas to treat those with eye ailments. Cases that require surgery are referred to Cuba through the Mission.
Three Little Words Spell Independence For People With Dementia, UK
From today (April 12) people with dementia across the country can secure this same independence, with the launch of the Alzheimer's Society dementia helpcard.
Designed by people with dementia for people with dementia, the helpcard provides an effective and discrete tool for people to explain their diagnosis when they are out on their own. Carried inside a purse or wallet it includes contact details for a carer, friend or relative.
The helpcard from the charity's Living With Dementia project was put together following requests for something to support people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. During trials, volunteers like Mr Wilson, recorded how they used the helpcard to explain their diagnosis in shops, taxis and during trips to the dentist.
Giguere gets back in playoff form
ANAHEIM - When he was at his best during a phenomenal Stanley Cup playoff run in 2003, the puck seemed to stick to Ducks goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere. No matter how hard the shots were fired or where they were fired from, Giguere made the save. Frustrated opponents scoured the ice in search of rebounds, but there were few to be found as Giguere led the Ducks to the Stanley Cup finals and earned the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs. The scenario was so familiar Thursday night, when the Ducks eliminated the Minnesota Wild in the decisive Game 5 of their opening-round series. Giguere made save after save in the Ducks' 4-1 victory. The few rebounds he gave up were swatted out of harm's way by alert teammates, particularly while the Ducks were shorthanded two men for two minutes in the second period.
Women's lacrosse is well on their way to a successful season
This year, in keeping with tradition, they have a winning record and are considered a threat to every team in their conference. They also have unity, forged by a spring break trip to Florida and an emphasis on passing in games.
The team has made it to the PAC Championship seven out of the past eight years. Interestingly, every PAC tournament brought the lady Eagles face-to-face with Cabrini.
Last year, they won the championship and advanced into the first round of the NCAA tournament. The team's 7-2 record and the maturing skills of the players indicate that the same may happen this spring.
"The overall experience of the NCAA tournament was incredible and is motivating us to do it again," senior captain Kate Hoy said.
Assistant coach Rachel Lenzo, an '04 Eastern alumna who played for the Eagles as a student, said that there is a big disparity between the talent level inside the conference and the skills the team encounters at the tournament.
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