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Segment#I - 11:00pm-11:30pm
Guest: Robin Smalley, Co-Founder/International Director, Mothers2Mothers, a group that provides psycho-social and medical services to Pregnant women and new mothers in Africa and empowers them to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS. The program educates women on how to prevent transmission to their unborn children and ensure that children who are diagnosed survive this tragedy. M2M identifies new HIV positive mothers, trains them to support and educate their peers about life saving treatment, and returns them to maternity wards and clinics as “Mentor Mothers”.
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· AD Council/Neighbor Works “Foreclosure” for more info, call 888-995-4673
- Covenant House “Kids Living/Streets” more info @ covenanthouse.org
- Red Cross “Disaster Relief Fund”– call 1800 HELP NOW or visit www.redcross.org
- CHP “Remove Drunk Drivers from the Road Campaign [if you spot one call 911]
- ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION “Arts Education”
- CASA “Family Dinner: Lasagna” more info at www.casafamilyday.org
Segment -II 11:30pm—12:00am
Guest: Kate McGlaughlin, author, Mommy, I’m Still In Here One Families Journey with Bipolar Disorder , discussed her and shared the challenges of parenting two children with Bipolar Disorder, She detailed the physical realities and the battered emotions they experience while caught in the storm of hallucinations, psychosis, mania, and suicide attempts. The book and its author offer hope and encouragement to anyone living with chronic illness or raising teens. She covered the symptoms of the disorder, and described the usual victims.
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