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One family’s journey to prevent their father from feeling alone, isolated while battling COVID-19
Read full article: One family’s journey to prevent their father from feeling alone, isolated while battling COVID-19One family was determined to stay in touch with their father during two hospitalizations. I’m here in the comfort of my own home,” said Sheldon Weisfeld. Sheldon began battling Covid-19 shortly before Father’s Day. He was released from the hospital once, only to return with a collapsed lung. He said the need for social distancing may leave many people feeling touch deprived or touch starved.
92-year-old man helps wife dye her hair so she feels ‘well-groomed’
Read full article: 92-year-old man helps wife dye her hair so she feels ‘well-groomed’As hair salons fall under the non-essential business sector, many who have become impatient are cutting and dying their own hair at home. Ahova Shapira, from Givatayim, Israel, got the salon treatment from her husband Ezra while the two were isolating at home, WTSP reports. The couple’s granddaughter Yael Shapira Avraham originally shared the photo, that has now gone viral, on her Facebook page. In the photo, Ezra carefully paints the dye on Ahova’s hair as she sits in her wheelchair. “In every situation my grandfather is worried that my grandmother will feel well-groomed you don’t see things like this every day,” Avraham wrote in Hebrew.
Struggling to stay sober? Curious about cutting back? This app just might save you
Read full article: Struggling to stay sober? Curious about cutting back? This app just might save youIt includes sober dating, travel information, community groups, booze-less guides, where to find the best mocktails; you name it. Gottlieb said there has been a lot of interest in Loosid’s “sober curious” groups. How can the app help? For example, select “I just relapsed and I need help” or “Weekend and holiday support,” and you’ll be linked with people and resources. “Some people are coming out of the hospitality industry -- people with no money, who need help now,” Gottlieb said.