Annual

Her 12-year-old son nearly died of the flu.  Now this mom is advocating for the annual flu shot

Her 12-year-old son nearly died of the flu. Now this mom is advocating for the annual flu shot

For days, Madi Allen, then 12, had a fever and a cough that kept getting worse. Mum Shelle Allen thought Madi was exhausted from a busy winter and had a bad cold. Madi gradually became sicker and needed help showering and it was Allen who noticed Madi’s lips were blue as she struggled to breathe. …

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A Basket of Winners: Lowell General Holds Annual Basket Draw for Sun Santa

A Basket of Winners: Lowell General Holds Annual Basket Draw for Sun Santa

LOWELL — Of the 60,000 $1 tickets sold since Nov. 25, at Tufts Medicine/Lowell General Hospital’s 19th annual Themed Basket Raffle fundraiser for Sun Santa, only 23 people — the basket count representing the communities served by The Sun – could win a prize. But everyone came away a winner in Monday afternoon’s draw, knowing …

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Annual event in southern Utah highlights suicide prevention and sparks hope during the holiday season

Annual event in southern Utah highlights suicide prevention and sparks hope during the holiday season

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Sponsors an International Suicide Survivors Day, November 2022 | File image, St. George News ST. GEORGE-On the Saturday before Thanksgiving, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention sponsors an International Suicide Survivors Day for people across the country. Teresa Willie, prevention specialist for Washington County, helped organize this event for …

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