Home

Opinion: A good death on hospice for my mom after brain cancer horror

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:23:23 GMT

My brother’s text the morning of Aug. 2 was urgent: “Her breathing has just now shifted. … I think we’re closer, not there but closer.”Our mother was dying, but not in the gradual way she had been since her brain cancer diagnosis in May. This was “active dying,” the end-of-life phase where breathing and circulation rapidly slow until they cease.My brother was with nurses at our mom’s bedside, sending updates as I raced in from my home in Alhambra. He knew the end was near because our mom had been on hospice care at her home in Glendale for a week, and the nurses who performed daily checkups had explained to us what we might see as death approached.The hospice experience was starkly different from the previous three months that our mother, a highly regarded nurse working in a prenatal clinic at Los Angeles General Medical Center, spent in the hospital undergoing treatment for the cancer. She had endured surgeries, infections, tube feeding and chemotherapy, in hopes of a cure or, fail...

Valley Christian, with ‘something to prove’ after one-win season, edges Wilcox

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:23:23 GMT

SAN JOSE — Just like last season, Valley Christian hosted Wilcox in the season opener for both teams. But this time the outcome was quite a bit different.Aaron VanderVeen produced the only points of the second half with a 20-yard field goal in the third quarter to give Valley Christian a one-point lead that stood up Friday in a 16-15 victoryLast year Wilcox dominated VC 35-13.“Coming off a 1-9 season we have something to prove,” said Valley Christian middle linebacker Remy Hernandez, a standout all night long. “We were very young and inexperienced. Now that we’re older and more grown I think we’ll have a great year. I can’t wait to see.”In a throwback sort of game, middle linebackers were the star players for both teams. Wilcox middle backer Brayden Rosa was singled out after the game by Valley Christian coach Mike Machado.“That kid is a playmaker,” Machado said. “He gave us a lot of problems tonight.”Valley Chr...

Two Bay Area high school football games stopped because of spectator violence

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:23:23 GMT

Two season-opening football games in the Bay Area were stopped Friday night because of fights among spectators.Host Piedmont Hills was leading Willow Glen 10-0 at halftime in San Jose when the game was called because a first-quarter fight in the bleachers had spilled outside the stadium at halftime. No decision has been made on whether the game will be continued. Both San Jose schools have bye weeks during the first weekend of October.In the other game interrupted by spectator fights Friday, visiting College Park was leading Fremont-Oakland 14-0 in the second quarter when the game was stopped. Fremont coach Lloyd Johnson said that score would stand.“It was a safety situation,” Johnson said.Longtime Piedmont Hills coach Matt Kiesle said his team was still in the locker room at halftime when the game was called. Willow Glen had already returned to the field for the second half.“In the first quarter, there was a scuffle in the stands,” Kiesle said. “The scuffle turned into something ou...

Civil rights leader reflects on ‘assault on voting rights’ since 50th anniversary of March on Washington

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:23:23 GMT

The 60th anniversary of the March on Washington on Saturday in D.C. is prompting some to reflect on the progress made on core issues of the movement, especially voter rights, since the original march in 1963.“The importance of this march is that we’re in a continuation,” Marc Morial, CEO of the National Urban League, told WTOP. “We have to fight, we have to work, we have to compel Congress to pass a new voting rights bill.”Morial said that since the 50th anniversary of the march, there has been a “significant assault on voting rights” nationally.“At the moment of the 50th anniversary, Barack Obama was president,” he said. “But I remember at the 50th anniversary, the Supreme Court had just struck down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in the Shelby [County v. Holder] case.”Morial called this an “early warning sign” of what would happen during the Trump administration, which he said introduced legislation a...

¿Qué bebida es la mejor para hidratarse? Pista: no es agua

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:23:23 GMT

(CNN) — Cuando tienes sed, ¿qué bebidas son las mejores para mantenerte hidratado?Claro, siempre puedes tomar un vaso de agua, pero el H2O no es la bebida más hidratante, según un estudio de la Universidad St. Andrews de Escocia que comparó las respuestas de hidratación de varias bebidas diferentes.Los investigadores descubrieron que si bien el agua, tanto con gas como sin gas, hace un trabajo bastante bueno para hidratar rápidamente el cuerpo, las bebidas con un poco de azúcar, grasa o proteína hacen un trabajo aún mejor al mantenernos hidratados por más tiempo.La razón tiene que ver con la forma en que nuestros cuerpos responden a las bebidas, según Ronald Maughan, profesor de la Facultad de Medicina de St. Andrews y autor del estudio.Los bebedores de café se mueven más, pero también duermen menos, según un estudioUn factor es el volumen de una bebida determinada: cuanto más bebes, más rápido se vacía la bebida de tu estómago y se absorbe en el torrente sanguíneo, donde pued...

Car severely wrecked in I-95 accident in NW Miami-Dade

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:23:23 GMT

First responders and Florida Highway Patrol arrived at the scene of a reported bad accident Saturday morning. The car was found completely damaged in the area of the Golden Glades Interchange and of and I-95.7News is working to gather more information at this time and bring updates.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Investigation underway after two people stabbed in Allston

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:23:23 GMT

Two people were stabbed in Allston early Saturday morning, officials said, leaving both victims with non-life threatening injuries.Boston police responded to the area of 176 Harvard Avenue around 2:30 a.m., and both victims were transported to local hospitals.The investigation is ongoing, and no other information was available.

Why Chicago Cubs manager David Ross continues to stick with Ian Happ in the No. 3 spot

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:23:23 GMT

Nearly every iteration of the Chicago Cubs lineup over the last seven weeks has featured the same player in the No. 3 spot.Left fielder Ian Happ has been a staple in the middle of the order for manager David Ross as the Cubs (67-61) fought their way back to .500 and are currently third in the National League wild-card position after Friday’s 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Happ’s offensive numbers are more in line with his 2021 season than the stellar 2022 performance that earned him his first All-Star Game honor and a Gold Glove award.Through the ups and downs of Happ’s offensive production, Ross has stuck with him in the three-spot. Happ has batted third in 100 of his 123 starts, including in 40 of his last 42. During that stretch, dating to July 6, he is hitting .214 with a .315 on-base percentage while slugging .428. Since then as a team, the Cubs lead the majors in runs, rank fourth in wOBA and slugging percentage, and tied for fifth in wRC+.Ross cited mul...

2 wounded in shooting at Guaranteed Rate Field during White Sox game

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:23:23 GMT

A shooting injured two women in the outfield seating area at Guaranteed Rate Field during Friday night’s White Sox game, Chicago police reported.A police spokesperson on social media said late Friday that the department would soon provide information on a “shooting incident,” and a news release was made available early Saturday.“This evening during the Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics game at Guaranteed Rate Field, a 42-year-old female victim sustained one gunshot wound to the leg. A 26-year-old female victim also sustained a graze wound to the abdomen,” the statement read. “The 42-year-old female was transported to University of Chicago Medical Center where she is listed in fair condition. The 26-year-old female refused medical attention.”Police said they responded and coordinated with White Sox security but did not believe the situation presented an “active threat.”“This information is still preliminary as Area One ...

Kyle Bradish blossoming into Orioles’ much-needed ace: ‘He’s a No. 1′

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:23:23 GMT

When Aaron Hicks joined the Orioles after several years with the New York Yankees, the veteran outfielder was grateful for the opportunity a new organization would give him. He was also thankful he no longer had to step in the batter’s box against Kyle Bradish.“He looked at Bradish,” Baltimore catcher James McCann recalled, “and he’s like, ‘That’s the guy that I don’t want to face. There’s a lot of good arms on this team, but that’s the guy.’“The weapons he has to put you away with, it’s safe to say he’s a No. 1.”The Orioles fell short in their pursuits of an ace this offseason and at the trade deadline, but it turns out they did acquire a top-of-the-rotation starter — in 2019.Bradish was considered the centerpiece among the four minor league pitchers Baltimore acquired in the December 2019 deal that sent starting pitcher Dylan Bundy to the Los Angeles Angels. But there were doubts in the...