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05/18/13

Haga clic aquí para leer el artículo en español . As a busy working Mom and the sole provider of my family, I worked hard and played hard. I did not want my sons to lack what they would have had in a two parent household. As a result, I drove myself into the ground, sleeping 4-5 hours a day and...

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Migdalia Rivera

Gun Safety

05/17/13

I had to share this audio clip of Vice President Biden reading from a binder of letters about guns from third graders in North Philadelphia. As Biden's mother used to say, "Out of the mouths of babes comes gems of wisdom." These little kids understand, because, coming from one of Philadelphia's...

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Gloria Pan

Health Care

05/17/13

Health and fitness advice from an Olympic champion in swimming? With three pre-teenage children, full-time employment, and a frequently-traveling husband, I too find it hard to make sports and fitness a priority. In preparation for the Olympics, I swam 800 laps a day, and consistently ran and...

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Nancy Hogshead-Makar

05/17/13

Last weekend, I attended my first ever state convention of the Democratic Party of New Mexico. My first few weeks in local party leadership have been packed with epiphanies. Unfortunately, these did not include remembering to stash the all-important box of feminine hygiene products in my suitcase...

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Lauren Reichelt

05/16/13

Moms’ health matters because their family depends on them. That’s the overwhelming sentiment received from our Facebook and Twitter followers. At text4baby, we understand that moms are busy, and pregnant women and new moms may not have time to read everything there is about this important period in...

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Sarah Ingersoll

05/16/13

Dr. Tom Preston, a Compassion & Choices leader in Seattle, chose these poignant words for the title of his new book . They are powerful words, gripping even on paper. Imagine them emerging from the lips of a patient, perhaps one whom the doctor has treated over decades, who is now dying of...

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Barbara Coombs Lee

05/16/13

Join MomsRising, for our first ever Google Hangout on Air via YouTube this Friday, 5/17/13! We will be joined by special guests, @MyBrownBaby and @DubyaWife to talk about their personal experiences with balancing being a Mom and the challenges of creating and maintaining regular healthy habits...

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Angelique Roche

Health Care

05/16/13

Today I’m writing for Momsrising in support of National Women’s Healthcare Week . Why do women need their own healthcare week you might ask? Head shaking—because if mom gets sick who will remember that you only like your macaroni and cheese with rotini pasta? Or that the reason you refuse to wear...

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Stephanie Lormand

Health Care

05/16/13

Stacy Cook at Senate hearing in April More than 3 years after Congress enacted the Affordable Care Act, both the House and Senate are still holding hearings on the law, covering everything from how the Administration is working to implement the law to what it will mean for our health insurance...

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Say Ahhh!

05/15/13

In celebration of National Women's Health Week, the MomsRising team is playing Healthy Moms BINGO. Today the MomsRising Team decided to cross off our Dance Break BINGO box together! To find out more about Health Moms BINGO Visit: http://momsrising.org/womenshealth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

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Angelique Roche