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Estoy tan orgulloso de ser un miembro de la comunidad hispana de Milwaukee. En los últimos dos años nos hemos unido a través del Radiotón Hispano de La Gran D 104.7 para realmente marcar una diferencia en la vida de nuestros niños.  Este evento es a beneficio de Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin – y en tan corto lapso de tiempo hemos dado más de  $90,000 al hospital.

Aquí en La Gran D estamos listos para hacerlo otra vez – y este año, queremos hacerlo mayor y mejor que nunca, pero necesitamos su ayuda. Por favor únase a nosotros esta semana, del jueves 15 al sábado 17 de Julio en el tercer Radiotón Hispano anual de La Gran D 104.7 FM.  Este radiotón es para todos aquellos pequeñines que necesitan nuestra ayuda. Estoy listo para ayudar ¿lo estás tú? (more…)

Wisconsin’s statewide smoking ban went into effect today. This law bans smoking in all restaurants and bars, retail businesses and public places. While this new law may be inconvenient to those who smoke, it serves to protect others from the dangers of secondhand smoke.

Did you know that every year secondhand smoke:

• Causes 3,400 lung cancer deaths in nonsmoking adults?

• Can be blamed for 46,000 deaths from heart disease in nonsmokers who live with smokers? (more…)

In 1989, I took a job with Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin as a nursing instructor for the recently opened Intermediate Intensive Care Unit. In the intervening years, I have been a staff nurse and educator. I’ve served on shared governance committees, participated in research and quality improvement initiatives and served on professional boards. Currently, I am a clinical educator at Children’s Hospital. My work has given me the privilege to travel to developing countries to provide much needed medical care.

I have traveled on 10 medical mission trips in the past 25 years. I have been to the state of Chiapas, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.  Seven of these trips were to Haiti. I spent time in small villages and in the famous slum, Cite Soleil, in the capital city, Port-au-Prince. It took a catastrophic earthquake earlier this year to reveal to the rest of the world what I learned years ago – the needs of Haiti are enormous, and the people of Haiti are beautiful, kind, gracious and deserving. (more…)