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T.R.I.P. Tips for Families Traveling with a Loved One Living with Dementia this Memorial Day Weekend

With a record-breaking number of Americans projected to travel this Memorial Day weekend—an estimated 45.1 million traveling at least 50 miles from home between May 22 and May 26, according to AAA—the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is providing T.R.I.P. tips to families traveling with a loved one who has dementia. “Traveling during Memorial Day […]
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Cancer Patient’s Wish Fulfilled with Heartwarming Picnic at Stony Brook Cancer Center

Photo Credit: Stony Brook Medicine Stony Brook University Hospital honored the wishes of a 28-year-old woman with advanced cancer by hosting a special “Princess Picnic” on Monday, May 19. Julia Leonard, from Southold, who has faced lifelong medical challenges—including a glial neuroma diagnosis and becoming paraplegic at age 14—shared her simple dream with her Stony […]
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Copiague Comes Together As A Community

Photos courtesy of Copiague School District The Copiague community came out to celebrate the many accomplishments of the schools and organizations that support the district during the annual Copiague School District Family Fun Festival on May 10. School administrators, teachers, Board of Education members and local politicians joined together with families and residents to