Life Changing Weekend

Life Changing Weekend 12-14-25 Christmas Special 1

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Respiratory Syncytial (SYN-SISIAL) Virus, or RSV, is a common, contagious, and potentially serious respiratory virus that affects the lungs and breathing passages.  Each year, approximately 177,000 adults 65 years and older are hospitalized in the US due to RSV and an estimated 14,000 of those cases result in death.  To discuss this further, we’re joined by Dr. Leonard Friedland, pediatrician and research scientist, Vice President and Director of Scientific Affairs and Public Health with GSK - North America and also Carole, a National Senior Games Athlete who contracted and overcame RSV.

PLUS, wastewater scanning data during the fall and winter respiratory virus season can curb the spread of illnesses nationwide. For communities and local health officials, the ability to tell if illness levels are rising, falling, or remaining the same can help them make important health decisions.  To discuss this, we're joined by AMANDA BIDWELL, SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM MANAGER FOR WASTEWATERSCAN AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY. 

Respiratory Syncytial (SYN-SISIAL) Virus, or RSV, is a common, contagious, and potentially serious respiratory virus that affects the lungs and breathing passages.&nbsp; Each year, approximately 177,000 adults 65 years and older are hospitalized in the US due to RSV and an estimated 14,000 of those cases result in death.&nbsp; To discuss this further, we&rsquo;re joined by Dr. Leonard Friedland, pediatrician and research scientist, Vice President and Director of Scientific Affairs and Public Health with GSK - North America and also Carole, a National Senior Games Athlete who contracted and overcame RSV.
PLUS, wastewater scanning data during the fall and winter respiratory virus season can curb the spread of illnesses nationwide. For communities and local health officials, the ability to tell if illness levels are rising, falling, or remaining the same can help them make important health decisions.&nbsp; To discuss this, we're joined by AMANDA BIDWELL, SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM MANAGER FOR WASTEWATERSCAN AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY.&nbsp;

Life Changing Weekend 02-01-26 RSV and Waste Water Scanning

At the Reviving the Community Fair in October 2025 at Kings Landing Park in Calvert County, I heard a presentation from a gentleman who survived an attempt to commit suicide.  His story was, as you can imagine harrowing but also redemptive and he is, by the grace of God, on this episode to tell us his story and how he is helping others in distress.

If you are in distress, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States and its territories. The 988 Lifeline is comprised of a national network of over 200 local crisis centers, combining local care and resources with national standards and best practices.  Remember, dial or text "988" for immediate help.

At the Reviving the Community Fair in October 2025 at Kings Landing Park in Calvert County,&nbsp;I heard a presentation from a gentleman who survived an attempt to commit suicide.&nbsp; His story was, as you can imagine harrowing but also redemptive and he is, by the grace of God, on this episode to tell us his story and how he is helping others in distress.
If you are in distress, the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States and its territories. The 988 Lifeline is comprised of a national network of over 200 local crisis centers, combining local care and resources with national standards and best practices.&nbsp; Remember, dial or text "988" for immediate help.

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