OHSU Doernbecher Represents Oregon...

This article is informing people about StoryCorp and what the National Day of Listening is; the first day after thanksgiving every year since 2008 new stories have been added to a website that is for people to be able to find stoies that have been added that may relate to theirs. This website shares stories from pasted experiences with future generations, in hopes that if future generations need some encouragement they can find it there.

OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital has been asked to be the official representative of Oregon. To be the Official representative of Oregon OHSU's Doernbecher will need to record or interview family members, patients, nurses, doctors, and volunteers for their stories that may bring hope and encouragement to others.

This article grabbed my attention because of what it talks about and stands for;to me this article stands for hope, it shows pasted success stories to newly diagnosed people with the goal of keeping heads high.

Can listening to the stories from nurses, doctors, patients, and family members raise someones spirits? This day has been around since 2008, do you think that it has or can make a difference in bringing encouragement, strength and hope to future generations? And do you think that stories posted on a website would have as Strong of a affect as an in person sharing? Could these stories be as easy to find or hear without a website?

http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/about/news_events/news/2010/2010-11-24-ohsu-doernbecher-pe.cfm

Fear of your childs Fever

This article is a pediatrician talking about how she gets late at night calls from worried parents about their child running fevers; to the pediatrician that is good news to hear, in the sense that the child's immune system is working good, and that most over the counter medications should be able to help the child's fever symptoms go away. The article goes on to talk about different concerns of parents and why the doctors believe it is nothing to be to worried about.

The reason I chose this article is because I am interested in becoming a pediatrician, and I like to hear about different health facts when it comes to children along with knowing the difference between small symptoms and actually needing to see a doctor.

Is it bad for parents to be overly worried and cautious when it comes to the health of their children, or contact a doctor if their child may have just a simple cold?

Below is the link to the article that I found on the NY times website.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/health/11klass.html?_r=1&scp=5&sq=children%20health&st=cse

Amanda Prather
OSU Freshmen
MicroBiology & Chem
prathera@onid.orst.edu