https://stemcellthemagazine.com/2018/04/is-stem-cell-therapy-covered-by-medicare/ We need to press Congress to make stem cell therapy for conditions like arthritis, asthma and Parkinson’s disease covered by ALL insurance companies including Medicaid. Stem cells come from multiple sources including our own bodies. We potentially hold the cure or treatment within ourselves, we just need it to be made available to us. […]
by Danielle Champíet-Coronado April is National Poetry Month and what better way to celebrate it than with a state-wide tour of Washington’s cities and dramatically diverse countryside. Fortune was ours this eve as we were graced with a visit from author, activist and Washington State Poet Laureate, Claudia Castro Luna. Meeting her was truly an […]
by Danielle Champíet-Coronado We were doubly blessed this month to have been treated to two great poets in one evening. Drawing one of our largest crowds, Emily Van Kley and Jon Lupin braved the elements and bad traffic to deliver vivacious and uproarious readings. It was an unforgettable evening. Emily Van Kley won the imaginary […]
(CNN)It began in 2009, when doctors in Tokyo swabbed the ear of a 70-year-old woman and found an unknown strain of fungus that can infect humans and, in severe cases, cause a blood infection in high-risk patients. It’s called Candida auris. But how we got here is a mystery: While the fungus seems to have… via […]
by Danielle Champiet-Coronado Spring has finally come to Vancouver. Sorry Punxsutawney Phil but YOUR. TIME. HAS. PASSED! The spring fae have been busy at Barnes and Noble with flowers and critters warmly greeting those headed to the Starbucks Café. Buddha figurines and yoga mats adding a touch of Zen to the atmosphere. It’s always a […]
Fellow Writers, I still have a few spaces left in our weekend writing retreat exploring “The Practice of Writing” on Saturday-Sunday, April 6-7. We’ll share our ways into the practice of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction–as well as writing testimony, blessings, rants, and other forms of voting for the human project on Earth. We’re calling our […]
by Danielle Champiet-Coronado Tonight we paid tribute to two of the finest poets to have graced us in this lifetime; William Stafford and Mary Oliver. January 17th was William Stafford’s birthday and sadly, we lost Mary Oliver on that same day this year. I’m always fascinated at the ways life can take two souls and […]
