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Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 79, No. 31 - July 30, 2020
Lawndale Realizes the
Amazing Potential of Kids
Realizing Amazing Potential (RAP) is the Lawndale Elementary School District’s before and after school program. Last week focused on Earth, Wind & Fire. Students were able to show their love for our planet Earth, make some healthy snacks (strawberries & cream, smoothies,
French fries, pizza bites, etc.), create rockets, fire pits with s’mores, sunsets, learn about businesses, voting and so much more. It was a memorable fun week. Check out some of our student’s projects. They did an AMAZING job. Photo courtesy Lawndale Elementary School District.
What Everyone Needs To Know
About SHINGLES Disease
(BPT) - Father, business owner and Rhode
Island native Steve B. was forced to spend
the holidays sidelined with shingles at the
age of 51.
“I look forward to the holidays every
year. In addition to the fun and festivities
of the season, I get a little downtime to
enjoy my favorite things: spending time
with my family, working out and watching
sports,” Steve said. “But that holiday
season, I felt an odd burning pain I’d never
felt before.”
Steve and his wife were on their way to
a New Year’s Eve party when he began to
feel discomfort and pain in his back. Steve’s
wife took a look, but didn’t see anything
unusual. Steve expected the pain to subside
on its own. However, the next morning,
when Steve asked his wife to look at his
back again, she was shocked to find a blistered
rash. He knew he had to seek medical
attention - fast.
“I thought about making an appointment
when the symptoms started, but I didn’t
have the words to describe this unusual back
pain, nor were my symptoms visible to the
naked eye,” Steve recalled. “What could I
say? ‘Hey Doc, my back is burning?’ Would
that even help?”
When Steve was finally able to see his
doctor, he was immediately diagnosed with
shingles.
Anyone who has gotten chickenpox is atrisk
of contracting shingles, also known as
herpes zoster.[1] When chickenpox becomes
dormant within the nerves, it can reactivate
later in life, causing shingles.[2] Shingles
typically presents as a painful, itchy rash
that develops on one side of the body and
can last for two to four weeks.[3]
Shingles kept Steve from doing the things
he loved the most. “I never call out of work.
Because of shingles, I missed three days. As a
proud father of a high school athlete, I never
miss one of my daughter’s basketball games.
Because of shingles, I missed three games.”
After a long two weeks from the start of
his symptoms, Steve began to feel better. He
never considered vaccination and thought he
was too young to contract the disease when,
in fact, approximately one in three people
in the United States will develop shingles
in their lifetime.[4]
“My experience with shingles affected
everyone around me. My wife and children,
used to seeing me energetic and lively, were
blown away at how worn out I was for days
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