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This study investigated adult child caregivers existential experience providing care to their parents at end-of-life (EOL). A literature review identified limited research about the existential experience of adult child caregiver populations providing EOL care. For instance, Totman, Pistrang, Hennessey, and Martin (2015) identified existential domains as receiving very limited attention, despite a large amount of research focused on caregiver needs. In addition, Totman et. al. reported…

fracturing by collecting the air sampling data from the FLIR camera, justify whether the population is exposing to the toxic chemicals by living near the production of oil and gas area. Unexpectedly, the result is Lost Hills in Kern County, and Upper Ojai in Ventura County are being exposed to the association with developing oil and gas that related to air emissions of air pollutants. Although there were no any surveys, reports or evidence shows the odor problems related to oil and gas…

Northridge earthquake Recovery The National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) is a guide to FOSTER successful recovery, particularly for catastrophic incidents like earthquakes. The NDRF provides guidance that assists efficient recovery support to areas impacted by the earthquake. It provides an accommodating structure that facilitates disaster recovery managers to function in an integrated manner. It also emphasis on how to reinstate, redevelop, and regenerate the health, social, economic,…

eternity, but I finally found her on Myspace. We were able to start to hanging out, but I still missed my other big sisters who were always far away. I ended up leaving foster care and I had my life dream on my mind -- the Marine Corps. I moved to Ventura County, joined a Fire Department program, got my high school diploma, earned 40 something college credits, and I quit drugs and drinking to improve my life. My older sister eventually told me about Just In Time in 2015 and I’m so thankful…

that led to a fire in which he broke out of the cycle of poverty by working hard, attending college, and eventually ended with Mr. Foster graduating with multiple degrees, travelling the world, and inspiring kids with his occupation in the Orange County Public School system. Mr. Foster is creating hope throughout his schools with his compelling stories. He is showing the children that even though many of them are in poverty it is in fact possible to break the cycle. Mr. Foster got up and made…

I was born in a small rural community in Nigeria, where individuals and families were socioeconomically and geographically isolated from the nation’s healthcare system. For that reason, I grew up in a truly disenfranchised population that created an early awareness of shortage of healthcare professionals in my vicinity. I witnessed the struggles of my parents in getting access to medical help whenever the need arose. At age 7, I lost my childhood best friend to acute attack of malaria because of…

Should the Death Penalty Still be Legal? Origins of the death penalty span all the way back to the time of Hammurabi about three and a half millennia ago. “In the 18th Century BC, the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon codified the death penalty for twenty five different crimes” (Reggio, PBS.org). Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, the reasons that justified these so called “inhumane” punishments, was the reason that surpassed all others, logic. The death penalty was archaically considered the…

As the struggle for equality in health care continues in the United States, all hands must be on deck to ensure that every person who seeks medical care gets one. Health care disparities among individuals living in the United States arise from a complex interaction of variables that affects patients, healthcare givers and the health care system itself. Regrettably, this problem is no longer limited to the racial and/or ethnic minorities, its impact has been extended to include individuals and…

As I am writing this letter, I recognize my chance of successfully appealing is statistically against my favor. Like many students who received the same letter, I did feel disappointed. With a beautiful campus situated a few miles from the beach, with world-class professors and a learning environment capable of inspiring students to be greater, I can understand why there is high demand to attend such a remarkable institution. From visiting the school, I see how this campus can be any student's…

Many times we feel that wine tasting involves long trips to places like Santa Ynez, Paso Robles or Napa and often fail to look in our own backyards. Four Brix is one of those local diamonds in the rough being a part of the Ventura Wine Trail that I have shamefully failed to visit in a long time. Gary and Karen Stewart have been long time friends and supporters of Grape of the Night (GOTN). My last visit to Four Brix was in 2013 with the GOTN group where Gary not only tasted us on their fine…