Buy the Pants
Can Mental Health Care be as Easy as Buying a Pair of Pants? What if you could go to your favorite store and click on the mental health care package of your choice. Letโs say youโve been feeling depressed for the last two months. Thinking about all the ways youโve screwed up your life. Letโs say, your favorite mental health
Virtual Reality: The Future of Physical Rehabilitation
Here at the Miller-Dwan Foundation, weโre always holding our breath. Holding our breath for the day when those people with spinal cord injuries can walk again, when those whoโve lost a limb can regain feeling and mobility. Then today, I saw this headline: โFor the first time in the world, researchers from Sagol Center for Regenerative Biotechnology at Tel Aviv
2021 Year in Review
Here we are! 2021 is coming to a close and as we reflect on the past year, we are grateful, and in awe, of all that has happened. It’s been a wild ride and we are thankful that you’ve been by our side. Take a look back at some highlights from 2021. February Webinar Series The Miller-Dwan Foundation started a
Drawing Close to Nature
08-04-2021 at 10:25 am… My dad lived on a farm for most of life. He came to Solvay Hospice House and the night before he died, a doe and her fawn were standing outside his sliding glass door in his room, looking in. Also, a skunk was noted outside at the same time, eating grass. My dad said, “Close the door!” You
Just Breathe and Trust
Just breathe and trust. This great piece of advice comes from Nena Johnson, Speech Language Pathologist at Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation Center, and can be helpful in just about every aspect of life. Nena has recently experienced the unimaginable loss of her son Reese, and her team at Polinsky wanted to do something to honor Reese and Nena. They reached out
Coping Skills That Will Change Your Brain Webinar
Coping Skills That Can Change Your Brain
With Chelsey Harju, Psychotherapist at Amberwing โ Center for Youth & Family Well-Being
Abby: Learning to Cope Ahead
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Watch the video to see Abby’s transformation! How do people manage the emotional turmoil caused by a traumatic life event? The kind of pain that surfaces at unexpected moments, splashing into life and relationships without warning. For the Fermenich family, their saying is: โTake a deep breath and just keep swimming.โ Tune into humor and hold onto faith. Use the
No Matter Your Age, You Should have a Will
Do you know exactly when you will die? If the answer is, โno,โ then you should have a will. Whether youโre 27 or 82, a will can save your loved oneโs additional distress after youโre gone. And if youโre a parent of children, having a will is doubly important. Yes, we’re talking about a will to detail how your property
ARTcetera meets CYBERcetera: A Historical Look Back
Pat Burns remembers the nervous excitement of launching ARTcetera with her team at the Miller-Dwan Foundation. It was 1999 and the Foundation, with its history of high impact medical philanthropy, needed a boost for its efforts to support life-saving treatments and therapies in the region. โWhat if no one comes?โ says Pat, who served as president of the Foundation from
Stepping up to construct hope for the regionโs health
Solvay Hospice House has a special place in the heart of Shane Johnson. His company, Johnson Wilson Constructors, constructed the Duluth healthcare facility in 2007 following a Miller-Dwan Foundation campaign to create the regionโs first residential hospice house. Thatโs when the Foundation, which owns and maintains Solvay, got on Shaneโs radar as a charity worth paying closer attention to. โWorking
