Category Archives for "Health & Wellness with Faith Community Nurses"

I recently came across a story about our friend, Rich Kierzek, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer. You can read his story here. He wants to share his story however and with whomever he can to encourage men to have prostate cancer screening. Prostate cancer is the #1 cancer among men in the U.S. (according […]

Faith Community Nurses of the Diocese of St. Cloud encourage everyone to “Take 5 On World Suicide Prevention Day 2019.” Take 5 to Save Lives is a public awareness campaign run by the National Council for Suicide Prevention in support of World Suicide Prevention Day. The goal of the campaign is to encourage everyone to […]

I have seven grandchildren going back to school —two to college, four in high school and one in grade school. I told each of them Grandpa and I would pray for them every day. As the prayer below says, each child is a “precious gift” and each person who teaches our children and touches their […]

Last winter as I was eating my ice cream after three pieces of pizza, I felt sharp pain in my chest. As a nurse, I immediately started assessing the situation. Blood pressure = normal, heart rate = normal, no shortness of breath. Hmm, could it be I gorged myself into heartburn? Yes, antacids took the […]

May is stroke awareness month. Do you know your risk? Could you spot a stroke if you or someone around you was showing symptoms? A study conducted a few years ago showed that only 55.4% of people in Minnesota reported they knew what signs of a stroke were. I bet you’re thinking, “That’s not bad, […]

This is a news headline I saw on Easter Sunday after I returned home from a beautiful Easter Day and dinner with my son and his family. The centerpiece of the meal was a beautiful baked ham. Catching up on some news, I read the following headline from a Bloomberg Business article. “Diets High in […]

Random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty. These words were found scrawled on a placemat in California in 1982. Even though this may be the start of this expression, the Bible is clear on acts of charity. Is there a difference between kindness and charity? Does tithing to the church count? Does passing […]

Was it a rock in the road or a push from an angry guard? Either way, Jesus found himself in the jolt of panic that takes hold when you lose control and gravity takes over. The impact with the earth slammed the breath from his lungs and ravaged his knees. A second later the weight […]

February is American Heart Awareness Month. “Go Red for Women” is the American Heart Association’s national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women. National Wear Red Day® is February 1. One in three.  Heart Disease claims the lives of 1 in 3 women.  That’s a third of mothers, sisters, and friends. It’s time […]