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Leading the fight against EPILEPSY

By Laura Raines
Pulse editor

Karen Gilbert's voice sounds exhausted as she tells the story of her son's epilepsy. George was a healthy 5-year old,
with a head of blond curls and a love for "Curious George" stories.

"He carried a big book of those with him everywhere," his mother said.Full Article

The healing power of a GREEN THUMB

By Laura Raines
Pulse editor

Answering an employment ad for a master gardener at Shepherd Center in Atlanta led Debi Cziok, RN, BSN, to the best job she's ever had - one that uses her nursing skills as well as her love of gardening. Summing up her job as a horticulture specialist in Shepherd's therapeutic recreation department, Cziok said, "Healing, people and plants - it doesn't get any better than that."

"The secret is that horticulture is therapy that doesn't feel like it," said Cziok, who recently completed the requirements to become a registered horticultural therapist. Full Article

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