Veggie Out
By Patrice Powers-Barker, OSU Extension, Lucas County The Truth Contributor For the past five years, Green Giant has polled Americans on their favorite vegetables. In 2022, broccoli was listed as America’s favorite vegetable, and it […]
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The Sojourner’s Truth Health Section
Grace For Such a Time as This: Growing Gardens in the Heat of the Day
By Carla Janell Pattin, PhD The Truth Contributor When I first met Elaine Page in the fall of 2021, I was officially graced with her presence, skill and wisdom. These are all elements needed to […]
Dance, play music, and learn this summer!
The Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts is offering a variety of music and dance programs for students of all ages and ability levels this summer. Join us! Toledo Ballet’s week-long summer camps for children […]
Mercy Health’s Mobile Mammography Van Visits Area Locations
As Mercy Health continues to evolve to better meet the needs of our patients and community, we are pleased to announce the region’s first mobile mammography unit has visits scheduled throughout the region. The mobile […]
A World at War….Mental Health ….Where Do We Begin?
A Mental Health Moment By Bernadette Joy Graham, MA, LPCC, NCC, CCHt, Licensed Mental Health Therapist The Truth Contributor In the state of Massachusetts, sits McLean, a Harvard Medical School affiliate. There is a large […]
Grow a Recipe Garden
By Patrice Powers-Barker, OSU Extension, Lucas County The Truth Contributor Gardening is an activity for all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. Every growing season is a new experience, so it doesn’t matter if you are just […]
The Second Annual Living With Lupus Walk
Sojourner’s Truth Staff Rachelle Roy and a host of supporters held the second annual Living With Lupus Walk on Sunday, May 22, at Ottawa Park to conclude a weekend of activities designed to raise the […]
At Last Lupus Is Out in the Open
Sojourner’s Truth Staff What exactly is lupus? Lupus is different things to different people in the affect on their lives but essentially it is for everyone a chronic health condition that lasts a long time and […]
The Lupus Awareness Parade
By Dawn Scotland The Truth Reporter “This is a Jesus moment,” said Rachelle Roy, founder of the Living with Lupus Walk in Toledo. On Saturday morning, May 21 Roy was filled with emotion as hundreds […]
Second Annual Living With Lupus March Coming
Sojourner’s Truth Staff Rachelle Roy was diagnosed with discoid lupus in 2005 and was quietly living with the discomfort and the drop in self esteem the condition caused for about 15 years before deciding that […]