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RWL #270

burning down the house edition

Mark Bonica
Apr 8
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Greetings from the University of New Hampshire! This is going to be a short edition of RWL. On Monday the duplex my daughter lived in with two roommates caught fire. Luckily for her, it was not her side of the duplex, but she is now homeless because of smoke damage on her side. Everyone made it out without a scratch from both sides, including seven cats and two chinchillas. Her neighbor (her name is Camryn) lost her car (in the picture above) and almost all of her possessions. Unfortunately Camryn did not have renters or auto insurance, so she is not only homeless, but lost most of her clothes, computer, etc. If you are so moved, here is Camryn’s gofundme: https://gofund.me/fb54a741 (to be clear, this is for my daughter’s neighbor Camryn, not my daughter - my daughter had renters insurance). As a result of all this, the LHH picked up seven more residents on Monday afternoon - my daughter, her two roommates, and my daughter’s four cats. My wife and I are very happy to be able to help our daughter and her friends, and I have been working with them to find new housing, but the housing market is crazy right now, so it’s complicated, and as a result I’ve been pretty distracted this week trying to help them take care of getting the stuff that they can keep out of the damaged apartment.

So that’s what’s happening this week. Still willing good for all of you, I present you with the links!

(the picture above is not mine - but that is Camryn’s car and her and my daughter’s house)


Read

What: Boston Globe, He lost his arm in an accident. A new surgery and a bionic prosthetic are giving him back unprecedented control.

https://www-bostonglobe-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bostonglobe.com/2022/03/31/magazine/boston-scientists-bionic-limbs-procedure-make-impossible-possible/?outputType=amp 

Why: I have a little bit of an obsession with prosthetics and connecting them to neurological control. This is kind of amazing. 

Watch

What: Conor Neill, 3 Lessons on Focus from @DandapaniLLC, a Hindu Monk who teaches Entrepreneurs how to use their Minds

 

Why: The focus of the three lessons is energy and where you put it. Conor is great.  

Listen

What: A Slight Change of Plans, The Science of Connection

https://www.pushkin.fm/episode/the-science-of-connection/

Why: I remember taking a health policy course while I was doing my MBA and learning that most people suffer depression at some point in their lives, and that just having someone to talk to - even someone untrained - was a powerful intervention. This psychiatrist in Zimbabwe is taking that concept a step further: call in the grandmothers! This is a beautiful story.


Thanks for reading and see you next week! If you come across any interesting stories, won't you send them my way? I'd love to hear what you think of these suggestions, and I'd love to get suggestions from you. Feel free to drop me a line at mark.bonica@unh.edu , or you can tweet to me at @mbonica .

If you’re looking for a searchable archive, you can see my draft folder here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jwGLdjsb1WKtgH_2C-_3VvrYCtqLplFO?usp=sharing 

Finally, if you find these links interesting, won’t you tell a friend? They can subscribe here: https://markbonica.substack.com/welcome 

See you next week!

Mark

Mark J. Bonica, Ph.D., MBA, MS

Associate Professor

Department of Health Management and Policy

University of New Hampshire

(603) 862-0598

mark.bonica@unh.edu

Health Leader Forge Podcast:

http://healthleaderforge.org

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” – Pablo Picaso

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