Dealing with the grief of miscarriage
Working through the grief of a miscarriage can seem overwhelming, but help is available. Oasis Pregnancy Care Centers offers a booklet called “Embracing Hope: Comfort & encouragement after miscarriage,” published by Focus on the Family.
It also can provide a DVD, “Miscarriage-Footprints on our Hearts,” to help people process their grief.
Oasis is located at 3632 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Suite 108, in Land O’ Lakes.
You can call Oasis at (813) 406-4965, or visit OasisPregnancyCenter.org.
Holiday blood drives
Select Publix Supermarkets will host blood drives during its “12 Days of Giving” celebration
The bloodmobile will be at the following Publix locations from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Dec. 30:
- 10015 N. Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa
Dec. 30 and Dec. 31:
- 19221 N. Dale Mabry Highway in Lutz
- 19034 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., in Tampa
- 16560 N. Nebraska Ave., in Lutz
Donors must be at least 16 years of age and weigh at least 110 pounds.
All donors will receive a wellness checkup and a $10 Publix gift card.
Appointments will be honored. Walk-ins are welcome.
For information, visit OneBlood.org/12daysofgiving.
Free health care event
The Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., will host a free health care event Jan. 5 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Guests can get help in choosing and signing up for a health care plan.
For information, call (813) 995-0078.
Tools to quit smoking
The Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, will offer the free Tools to Quit program for tobacco users Jan. 6 at 2 p.m.
Participants will set a quit date, make a plan, and work through steps to quit.
Those attending also will receive free optional nicotine replacement therapy including patches, lozenges or gum.
For information and to register, call (813) 929-1000, Ext. 208, or email .
Woman’s club donates to CARES
The GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’s Club recently donated $300 to the CARES Organization in Pasco County.
For many years the club has manned the telephone reassurance office, making daily calls to area seniors and shut-ins who do not have any outside contacts.
The seniors are directed to available services including Meals on Wheels or other social or medical services.
Health & Wellness Fair
The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will host a “Get Covered, Stay Covered” Health & Wellness Fair Jan. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Premier Community HealthCare Group will host workshops and provide Healthcare Marketplace application assistance.
There will be free wellness resources and activities for kids.
For information, call Cheryl Pollock at (352) 518-2000, Ext. 9012.
Café supports healing work
Florida Hospital Zephyrhills has announced the opening of its newly renovated Creation Café. The former Harvest Basket Café underwent a complete renovation to help support the healing work at the facility. The Creation health principles are choice, rest, environment, activity, trust, interpersonal relationships, outlook and nutrition. The café hours are Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. For information, visit FHZephyrhills.com.
FHZH welcomes 500th baby
Florida Hospital Zephyrhills officially celebrated the delivery of its 500th baby at The Baby Place, inside the Women’s Health Center, Dec. 14.
The Baby Place offers seven private labor, delivery and recovery rooms, and seven private mother and baby rooms. Each room provides a home-like environment.
The rooms also are designed to allow significant others to stay with the mother.
For information, visit FHZephyrhills.com.
Tax Collector’s office raises $3,400 for diabetes
During the month of November, National Diabetes Awareness Month, the Pasco County Tax Collector’s office raised more than $3,400 on behalf of Terri’s Tears Charitable Trust Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting research which seeks a cure for diabetes.
Terri’s Tears Charitable Trust Foundation is a Pasco-based organization founded to honor the memory of Mary Theresa “Terri” Garofolo, a Type 1 insulin-dependent diabetic for more than 35 years.
It is estimated that more than 1 million Floridians have diabetes, both Type 1 and Type 2. It also is estimated that 30,000 children and young adults are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes annually.
“For our first partnership with Mr. Fasano and the Tax Collector’s Office, this is amazing,” states Vince Garofolo, widower of Terri Garofolo and founder of Terri’s Tears, in a release.
“The citizens of Pasco County showed not only their generosity but also a genuine concern to help the cause.”
