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More than any other demographic group, senior citizens have been hit hardest by the pandemic, being the most vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus and recording the most hospitalizations and deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that 8 of 10 deaths from COVID were people 65 and older.
Adding to the pain and death the pandemic has brought to seniors are psychological and social effects that for many have produced emotional misery and turmoil through isolation that closed outlets to communal life. Many, but not all.
Dr. Ellen Whyte, the director of geriatric psychiatry outpatient services for University of Pittsburgh’s Western Psychiatric Hospital, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, that although the issue is real for seniors’ well-being, it’s a mistake to generalize about any group.
Editor’s note: The Penn Hills Progress is only spotlighting contested races in the primary election.
Penn Hills residents might see all the same school board candidates vying for nominations in the primary on the November ballot, as five out of seven people have cross-filed and just two seek only the Democratic nod to run for four seats, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list.
Those seeking both party nominations include Lawrence Choby; Nicholas Lombardo; and incumbents Michael Tauro, Evelyn Herbert and Joseph Capozoli. Incumbent Marisa Jamison and Nicole Richardson sought only to be on the Democratic ticket.
Submitted by Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance
Jeanine Rasky received the Blue-Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award, given by the Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance.
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A Westmoreland County woman was recognized by a statewide child abuse prevention organization for her work with the Allegheny County Department of Human Services.
Jeanine Rasky, 63, of Jeannette, was one of five people who received the Blue-Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award, given by the Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance. The award is given to Pennsylvanians who go above and beyond the call of duty to protect children in the state.
Almost a year into the covid-19 pandemic, feeling stressed is an understatement, Jenn Sillett said.
The 42-year-old mother of three has not set foot inside a store or restaurant for the better part of the past year, only leaving her Hempfield home to take her 19-year-old daughter, Sierra Williams, to her job at a day care or to do curbside pickup for groceries and other items.
Sillett, who does medical billing for UPMC, has worked from home for months as she navigates through complications from Langerhans cell histiocytosis, a rare disorder that causes some white blood cells to multiply excessively and form tumors after building up in certain areas of the body.