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“Misheel”

St. Jude儿童研究医院患儿为病友捏制造型气球 米希尔(Misheel)是St. Jude 医院的一名患儿,因接受化疗掉光了头发。这天,她在医院二楼住院部拉了把椅子坐下。一个小孩见状喊道:”是气球女孩!” 米希尔身边瞬间围满了孩子。她从背包里掏出五颜六色的气球,吹满气后扭成各种动物形状,有兔子、独角兽、长颈鹿和蝴蝶,然后通通送给了孩子们。 米希尔已经在St. Jude儿童研究医院接受了近七个月的治疗,期间学会了捏制造型气球,还把这些气球送给了其他接受癌症治疗的患儿。 2023年夏天,米希尔的父母发现当时11岁的米希尔一直觉得口渴,喝多少水都不管用。一开始,他们以为米希尔爱喝水的习惯很健康,比喝果汁、汽水好多了,但她口渴的问题始终没有得到缓解。直到米希尔开始频繁地去上厕所,父母才意识到不对劲。 他们一家住在伊利诺伊州,米希尔的母亲温德华(Undrakh)带她去看了家附近的家庭医生。检查结果显示,米希尔大脑内的腺垂体上和另外两处均有肿瘤,她也被确诊患有名为“混合性生殖细胞瘤”的癌症。 不久,米希尔就被转诊至 St. Jude医院。 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital(St. Jude儿童研究医院)在研究、治疗和治愈儿童癌症及其他致命疾病方面领先全球。 透过社会大众的慷慨解囊,医院获得了资金捐赠,得以免费为患病儿童提供保险范围以外的尖端治疗。因此,医院不向患者家庭收取治疗、交通、住宿或餐食费用,让父母可以专心照料患儿。 温德华表示:“我们一开始非常担心,也很紧张,但一走进 St. Jude 医院,我们就知道孩子会没事的。” 教会米希尔捏气球的人是她的教父罗伯特·邓恩(Robert Dunn)。邓恩今年已经82岁,曾经是环球灵魂马戏团的一名演员,艺名叫“洋葱头小丑罗伯特”。米希尔的父亲甘图赫尔(Gantulkhurr)是马戏团里蒙古杂技跷跷板剧团“游牧民族”的成员,米希尔也正是在马戏团里认识了邓恩。 2019年,因父亲工作调动,米希尔跟随家人从蒙古移居美国。当时她还不会说英语,必须要面对全新的语言和文化。但马戏团就像是一个旅行大家庭,而邓恩本人很重视教育,经常买书给马戏团成员的孩子们看,鼓励他们阅读。 米希尔确诊癌症后,邓恩表示:“我的心都碎了,深受打击。” 在米希尔开始接受治疗后不久,邓恩就去医院看望了他们一家。为了鼓励米希尔振作精神,邓恩教她捏了几个气球,他知道这样做能激发米希尔的灵感。 “她从那以后就爱上了气球,”邓恩说,“捏动物造型的气球捏得比我还要好。” 米希尔来到美国这个陌生国度后,邓恩给她和她的家人带来了友谊的温暖。 米希尔每天都在传达这份善意——每次她从包里拿出气球送人,都是这份善意的延续。 

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“Misheel”

St. Jude 兒童研究醫院患兒為病友捏制造型氣球 米希爾(Misheel)是 St. Jude 醫院的一名患兒,因接受化療掉光了頭髮。這天,她在醫院二樓住院部拉了把椅子坐下。一個小孩見狀喊道:「是氣球女孩!」 米希爾身邊瞬間圍滿了孩子。她從背包裡掏出五顏六色的氣球,吹滿氣後扭成各種動物形狀,有兔子、獨角獸、長頸鹿和蝴蝶,然後通通送給了孩子們。 米希爾已經在 St. Jude 兒童研究醫院接受了近七個月的治療,期間她學會了捏制造型氣球,還把這些氣球送給了其他接受癌症治療的患兒。 2023 年夏天,米希爾的父母發現當時 11 歲的米希爾總是覺得口渴,喝多少水都不管用。一開始,他們以為米希爾愛喝水的習慣很健康,比喝果汁、汽水好多了,但她口渴的問題始終沒有得到緩解。直到米希爾開始頻繁地去上廁所,父母才意識到不對勁。 他們一家住在伊利諾州,米希爾的母親溫德華(Undrakh)帶她去看了家附近的家庭醫生。檢查結果顯示,米希爾大腦內的腦垂腺和另外兩處均有腫瘤,她也被確診患有名為「混合型生殖細胞瘤」的癌症。 不久,米希爾就被轉診至 St. Jude 醫院。 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital(St. Jude 兒童研究醫院)在研究、治療和治癒兒童癌症及其他致命疾病方面領先全球。 透過社會大眾的慷慨解囊,醫院獲得了資金捐贈,得以免費為患病兒童提供保險範圍以外的尖端治療。因此,醫院不會向患者家庭收取治療、交通、住宿或餐食費用,讓父母可以專心照料患兒。 溫德華表示:「我們一開始非常擔心,也很緊張,但一走進 St. Jude 醫院,我們就知道孩子會沒事的。」 教會米希爾捏氣球的人是她的教父羅伯特·鄧恩(Robert Dunn)。鄧恩今年已經 82 歲,曾經是環球靈魂馬戲團的一名演員,藝名叫「洋蔥頭小丑羅伯特」。米希爾的父親甘圖赫爾(Gantulkhurr)是馬戲團裡蒙古雜技蹺蹺板劇團「遊牧民族」的成員,米希爾也正是在馬戲團裡認識了鄧恩。 2019 年,因父親工作調動,米希爾跟隨家人從蒙古移居美國。當時她還不會說英語,必須要面對全新的語言和文化。但馬戲團就像是一個旅行大家庭,而鄧恩本人很重視教育,經常買書給馬戲團成員的孩子們看,鼓勵他們閱讀。 米希爾確診癌症後,鄧恩表示:「我的心都碎了,深受打擊。」 在米希爾開始接受治療後不久,鄧恩就去醫院看望了他們一家。為了鼓勵米希爾振作精神,鄧恩教她捏了幾個氣球,他知道這樣做能激發米希爾的靈感。 「她從那以後就愛上了氣球,」鄧恩說,「捏動物造型的氣球捏得比我還要好。」 米希爾來到美國這個陌生國度後,鄧恩給她和她的家人帶來了友誼的溫暖。 米希爾每天都在傳遞這份善意每次她從包裡拿出氣球送人,都是這份善意的延續。 

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“Misheel”

St. Jude patient offers her own balloon art to everyone she meets Misheel, bald from chemotherapy, pulls up a chair on the second-floor inpatient unit. A younger child shouts, “The balloon girl!” Suddenly, she’s surrounded by other children. She reaches into her backpack for colorful balloons and inflates and twists them into a bunny, then a unicorn, then a giraffe, …

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FINAL UPDATE: PSPS Event Impacting Small Portions of Monterey and San Benito Counties

Due to more favorable weather conditions, PG&E has cancelled the potential PSPS event for 1,300 customers in small portions of Monterey and San Benito counties. Customers were notified of the cancelation earlier this evening. The three Community Resource Centers opened to support customers will close at 10 p.m. As this prolonged heatwave is expected to impact areas away from the …

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PSPS Event Impacting Small Portions of Monterey and San Benito Counties

Yesterday afternoon we told about 1,300 customers in small portions of Monterey and San Benito counties about the Public Safety Power Shutoff this morning because of a forecast of severe weather including dry winds. Please note about 5,200 customers in the original scope are dropped due to improved weather conditions. Here is the final impacted customer count: Monterey 1,233 customersSan Benito72 …

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Another Possible PSPS Event Impacting Central Coast and Part of Central Valley

As PG&E completes restoration for all 2,200 customers impacted by the July 2 PSPS event this evening, PG&E in-house meteorologists are monitoring a separate pulse of windy, dry and hot weather forecasted to enter the southern part of our service area on Friday morning, and the last until Saturday morning. In response to that weather system, the Bay Area Weather …

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UPDATE on Heatwave Prep and PSPS

PG&E is closely monitoring an anticipated lingering heat wave forecasted this holiday week that is expected to peak on Tuesday and Wednesday with highs reaching near 110 degrees in some areas.  The sea breeze will be weak, making coastal and bay areas hotter than usual. The heat wave is significant due to its rarity and severity, with conditions that have only occurred 18 times since PG&E …

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PG&E Prepares for Extraordinary High Temperatures and Possible Heat-related Outages for the Week Ahead

As PG&E staff meteorologists closely track the weather, the company is reaching out to customers with resources to stay safe and cool.  OAKLAND, Calif. — With the Fourth of July holiday just days away, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) meteorologists are monitoring weather models that forecast a heat wave that will affect millions of Californians. Above-average temperatures are expected to …

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Potential PSPS Event Impacting 12,000 Customers in Eight Counties

As you know, the majority of our customers in Northern and Central California will be facing a prolonged heat wave this week. In addition, PG&E is monitoring a weather event with breezy offshore winds and low humidity forecasted to start late Monday evening, July 1. In response, PG&E mobilized its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and shared two-day advanced notifications to approximately …

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Cùng Sôi nổi Tháng Bảy với Các chương trình Khuyến mãi Hấp dẫn tại Sky River Casino

Tháng Bảy này, Sky River Casino hân hạnh thông báo hàng loạt các chương trình khuyến mãi ly kỳ được thiết kế để mang đến cho khách hàng các cơ hội giành chiến thắng lớn và tận hưởng những phần thưởng đáng kinh ngạc. Tham gia vào một mùa hè khó quên với nhiều trò chơi kịch tính, quà tặng …

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