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Hurricane Milton: As if Hurricane Helen wasn’t bad enough for the East Coast, Hurricane Milon seemed to have taken it as a personal challenge and upped the ante.
This marks two hurricanes in the past 13 days to call this situation tragic feels like an extreme understatement. The rainfall leading up to this has been called a 1-in-1,000-year event. On top of that, Milton sparked a tornado outbreak before making landfall on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm.
Click here for ways to help those impacted by Helene and Milton
While the worst of the storm seems to be over, there are over 100,000 residents without power and housing, thousands missing and the death toll is rising. These are dark times for many of our friends on the East Coast.
And while it’s easy to feel hopeless and helpless, there are a lot of ways we can all band together and express our compassion and humanity.
Here are a few ideas to help if you’re curious how you can help:
Open your home to displaced animals or donate
Donate to GofundMe’s Hurricane Relief
Don’t have money to donate? Promote one of the causes that speak to you in your local area.
A lot is going on in the world that can pull us apart but there when our nation faces a lot of pain like this, we can set differences aside and show our strength in our humanity.
More of the strange: The past few weeks have been odd… to say the least. Let’s review, shall we?
🌕 We kicked off the month by going from one moon to two. Yes, we temporarily have 2 moons…
🌪️ Then we’ve had two hurricanes in less than a two-week span that caused everything from flash floods to tornados.
🔥 Wyoming has a raging 76,000+ acre wildfire that is only 16% contained.
☀️ The sun is throwing a bit of a hissy fit and flinging some serious solar flares our way causing aurora sightings as far out as Alabama but straining our power grids at the same time.
🐪 The Sahara Desert experienced extremely rare flooding for the first time in decades.
To be sure, Mother Earth is having a moment 😰
Investments Worth Watching
Women’s Health doesn’t always get the attention it deserves. Ovia Health is aiming to make a difference.
The company is deeply rooted in years of rigorous clinical research, aimed at enhancing the quality of care for women and families. Their approach is designed to elevate health standards by addressing a comprehensive range of needs throughout various stages of life.
In addition to reproductive health, Ovia+ also provides support for mental and emotional well-being, gestational and delivery complications, and postpartum care.
They’ve managed to raise a little over $23 million from 8 funding rounds and have recently teamed up with TalkSpace as well.
💪 What they do: Ovia Health provides an all-inclusive solution for maternity and family support benefits.
📅 Founded: 2011
🤑 Funding: $23.3 million
Get Rec’d
Did you know that October is ADHD Awareness Month? To honor the struggle (and the struggle is real) this book by Dr. Sharon Saline is an excellent resource for helping your kids on hand who are dealing with the battles that come with being neurospicy.
And did you know that ADHD is genetic? So if you find yourself reading through this book and feel like it resonates, it could be that your kiddo got it from you. Nothing to feel bad about but the advice can be applied and help understand your own struggles and help your kid navigate the world that is already confusing as it is.
😋 MMM, Yummy!
Themed dinners are fun and all the more so with Halloween right around the corner. These recipes put a fun spin on dinner ideas for the month to make your plate full of spooky fun.
