Tag Archive: #parishnurse

What to Expect This Flu Season

Initial findings from Australia are suggesting that the U.S. should gear up for a busy flu season for the first time since COVID began. Flu season always starts in the southern hemisphere and is often used as a guide as [read more...]

Do You Know How to Identify Sepsis?

September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Each year 75,000 children in the United States get severe sepsis. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection. With children and teens back in school, it’s important for parents and caregivers to know the [read more...]

REMINDER: Flu Shots at OLW, October 1 & 2

OUR LADY OF THE WAYSIDE WILL BE GIVING FLU SHOTS When: Saturday, October 1 & Sunday, October 2 Time: Before and after the 5 pm, 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30 am, and 6 pm masses Where: Gathering Place How old do [read more...]

Count to Five for a Healthier Lifestyle

Helping your child learn healthy habits that last a lifetime could be as easy as counting to five. The 5-2-1-0 healthy habit rule encourages healthy behaviors while limiting those that could lead to weight gain and associated problems. “Most weight [read more...]

Bystander CPR Training Video

Following the 9:30 and 11:30 am Masses on Sunday, August 28, Our Lady of the Wayside offered a free Bystander CPR Training course in the Gathering Place. Clare Beidelman of Illinois Heart Rescue taught several members of our parish community [read more...]

Life Line Screening: THIS WEDNESDAY, September 7th

Life Line Screening will be at Our Lady of the Wayside (in the Gathering Place) THIS WEDNESDAY, September 7, 2022. Getting screened is simple! For more information, see the flyer below and/or visit: https://discover.lifelinescreening.com/hsc2/?sourcecd=HURL001

11 Ways to Manage Anger & Be Happy

It’s natural to feel some frustration or anger. But not coping with feelings of anger over time can be bad for your health. It’s harmful to turn your anger inward. And it’s bad for relationships to turn anger outward. Individuals [read more...]

Injuries Common in Athletes, but Preventable

Overuse injuries have become more common in young athletes as pressures and expectations to perform outweigh the emphasis of simply playing. Although overuse injuries can occur at any age, the peak age is seen during growth spurts, when bones are [read more...]

Life Line Screening at OLW: September 7th

Life Line Screening will be at Our Lady of the Wayside (in the Gathering Place) on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Getting screened is simple! For more information, see the flyer below and/or visit: https://discover.lifelinescreening.com/hsc2/?sourcecd=HURL001

Flu Shots: October 1 & 2

OUR LADY OF THE WAYSIDE WILL BE GIVING FLU SHOTS When: Saturday, October 1 & Sunday, October 2 Time: Before and after the 5 pm, 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30 am, and 6 pm masses Where: Gathering Place How old do [read more...]