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Ford makes seatbelt for mastectomy patients
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More than 100,000 breast cancer patients undergo mastectomies every year, and for many, driving a car is extremely painful. For breast cancer survivors, returning to everyday activities can feel like a blessing but they also can feel uncomfortable. That's why Ford created a new device to encourage women to get back behind the wheel again.Emily Obert works for Ford and helped design the SupportBelt with input from so many women. She told KDKA-TV it solves a comfort and safety problem."We also looked at what's out there on the market and nothing is really at the quality that...
Habitat for Humanity's celebrating former President Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA) -- The Allegheny Valley chapter of Habitat for Humanity will be among those across the country celebrating former President Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday Tuesday.Carter, our nation's 39th president, has lived a life of service since leaving office in 1981. His most prominent contributions have been to Habitat for Humanity. Carter and his late wife Rosalind donated more than just their fame to the Habitat cause and were no strangers to the swing of a hammer from their first encounter with the organization in 1984.The former president turns 100 years old Tuesday and to mark the day, the Allegheny Valley...
JAA plans for new senior campus to model senior living into the future
The Jewish Association on Aging’s plans to build an urban campus has been long in the making as the organization’s management and board looked to the future of senior care that JAA has been known for for decades.
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