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10 | November 7, 2019 | the new lenox patriot news<br />
newlenoxpatriotdaily.com<br />
New Lenox to host forum on risks with vaping<br />
Sean Hastings, Editor<br />
The Village of New<br />
Lenox and its Safe Communities<br />
America Coalition,<br />
in partnership with<br />
Lincoln-Way School District<br />
210, is hosting a forum<br />
titled “Vaping: Understanding<br />
the Hazards and Risks.”<br />
The event will be held<br />
7-8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov.<br />
14, in the auditorium at<br />
Lincoln-Way West High<br />
Broker - Management Team<br />
“10”<br />
School.<br />
Mayor Tim Baldermann<br />
will provide opening remarks<br />
for the event. Following<br />
the mayor’s opening<br />
remarks, the featured<br />
panelists include, Dr. Aaron<br />
Weiner, PhD – Licensed<br />
Clinical Psychologist and<br />
Director of Addiction Services<br />
at Linden Oaks Behavioral<br />
Health, Alpesh<br />
Patel – Epidemiologist,<br />
Will County Health Department,<br />
Ruby Johnson –<br />
parent of teen hospitalized<br />
with vaping-related illness.<br />
Ruby’s daughter, Piper,<br />
was hospitalized. Piper<br />
was having difficulty<br />
breathing, admitted to vaping<br />
and eventually ended<br />
up in the emergency room<br />
the day she was supposed<br />
to be moving into college.<br />
Ruby said at that time,<br />
she would be looking into<br />
having an event like this<br />
for other parents and teens<br />
to learn the risks so that no<br />
one else would have to go<br />
through what her daughter<br />
did.<br />
The reason for the forum<br />
comes after the vapingrelated<br />
illnesses that have<br />
swept the nation, including<br />
three deaths in Illinois.<br />
Dan Martin, safe community<br />
coordinator said<br />
attendees will get good<br />
information from all the<br />
speakers.<br />
He also admires the work<br />
Ruby has done — turning<br />
a negative experience to<br />
helping raise awareness.<br />
Please see vaping, 17<br />
Proud to Achieve aPerfect<br />
“10”<br />
Keeping patients safe isour No.1 priority, which iswhy<br />
Silver Cross Hospital inNew Lenox has been recognized<br />
as one of the safest hospitals inAmerica by the<br />
Leapfrog Group with our 10th Straight A.<br />
To see Silver Cross Hospital’s full grade and tips for staying<br />
safe in the hospital, visit hospitalsafetygrade.org<br />
silvercross.org
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