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What Causes Menopause

What Causes Menopause?

The most common reason for menopause is the natural decline in a female's reproductive hormones. However, menopause can also result from the following situations:

Oophorectomy: This surgery, which removes a woman's ovaries, causes immediate menopause. Symptoms and signs of menopause in this situation can be severe, as the hormonal changes happen abruptly.

Chemotherapy: Cancer treatments like chemotherapy can induce menopause quickly, causing symptoms to appear shortly after or even during treatment.

Ovarian Insufficiency: Also called premature ovarian failure, this condition is essentially premature menopause. It happens when a woman's ovaries quit functioning before the age of 40 and can stem from genetic factors and disease. Only 1% of women suffer from premature menopause, but HRT can help protect the heart, brain, and bones.

Depression

Depression

If you're a woman going through menopause and find that you have become increasingly depressed, you're not alone. It's estimated that 15% of women experience depression to some degree while going through menopause. What many women don't know is that depression can start during perimenopause, or the years leading up to menopause.

Depression can be hard to diagnose, especially during perimenopause and menopause. However, if you notice the following signs, it might be time to speak with a physician:

  • Mood Swings
  • Inappropriate Guilt
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • Too Much or Too Little Sleep
  • Lack of Interest in Life
  • Overwhelming Feelings

Remember, if you're experiencing depression, you're not weak or broken - you're going through a very regular emotional experience. The good news is that with proper treatment from your doctor, depression isn't a death sentence. And with HRT and anti-aging treatment for women, depression could be the catalyst you need to enjoy a new lease on life.

Hot Flashes

Hot Flashes

Hot flashes - they're one of the most well-known symptoms of menopause. Hot flashes are intense, sudden feelings of heat across a woman's upper body. Some last second, while others last minutes, making them incredibly inconvenient and uncomfortable for most women.

Symptoms of hot flashes include:

  • Sudden, Overwhelming Feeling of Heat
  • Anxiety
  • High Heart Rate
  • Headache
  • Nausea
  • Dizziness

Typically, hot flashes are caused by a lack of estrogen. Low estrogen levels negatively affect a woman's hypothalamus, the part of the brain that controls body temperature and appetite. Low estrogen levels cause the hypothalamus to incorrectly assume the body is too hot, dilating blood vessels to increase blood flow. Luckily, most women don't have to settle for the uncomfortable feelings that hot flashes cause. HRT treatments for women often stabilize hormones, lessening the effects of hot flashes and menopause in general.

Mood Swings

Mood Swings

Mood swings are common occurrences for most people - quick shifts from happy to angry and back again, triggered by a specific event. And while many people experience mood swings, they are particularly common for women going through menopause. That's because, during menopause, the female's hormones are often imbalanced. Hormone imbalances and mood swings go hand-in-hand, resulting in frequent mood changes and even symptoms like insomnia.

The rate of production of estrogen, a hormone that fluctuates during menopause, largely determines the rate of production the hormone serotonin, which regulates mood, causing mood swings.

Luckily, HRT and anti-aging treatments in Roxbury, NJ for women work wonders for mood swings by regulating hormone levels like estrogen. With normal hormone levels, women around the world are now learning that they don't have to settle for mood swings during menopause.

Weight Gain

Weight Gain

Staying fit and healthy is hard for anyone living in modern America. However, for women with hormone imbalances during perimenopause or menopause, weight gain is even more serious. Luckily, HRT treatments for women coupled with a physician-led diet can help keep weight in check. But which hormones need to be regulated?

  • Estrogen: During menopause, estrogen levels are depleted. As such, the body must search for other sources of estrogen. Because estrogen is stored in fat, your body believes it should increase fat production during menopause. Estrogen also plays a big part in insulin resistance, which can make it even harder to lose weight and keep it off.
  • Progesterone: Progesterone levels are also depleted during menopause. Progesterone depletion causes bloating and water retention, while loss of testosterone limits the body's ability to burn calories.
  • Ongoing Stress: Stress makes our bodies think that food is hard to come by, putting our bodies in "survival mode". When this happens, cortisol production is altered. When cortisol timing changes, the energy in the bloodstream is diverted toward making fat. With chronic stress, this process repeatedly happens, causing extensive weight gain during menopause.
Low Libido

Low Libido

Lowered sexual desire - three words most men and women hate to hear. Unfortunately, for many women in perimenopausal and menopausal states, it's just a reality of life. Thankfully, today, HRT and anti-aging treatments Roxbury, NJ can help women maintain a normal, healthy sex drive. But what causes low libido in women, especially as they get older?

The hormones responsible for low libido in women are progesterone, estrogen, and testosterone.

Progesterone production decreases during perimenopause, causing low sex drive in women. Lower progesterone production can also cause chronic fatigue, weight gain, and other symptoms. On the other hand, lower estrogen levels during menopause lead to vaginal dryness and even vaginal atrophy or loss of muscle tension.

Lastly, testosterone plays a role in lowered libido. And while testosterone is often grouped as a male hormone, it contributes to important health and regulatory functionality in women. A woman's testosterone serves to heighten sexual responses and enhances orgasms. When the ovaries are unable to produce sufficient levels of testosterone, it often results in a lowered sex drive.

Vaginal Dryness

Vaginal Dryness

Often uncomfortable and even painful, vaginal dryness is a serious problem for sexually active women. However, like hair loss in males, vaginal dryness is very common - almost 50% of women suffer from it during menopause.

Getting older is just a part of life, but that doesn't mean you have to settle for the side effects. HRT and anti-aging treatments for women correct vaginal dryness by re-balancing estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. When supplemented with diet and healthy living, your vagina's secretions are normalized, causing discomfort to recede.

Fibroids

Fibroids

Uterine fibroids - they're perhaps the least-known symptom of menopause and hormone imbalances in women. That's because these growths on the uterus are often symptom-free. Unfortunately, these growths can be cancerous, presenting a danger for women as they age.

Many women will have fibroids at some point. Because they're symptomless, they're usually found during routine doctor exams. Some women only get one or two, while others may have large clusters of fibroids. Because fibroids are usually caused by hormone imbalances, hysterectomies have been used as a solution, forcing women into early menopause.

Advances in HRT and anti-aging medicine for women give females a safer, non-surgical option without having to experience menopause early. At Global Life Rejuvenation, our expert physicians will implement a customized HRT program to stabilize your hormones and reduce the risk of cancerous fibroid growth.

Endometriosis

Endometriosis

Endometriosis symptoms are much like the effects of PMS, and include pelvic pain, fatigue, cramping, and bloating. While doctors aren't entirely sure what causes this painful, uncomfortable condition, most agree that hormones - particularly xenoestrogens - play a factor.

Endometriosis symptoms are much like the effects of PMS and include pelvic pain, fatigue, cramping, and bloating. While doctors aren't entirely sure what causes this painful, uncomfortable condition, most agree that hormones - particularly xenoestrogens - play a factor.

Xenoestrogen is a hormone that is very similar to estrogen. Too much xenoestrogen is thought to stimulate endometrial tissue growth. HRT for women helps balance these hormones and, when used with a custom nutrition program, can provide relief for women across the U.S.

What is Sermorelin

What is Sermorelin?

Sermorelin is a synthetic hormone peptide, like GHRH, which triggers the release of growth hormones. When used under the care of a qualified physician, Sermorelin can help you lose weight, increase your energy levels, and help you feel much younger.

Benefits of Sermorelin

Benefits of Sermorelin

Human growth hormone (HGH) therapy has been used for years to treat hormone deficiencies. Unlike HGH, which directly replaces declining human growth hormone levels, Sermorelin addresses the underlying cause of decreased HGH, stimulating the pituitary gland naturally. This approach keeps the mechanisms of growth hormone production active.

  • Benefits of Sermorelin include:
  • Better Immune Function
  • Improved Physical Performance
  • More Growth Hormone Production
  • Less Body Fat
  • Build More Lean Muscle
  • Better Sleep
What is Ipamorelin

What is Ipamorelin?

Ipamorelin helps to release growth hormones in a person's body by mimicking a peptide called ghrelin. Ghrelin is one of three hormones which work together to regulate the growth hormone levels released by the pituitary gland. Because Ipamorelin stimulates the body to produce growth hormone, your body won't stop its natural growth hormone production, which occurs with synthetic HGH.

Ipamorelin causes growth hormone secretion that resembles natural release patterns rather than being constantly elevated from HGH. Because ipamorelin stimulates the natural production of growth hormone, our patients can use this treatment long-term with fewer health risks.

Benefits of Ipamorelin

Benefits of Ipamorelin

One of the biggest benefits of Ipamorelin is that it provides significant short and long-term benefits in age management therapies. Ipamorelin can boost a patient's overall health, wellbeing, and outlook on life.

When there is an increased concentration of growth hormone by the pituitary gland, there are positive benefits to the body. Some benefits include:

  • Powerful Anti-Aging Properties
  • More Muscle Mass
  • Less Unsightly Body Fat
  • Deep, Restful Sleep
  • Increased Athletic Performance
  • More Energy
  • Less Recovery Time for Training Sessions and Injuries
  • Enhanced Overall Wellness and Health
  • No Significant Increase in Cortisol

Your New, Youthful Lease on Life with HRT for Women

Whether you are considering our HRT and anti-aging treatments for women in Roxbury, NJ, we are here to help. The first step to reclaiming your life begins by contacting Global Life Rejuvenation. Our friendly, knowledgeable HRT experts can help answer your questions and walk you through our procedures. From there, we'll figure out which treatments are right for you. Before you know it, you'll be well on your way to looking and feeling better than you have in years!

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Barnes & Noble books return date for Roxbury store, part of big makeover at Ledgewood mall

Three years after abandoning the troubled Ledgewood Mall, Barnes & Noble is preparing to begin a new chapter at the Roxbury shopping center.Construction is underway for a new 14,000-square-foot location for the popular bookseller at what is now called the ...

Three years after abandoning the troubled Ledgewood Mall, Barnes & Noble is preparing to begin a new chapter at the Roxbury shopping center.

Construction is underway for a new 14,000-square-foot location for the popular bookseller at what is now called the Shops at Ledgewood Commons. The company is targeting a Jan. 17 opening at the site along Route 10, according Barnes & Noble Senior Director of Store Planning and Design Janine Flanigan.

"We are over the moon with the continued excitement and messages," Barnes and Noble posted on a Facebook page dedicated to the Ledgewood store, which closed in 2020. The standalone building that housed the old bookstore next to the 600,000-square-foot mall was subsequently demolished.

By then, demolition had already begun on portions of the enclosed mall, including a Macy's and a Walmart, as part of an effort to recreate the property as an open-air shopping center. Walmart returned in October 2020 to occupy an anchor position with a new 170,000-square-foot supercenter and full grocery.

Barnes & Noble will bring new layout to Ledgewood

The new Barnes & Noble store will share a renovated building with a DSW shoe store and an Ulta Beauty shop in a space formerly occupied by Sports Authority. The bookstore will not include a cafe, but there is a Starbucks located close by, the Facebook page notes.

Flanigan said shoppers will appreciate the layout of the new location, which replaced "one of our oldest stores."

"We've got a brand-new design, a new way of merchandising," she said. "Our booksellers really are responsible for putting in front of their customers the books that are important to their community, both from a commercial perspective and a local perspective."

Another post announced that the store is hiring and included a link to the company website for details. "We will reach out as we need to set up interviews," the company advised.

Why the bookstore chain is bouncing back

The New York-based chain reopened a popular store in Bergen County last week and is undergoing its biggest expansion in decades. After years of losing ground to Amazon, Barnes & Noble announced in March that it would open about 30 stores this year, including in spots it had previously abandoned.

The company "took advantage of pandemic lockdowns to renovate and recalibrate," National Public Radio reported earlier this year. "Retail bankruptcies created cheaper space for new stores, and the chain relaunched right when people were buying more books than ever."

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Nearby residents commenting on the Facebook page said the Roxbury Barnes & Noble was missed, and will be welcomed back with open arms.

"This makes me so happy," Janet Farro Kast posted. "I was part of the original store 1980 crew and spent 17 years working with an amazing group of coworkers."

"Can’t wait ... my happy place," added commenter Stacy Frendak.

The fall and rise of the Ledgewood mall

The Ledgewood Mall first opened in 1972 and neighbors Roxbury Mall. Acadia Realty Trust sold the mall to AC I Ledgewood LLC & Baltoro Capital Management for $37 million in 2011.

But vacancies continued to increase at the aging facility. By 2015, only seven tenants remained inside the shopping center, while 25 spaces were unoccupied. Macy's closed its store in Ledgewood that year and the property was sold again for a "high-$20 million" price tag, according to a group of buyers who promised to "reposition" the site.

"It was actually a great location for us, but our lease was up and we had to get out," said Barnes & Noble's Flanigan. She said plans to fill a temporary vacancy on the site fell through.

The previous owners of the mall, Acadia Realty of White Plains, filed tax appeals in 2005, 2006 and 2007 that reduced the mall's property assessment from $32.3 million to $21.3 million, cutting its Roxbury tax bill from about $1.1 million to $743,370 in 2008. That tax bill rose to $859,242 in 2014, based on the same 2007 assessment.

The Shops at Ledgewood Commons is now a 517,000 square-foot retail center with more than 700 feet of frontage near the western end of Route 10. Tenants include Marshalls, Ashley Furniture and Men’s Warehouse.

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"I don't know of any other redevelopment or shopping center like this in our region," then-mayor and current Roxbury Councilman Robert DeFillippo said of the renovation in 2019. "I think it tends to get overshadowed, but for Roxbury and the surrounding communities in Morris County, this is one of the largest redevelopments."

Barnes and Noble recently reopened at a new store on Route 17 in Paramus after the company lost its lease and closed a location down the highway in Bergen County that it occupied for three decades.

The grand opening event on Black Friday last week included VIP ribbon-cutters Joseph Simmons, also known as DJ Run from Run-DMC, jewelry designer and author Justine Simmons and Ridgewood author Harlan Coben. The three authors also signed copies of their books.

William Westhoven is a local reporter for DailyRecord.com. For unlimited access to the most important news from your local community, please subscribe or activate your digital account today.

CCM Student from Roxbury Chosen for Prestigious Externship

ROXBURY, NJ – A Roxbury High School graduate attending the County College of Morris (CCM) was accepted into a prestigious nursing program with Atlantic Health System, according to CCM.The college issued a statement applauding the student, Lisa Marie Buzec of Landing, noting she was one of only 100 – out of 4,000 applicants - accepted into the Nurse Externship Program at Atlantic Health System.“An externship program of this caliber prefers participants who are attending a 4-year institution, making the competit...

ROXBURY, NJ – A Roxbury High School graduate attending the County College of Morris (CCM) was accepted into a prestigious nursing program with Atlantic Health System, according to CCM.

The college issued a statement applauding the student, Lisa Marie Buzec of Landing, noting she was one of only 100 – out of 4,000 applicants - accepted into the Nurse Externship Program at Atlantic Health System.

“An externship program of this caliber prefers participants who are attending a 4-year institution, making the competitive selection process even more challenging for students like Buzec who attend community college,” CCM said.

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It said a minimum 3.0 GPA, two letters of recommendation and an interview were required to be considered.

“I felt so motivated to apply to this externship to show my love and dedication to the field of nursing,” said Buzec. “I am the first in my family to go to college. I plan to continue my education and obtain my bachelor's degree. I would also like to pursue my degree as far as I can, hopefully ending with a doctorate or NP license!”

According to CCM, the 8-week program gives nursing students “the chance to learn about the role of a professional nurse while being advised by specially selected nurses.”

It said Buzec and the others who were accepted might also practice “basic nursing care and competencies while developing time-management skills and enhancing their critical thinking” while in the externship.

“We are so proud of Lisa's accomplishment,” said Dr. Maria P. Isaza, dean and professor of the School of Health Professions and Natural Sciences at CCM. “She will be able to apply the knowledge gained at CCM's nursing program and acquire new experiences that will develop her into an extraordinary nurse.”

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Roxbury Mulls New Fire Truck to Replace Two Old Ones

By Fred J. AunROXBURY, NJ – An out-of-service fire engine that needs $70,000 in repairs and a rescue truck that doesn’t carry water would be combined into one new vehicle under a plan being considered by Roxbury officials.The proposed, multipurpose “Squad 2” apparatus would go to Roxbury Fire and First Aid Company 2 in Landing. It would replace the firehouse's Engine 22 and Rescue 24 vehicles, officials said.The new vehicle is expected to cost at least $1.2 million. Roxbury Towns...

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ROXBURY, NJ – An out-of-service fire engine that needs $70,000 in repairs and a rescue truck that doesn’t carry water would be combined into one new vehicle under a plan being considered by Roxbury officials.

The proposed, multipurpose “Squad 2” apparatus would go to Roxbury Fire and First Aid Company 2 in Landing. It would replace the firehouse's Engine 22 and Rescue 24 vehicles, officials said.

The new vehicle is expected to cost at least $1.2 million. Roxbury Township Manager John Shepherd’s proposed 2024 capital budget initially included $1.225 million for the new truck, but the line item has been pushed off to the proposed 2025 budget or beyond.

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Although paying for the new vehicle would take place in the future, the township is considering making a commitment to order the truck this year.

“While the replacement of this apparatus is currently included as part of the 2025 capital plan, Council might consider authorizing the replacement of the apparatus this year since the lead time for the delivery of the apparatus is approximately three years,” explained Shepherd in an email.

Considering Consolidation

Roxbury Fire Chief Chris Skomial discussed Company 2’s situation at a recent township council meeting. “I know that we’ve discussed, in the past couple of years, replacing a truck for Company 2,” the chief said. “I want to let the council know that we still hope that’s something we could move toward in the near future.”

Skomial said Engine 22 is 28 years old, meaning it should have been retired from service eight years ago. He said Rescue 24, being 25 years old, is also “getting up there in age.”

The chief said the rescue truck is used frequently to respond to accidents where people need to be removed from crashed vehicles. “Rescue 24 does not have water and, according to state law, we do need to provide a hose line with water on every extrication call we go on,” Skomial told the council.

He said water often comes via mutual aid with the two other fire companies in Roxbury or with other towns. “If we combine it in one unit, we can have our crew perform the extrication and also provide water at the same time,” Skomial explained.

Time is Money

Roxbury recently purchased a new, $1.8 million ladder truck for Company 1 Fire and EMS in Succasunna, Cognizant of that, Skomial said the firefighters are “trying to help the town out by consolidating some of our equipment and making it better for the residents, the council and the fire department.”

Fixing Engine 22 would cost “$70,000-plus,” the chief told the council. “The fire department is trying to hold off on those repairs until we can get a replacement for it just to save the extra money being spent,” he said, warning that delays in moving forward are costly.

“Every year there has been a drastic cost increase, as you know, having purchased a ladder truck last year,” Skomial said. “Costs have not gone down."

He also said the time between ordering new equipment and getting it keeps lengthening.

The current build time is … now 38 to 41 months and it’s not going down, Skomial told the council. "They’re actually getting extended. So, actually, the build time could get increased again, which would delay the delivery.”

However, he said the builder will stick to a current price estimate if the township commits to purchasing a new vehicle now. “It’s cash on delivery,” Skomial said. “They don’t need the funding up front. So it could be something you would commit to, and you wouldn’t have to pay for it until its delivered, which would be another three to four years from now.”

In an email, Shepherd said he thinks consolidating the township’s fire vehicle inventory “is a good long-term solution for the vehicle fleet as well as the fire company which ... has experienced a declining membership over the years like other volunteer fire departments across the state.”

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A New Chapter for Barnes & Noble in Roxbury

ROXBURY, NJ – The return of a Barnes & Noble bookstore to Roxbury should take place by mid-January, said a company official.The decision to again have a presence in the township comes about three years after the company closed its former store in Ledgewood, a site it occupied for 26 years. The building was subsequently razed by the developers who converted the former Ledgewood Mall into The Shops at Ledgewood Commons.The new store will be in unit B300 at Ledgewood Commons, situated between DSW and Ulta Beauty in renov...

ROXBURY, NJ – The return of a Barnes & Noble bookstore to Roxbury should take place by mid-January, said a company official.

The decision to again have a presence in the township comes about three years after the company closed its former store in Ledgewood, a site it occupied for 26 years. The building was subsequently razed by the developers who converted the former Ledgewood Mall into The Shops at Ledgewood Commons.

The new store will be in unit B300 at Ledgewood Commons, situated between DSW and Ulta Beauty in renovated space that formerly was part of a Sports Authority store. The new bookstore will be about 14,000 square feet, “a bit bigger than the old location,” said Barnes & Noble Senior Director of Store Planning and Design Janine Flanigan.

“We are excited to return to this market,” she said. “It is an area that has always done well for us, and we are thrilled to be able to come back into the community and provide them with our beautiful, newly designed bookstore.”

The decision to have a presence in Roxbury comes about three years after the company pulled out of the township and told the Ledgewood Commons developers it wasn’t coming back. The structure that housed the bookstore for 26 years was subsequently razed.

“The store will feature a new release shop, book rooms, bright cheerful paint colors,” Flanigan said. “We will have seating to encourage customers to sit and enjoy their new store … The store will carry all the best books, toys, games and gifts that our customers would expect to see.“

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Son's Possible Vision Loss Sparked Roxbury Lighting Contest Winner

ROXBURY, NJ – The Roxbury house that won this year’s Roxbury Recreation Department Holiday Home Decorating Contest was adorned with its over-the-top treatment because a young boy who lives there might soon lose up to half his vision.The child, Charlie Weynberg, 5, was diagnosed earlier this year with a form of epilepsy that might require a brain surgery procedure, an operation that could render him legally blind. Facing that possibility, Charlie’s father, Steve, decided to make their home at 3 William Court in Succas...

ROXBURY, NJ – The Roxbury house that won this year’s Roxbury Recreation Department Holiday Home Decorating Contest was adorned with its over-the-top treatment because a young boy who lives there might soon lose up to half his vision.

The child, Charlie Weynberg, 5, was diagnosed earlier this year with a form of epilepsy that might require a brain surgery procedure, an operation that could render him legally blind. Facing that possibility, Charlie’s father, Steve, decided to make their home at 3 William Court in Succasunna as visually epic as possible this year, according to Charlie's mother.

“My husband went all-out for Charlie because the chance of him having vision loss next year is pretty high," said Danielle Weynberg, a 32-year-old, lifelong Roxbury resident. She said her husband, who never before decorated the house exterior, “did it all for Charlie” and entered the decorating contest only after a friend recommended it.

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Being the first-place winner of the contest was a happy moment for the Weynberg family, one that caps a year filled with stress, sadness and expense. As explained by Weynberg on a GoFundMe page launched by her work colleague, Suzanne Moran, 2023 has been a “long, scary ride.”

Silent Seizures Every Minute

She explained that, from January through mid-summer, a local hospital’s efforts to treat Charlie’s seizures with medication failed. Taking the boy to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) also didn’t work as the youngster “progressively worsened with a major, grand mal seizure occurring in September,” Weynberg wrote.

The family’s next move was the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where Charlie “has undergone multiple tests, EEGs, MRIs, metabolic testing, genome sequencing and much, much more, all trying to solve the root cause of the issues and stop them,” according to Weynberg. She said her child undergoes seizures lasting more than 30 seconds each minute, episodes that produce no outward manifestations.

The result of all this remains to be known, but surgery - and potential vision loss - remains an option.

“We just met with the neurosurgeon this morning,” Weynberg said earlier this week. “We’re still going through what’s the best option in the new year … we haven’t been able to come up with a solid decision yet.”

Although the Weynbergs have health insurance, they need help paying for repeated trips to Minnesota and other uncovered expenses. Because Charlie’s condition rules out air travel, the clinic visits are done by car. The family stays at the Ronald McDonald House.

“Another big thing is we have to apply for an epilepsy therapy dog, a trained service animal specifically for him,” said Weynberg. The dog, which will be able to tell when Charlie is having a seizure, will cost about $10,000, she said.

Hoping to help her brother, Charlie’s 9-year-old sister, Theresa, started a collection at Kennedy School of aluminum pull tabs to be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Pop Tab Program. Although school is now closed for the holidays, Weynberg said people can help by dropping off tabs at her house.

As of today, the GoFundMe page created by Moran has raised almost $7,000 of its $50,000 goal.

"Your donation will help Charlie's family be able to afford the incredible cost of the surgeries, the trips to Minnesota, the ability to miss work and not stress about daily living costs, and ultimately enable Charlie, the sweet-cheeks little baby, to have his family close to him during a very scary time, having brain surgery as a child," wrote Moran in creating the fundraiser.

Additionally, the Weynberg family created the "Charlie's Epilepsy Crushers" fundraising page on the Epilepsy Foundation website. It can be accessed here.

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