7 Things You Didn’t Know About Helen Keller
People around the world know the story of a deaf-blind young girl who overcame so many obstacles with the help of her famous teacher. When that girl grew up, she led a fascinating life advocating for the rights of the most vulnerable people around the world. In honor of her 134thbirthday on June 27th, here are a few little-known facts about the remarkable Helen Keller .
1. She traveled the world.
Over the course of her life, Helen Keller took nine different global tours that spanned 39 countries on five continents. On many of these visits, she
National Diabetes Month, November, raises awareness about the devastating effects of diabetes here in the US. It’s no secret that instances of diabetes in the United States are skyrocketing and that now more than ever Americans eat more of what’s bad for us, exercise less and put ourselves at an increasingly higher risk for this potentially fatal disease.
What many Americans do not realize is that we are not the only people who are impacted by diabetes. As a matter of fact, of the 371 million people worldwide suffering from the disease, four out of five live in low or middle income