Archive for September, 2011

  • In Honor of My Grandmother In Honor of My Grandmother

    By Dan Adams Lighthouse Homecare If I knew it would be the last time that I’d see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul to keep. If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for...

  • Bettendorf Health Care Announces New Administrator Bettendorf Health Care Announces New Administrator

    By Diana Spranger, R.N. Administrator Bettendorf Health Care As the month of August comes to a rapid close, and I am drawing closer and closer to that inevitable “last day” at Bettendorf Health Care, I am so pleased to announce that I have been busy training the new Administrator. I am pl...

  • Adults Can Have Crossed Eyes, Too Adults Can Have Crossed Eyes, Too

    By John Frederick, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates Children aren’t the only patients we see with strabismus (eye misalignment). Most people with eye muscle disorders are diagnosed before five years of age. A large number of patients, however, are seen with this problem for the first time as a...

  • Like Push-Ups for Your Mind: Brain Training Makes Strides Like Push-Ups for Your Mind: Brain Training Makes Strides

    By Bob Morrison Development Director of Ridgecrest Village As a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA), I try to keep up on current information for seniors. There has been a lot of talk about brain fitness lately, especially as baby boomers start to think about retirement and how to best keep their mi...

  •  September Dates and Facts September Dates and Facts

    By Eloise Graham September is… American Heritage Month, Baby Safety Month, Better Breakfast Month, Cable TV Month, Children’s Eye Health Month, Children’s Good Manners Month, Classical Music Month, Fall Hat Month, Ice Cream Month, Library Sign-Up Month, National Chicken Month, National Cour...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, Illinois Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, Illinois Office

    By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS WILL BE PAID ON TIME Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced today that Social Security payments for August 3 will be made on time and as scheduled. Payments for August 10, 17, an...

  • Keep Kids Safe... Prevent Choking Keep Kids Safe… Prevent Choking

    By Rondi Doyle Director of Community Relations Child Abuse Council Choking is one of the leading causes of accidental death among young children and, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the most common cause of accidental death in children under age one. By avoiding fo...

  • Max’s Musings Max’s Musings

    By Max Molleston When poet Walt Whitman becomes the subject of discussions or conversations at a literary gathering, many of those listening can claim to not understand. Whitman, individual that he was, tossed some poets aside because they had not used American language, words used then and now a...