Archive for Personal Growth

  • Turning Your Memories Into Memoirs Turning Your Memories Into Memoirs

    By Darrell Lietz Ridgecrest Village resident In her book, Your Legacy Matters, Rachel Freed writes, “ Imagine that you are leaving for a vacation or a business trip and you have not told your kids everything you want them to know – about you, about what matters most to you, about what you hope...

  • The Fountains – The I’m Still Here® Experience The Fountains – The I’m Still Here® Experience

    By Leah Luna Marketing Director The Fountains Senior Living I’m Still Here® is a way of experiencing the world that is far more than a list of activities. The groundbreaking approach increases meaningful engagement and quality of life while decreasing the severity  of symptoms commonly ass...

  • Sisters Share Breast Cancer Journey as Race for the Cure Honorary Survivor Chairs Sisters Share Breast Cancer Journey as Race for the Cure Honorary Survivor Chairs

    Information from the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Quad Cities   Sisters share a lot. Quad-City area sisters Cheryl Prohaska and Donna Kinzer share something many do not - a breast cancer diagnosis - and the shared journey that accompanies it. Unique to the history of the Komen Quad ...

  • Calendar of Events - March 2018 Calendar of Events – March 2018

    Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Are you or someone you know a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s? Free educational classes are being offered for people with dementia, their families, and those who professionally serve them. Get support from ...

  • The Fountains – What Makes I’m Still Here® Unique? The Fountains – What Makes I’m Still Here® Unique?

    By Leah Luna Marketing Director The Fountains Senior Living I’m Still Here® Features an Evidence-Based Approach Backed by over 25 years of research and field testing, Hearthstone is a recognized world leader in the development and utilization of non-pharmacologic interventions for those wit...

  • What is Self-Neglect? What is Self-Neglect?

    By Telly Papanikolaou One can probably come up with many thoughts, ideas and images upon hearing the words ‘self-neglect’ associated with a family member, neighbor, friend, acquaintance, or member of the community. As defined by the National Adult Protective Services Association, self-neglect i...

  • Max’s Musings Max’s Musings

    By Max Molleston I have reached inside a century old collection of poems, titled One Hundred Narrative Poems. I used it a couple years ago to search out three poems originating during the U.S. Civil War. Part of those poems showed up in One Surrender, my second book focused on specific Civil War ac...

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    By Eloise Graham Those Four-legged Furry Friends for Seniors Pets are an important part for the lifestyle of families or individuals. Many refer to their pets as “Fur-Babies” or “Four-Legged Children” – a tru part of any family. They bring joy and comfort to us, but they also bring respo...

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