Archive for Personal Growth
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Your Advocacy
By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Approaching Thanksgiving with an Attitude of Gratitude This month we celebrate Thanksgiving, soon to be followed by all of the festivities and holidays through New Years. As a care giver or care manager for a loved one, trying to keep up old family holi...
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Our World Our Choice
By Mary Huebbe Marketing Director Ridgecrest Village My heart just breaks hearing about the tragic things going on in our world. Some things are completely out of our hands; hurricanes, earthquakes, fires and many more natural disasters. Then you hear of the things that humans are doing to other ...
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“Why Did I Get Breast Cancer?” We Might Know…
By Joseph L. Lohmuller, MD, MS, FACS Breast Surgeon, Kenneth H. McKay, MD Center for Breast Health Staff Surgeon, Davenport Surgical Group, PC Adjunct Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine I recently saw a patient at the Kenneth H McKay, MD Center for Breas...
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A Time of “Life Review”
By Karen McCoy Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village There comes a time that most everyone goes through a “life review.” This happens whether we are engaged in a relatively comfortable aging process or a difficult one. This is a time of reflection upon the successes and failures of our life...
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Your Advocacy
By Jessie Thompson GolderCare Solutions How to Advocate for Your Parent with the Doctor We have all heard of parents and children trading places in regards to daily needs and care. As our parent or other loved ones age we are called upon more and more to assist with their needs. The care that w...
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Trick or Treat? Give Me Something Good to Eat!
By Hannah Eddy, MA, RDN, LDN Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (563) 391-0213 Halloween is just around the corner and soon the goblins will be knocking at the door. With the chance to dress up in costumes and stock up on sweets, Halloween is the highlight of the year for many kids — from toddlers t...
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Pay It Forward
By Mary Schricker Gemberling Monday morning my thoughts and prayers are with all of the people in Florida who are waking up to the storm ravaged remnants of Hurricane Irma. They join a not so exclusive club whose members have in the last few weeks felt helpless at the mercy of Mother Nature. The ea...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston An artist friend who doubles as a poet when she sees an opening, made a visit to a school bus in late summer. For those of us who were drivers or riders, or just admired those yellow conveyances, her poem is for you. This is one special school bus. The poem is from the pen of Maggi...
