Archive for Personal Growth
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Portugal and Spain
By Mary Schricker Gemberling Picasso, Cork, a Royal Palace, Burro Taxis, Flamenco dancing, Tapas, a famous Rock and a lot of Bull sum up the highlights of our recent trip to Portugal and Spain. Pablo Picasso is probably the most important figure of the 20th century. Before the age of 50, the Spani...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Ellen Verlo, M.A., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Hearing Loss and Emotions You finally did it! You got a hearing test. You have permanent hearing loss. Your family has been nagging you for a while that you don’t hear well. “Get a hearing aid,” they say. YOU feel you can hear ok...
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Meet Rita Vargas, Honorary Survivor Chair for Race for the Cure
By Christina McNamara-Schmidt Komen Quad Cities/Marketing and Fundraising Specialist Rita Vargas knows the statistic: one out of every eight women will get breast cancer over a lifetime. “I told my girlfriends and my sister that I would rather it be me than them. I knew I’d be OK,” said Var...
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May 2017 Calendar of Events
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 ...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston Over centuries and decades, poetry enthusiasm has come and gone. Revivals depend on educated readers who recognize a strong poem for their (and its) reasons and give a poet and their poems credence, a confidence that spreads from person to person, in poetry circles. Not long ago...
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RSVP | Lead with Experience
By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Faith and Service: A Good Fit RSVP Directors note: Sometimes people think that, because RSVP is government funded, we cannot support faith-based volunteerism, but that’s not true. We work closely with m...
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Can I Save My Breast?
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 Recently, I was caring for a patient at the Kenneth H. McKay, MD Ce...
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Calendar of Events | April 2017
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 ...
