Archive for Personal Growth
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Your Advocacy
By Julie Arndt GolderCare Solutions Izzy and Dean – Not Zero to Hundred The year was 1949. Izzy and Dean, high school sweethearts, married quickly after graduation, preparing for Dean to leave for the Korean War. They had such plans. The years would bring a full and wonderful life rich with lov...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Kari Smith He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not My husband and I were college sweethearts, and we dated for a couple of years before he proposed to me. Both of us left our home state to go to college, so we spent holidays and summer breaks apart during those years. We didn’t have cell phones or e...
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January 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? Get support from our 24/7 Helpline, www.alz.org/greateriowa 1-800-272-3900, or local address and phone: 2208 E. 52nd St., Ste. B, Davenport, IA...
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones Great Examples. Bad Examples and Everything in Between Hip, hip, hurray, it’s 2017. I still remember back in third grade when we learned about the calendar, the years and all the rest, I sat in the back of the room and thought about the long distant year of 2000. It seemed eons awa...
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A Case Supported
By Rev. Jon Yarian Chaplain, ACC, Genesis Grief Support The Grief Gap As a Chaplain in the Spiritual Care department of our Genesis Medical Centers, I was called on to support the families of our patients who despite our best efforts died while in our care. Those life-altering moments of crisi...
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RSVP Lead with Experience
By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois It’s easy to picture Sue Grove, a retired English teacher, helping out in Davenport’s Madison Elementary kindergarten classes. She just comes across as someone who will wipe noses, help with snow boots,...
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Offline for Awhile
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Early in the morning on the day after Thanksgiving, Linda and I were back in the car – not for Black Friday shopping as some may have done – we were headed back to Rochester so I could have another round of chemo. Things wrapped up late ...
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A ‘Good’ New Year
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “The secret of being Happy is accepting where you are in life and making the most out of every day.” -Anonymous Whether you celebrated the first few moments or hours of 2017 with many friends or quietly with just one special someone, you probably did so by w...
