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A cross section of religious leaders and reproductive health experts reacted sharply to the explosive report unveiling moral decadence. But the experts seemed to suggest that both parents and churches were to blame, since they had abdicated their roles. .
Getting To Know More About A Disease Amongst Us
YAKIMA, Wash. - An effort is being made to educate the community about a disease that affects millions of people in our country. The Highgate Senior Living center hosted an Alzheimer's Disease speaker on Thursday night in Yakima. There's so many people living with the disease in our community, it's something we can't ignore. That's the subject of Sheryl Sparks' presentation who was the featured speaker. Over 30 people were in attendance. They either wanted to know more about the disease because they have a loved one affected by the disease, or they just wanted to be prepared in case they encounter any symptoms. Alzheimer's Disease is most common when a person reaches their sixties, but it could show up earlier.
Helping the dying make the most of their final days HOSPICE CARE
Nearby is a scrapbook filled with photographs of him and his late wife, Georgia, who passed away last year just before Thanksgiving.
He's been a resident since Mandrin opened in June 2006. Mrs. Reich only stayed at the facility in Harwood for five days. In photographs she is forever young: a beauty in poses mimicking Betty Grable, hugging her handsome husband or holding an infant, now a grown daughter who lives in Massachusetts.
The captain, who retired in 1982, is 76. He can't speak but points rapidly with his left hand to large letters or numbers on a laminated mat. He said he likes it at Mandrin "V-E-R-Y M-U-C-H." The food is excellent, he stated, and of the staff: "I tell them often that they're like family."
Mr. Reich is one of eight hospice patients residing in Mandrin House, one of two residential facilities in Anne Arundel County providing care by Hospice of the Chesapeake.
Disability expo will focus on coping
An automobile accident injured her spinal cord and she spent six months in the hospital and a rehabilitation facility. The day the college junior left treatment — where she felt she'd learned a lot about being newly disabled — she realized how much she didn't know yet. "It was a totally different world for me and I had a lot of things to figure out," she recalled. This weekend in San Antonio, Jones is helping put on an event showcasing the most current services, support and products for those with disabilities, as well as for senior citizens, families and caregivers. Jones said she wishes something like the Abilities Expo, being held at the Convention Center, would have been around after she was injured almost 20 years ago. .
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