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Looking Back… Overcoming Hopelessness

Issue 16.13

Everyday you associate with someone who could use some encouragement to overcome hopelessness. Perhaps it’s someone quite close to you: a spouse, grandchild or neighbor. It’s important to reach out with love, support and a listening ear. Not condemning, but trying to understand that person’s viewpoint. Without hope for a better day or […]

Make An Inventory Of Your Home Just In Case

Issue 16.13

How much do you stand to lose if your home is damaged or burglarized? While the memories attached to the items in your home cannot be replaced, the actual contents of your household can be protected if you have homeowner’s insurance.

Creating and safely storing an inventory of your personal belongings can help […]

Personal Stories Of WWII… Prisoners Of War

Issue 16.13

In all wars there are four main categories of casualties. They are killed, wounded, missing in action and prisoners of war or POW. Germany thought they could subdue nations by bombing population places such as Rotterdam, Coventry and then the population of London. It did not work. This tactic stiffened the resolve of […]

Understanding Your Social Security… Best Ways To Do Business With Social Security

Issue 16.13

Many people save time by going online to take care of everyday tasks. For example, they shop online to avoid going to crowded malls or stores. They pay bills and check their account balances online to save a trip to the bank.

It’s true of Social Security business, too. You can save a […]

Why Do I Have Pain Down My Leg?

Issue 16.13

Everyday I have new patients come to me with symptoms of pain in their hips and legs. Commonly, these patients have been to orthopedic surgeons or other specialists thinking the pain is stemming from their hip or knee when the problem is really coming from the spine. I’m commonly asked “why is it […]

Genealogy Corner… Treelines Are Storylines For Your Family Tree

Issue 15.13

The winner of the 2013 Developer Challenge at RootsTech was Treelines.com and its developer Tammy Hepps. Her blog says: We are something new: a tool focused entirely on the stories that your hard-won genealogical discoveries reveal. For example, an orphanage file urges you to reconsider what you thought you knew about your grandmother’s […]

H.E.C.M. Changes Announced!

Issue 15.13

The skies grew dark and a chill set in as people awaited the dreaded changes for the H.E.C.M. to be announced. Many had speculated the severity of what was to come while others held tight to see if there was a sunrise in the future for this long running government regulated loan program […]

Looking Back… Be An EXAMPLE

Issue 15.13

Being a bad example can be good. Sharing with your children and grandchildren mistakes and choices you made in life, how you responded, and what it taught you can be worthwhile advice. I remember listening to my mom tell about her dating experiences in high school when I was a teen and not […]

May Is Better Hearing Month

Issue 15.13

The month of May is “Better Hearing Month”. We hope that for the upcoming month, individuals will have their hearing tested and also become more aware of ways to protect their hearing and hopefully prevent hearing loss.

The most common type of hearing loss in adults is damage to the inner ear […]

Personal Stories Of WWII… Missing In Action

Issue 15.13

The military abbreviates or Acronyms just about everything so this is called MIA. As my crew and I were flying our bombing missions over Germany, when one of the other crews was shot down, and unless we saw the bomber blow up and could confirm that all of the crewmen were killed, then […]