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Questions About Moving Into Senior Care

Issue 20.15

1. Do you or your loved one want to leave your home?

Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs), Independent Living Facilities (ILF), or Skilled Nursing Facilities, (SNF) all require seniors to move away from what they are used to and comfortable with. Seniors who are at home often build up a support group around them […]

Steroid Medications: Are They Safe?

Issue 20.15

One of the most common questions and concerns which we encounter in our pain management practice are concerning steroid medications. The word “steroid” has a variety of meanings and subsequently is commonly misunderstood. Because of this confusion, many people perceive steroid medications to be very dangerous and are extremely reluctant to consider this […]

Understanding Your Social Security… Showing Compassion For People With Disabilities

Issue 20.15

May is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a rapidly progressive and fatal neurological disease that attacks the body’s ability to control muscle movement by ceasing the transmission of messages to muscles. Social Security has identified ALS as a medical condition so severe it obviously […]

Ed’s Up On City Council Issues… St. George, I Stand All Amazed

Issue 19.15

Standing On The Hill South Of The Dixie Center And Crosby Park Those Gathered For The April 30th Council Meeting Stood With The Remnants Of A Society That Inhabited What We Now Call St. George City Perhaps 2000 Years Ago. Archaeologist Greg Woodall Reported That Discovered Artifacts And Structural Evidence Led Members Of […]

Everyone Can Afford A Funeral

Issue 19.15

In today’s society, many people believe that it is not possible to afford a funeral for themselves or for their loved ones. However, I believe that everyone can afford a funeral if they consider what I call the “who, what, and how” criteria: who you select, what you select, and how you plan.

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Understanding Your Social Security… Give The Gift Of Time And Love This Mother’s Day

Issue 19.15

What do you plan to get for Mom this Mother’s Day? If she’s like most Americans, she probably feels time-constrained and the hours she spends with family and friends are precious. So, in addition to giving her flowers or a card, give her a gift she’ll really appreciate: the chance to spend more […]

Geek Speak… CPU Speeds For Your Computer

Issue 19.15

Most of us occasionally wonder how fast our computer is in comparison with what is now available or what our friend has, etc. The CPU (or Central Processing Unit) is the most significant determining factor in that speed, but your video processor, how much memory you have, how fast your internet provider is […]

Genealogy Corner… Tips and Tricks for Family Tree

Issue 19.15

This week I am sharing some https://familysearch.org/tree/ tips and tricks to help you get the most out of FamilySearch Family Tree. Did you know you could press the space bar to be able to select a standardized date or place? If a date is listed as 4 Jul 1776, just click behind the […]

Principles of Freedom – Amendments 7 and 8

Issue 19.15

As we have been discussing the Bill of Rights (Constitutional Amendments 1-10), we now review two short amendments that are important to the protection of individual rights and dignity.

Amendment Seven has two basic provisions. The first guarantees the right to a trial by jury, even in civil cases if the contested issue […]

Control Of Disposition

Issue 18.15

The word “disposition” has several meanings. According to Wikipedia, disposition is defined as “a habit, a preparation, a state of readiness, or a tendency to act in a specified way.” In the funeral industry, disposition generally refers to what happens to an individual’s body at the time of death. If you were to […]