VITAS® Healthcare: Here for You When Life Matters Most
By Chelsea Cook-McCarrell, General Manager for VITAS® Healthcare One of the biggest challenges for families caring for loved ones near the end of life is when and how to make the decision to change from active and aggressive treatment to care that focuses on comfort and quality of life. Referred to as hospice or palliative […]
A Healthy Determination
By Sandra Dempsey Post Even though the diagnosis was made some six months ago, it is still difficult for me to say the words, “I have cancer.” While there are many diseases and health risks, for me and likely others who feel this way, cancer seems exceedingly threatening and with so much to fear. Heart […]
5 Hobbies To Keep Your Body and Mind Healthy and Happy
As the pandemic continues to restrict many of the places you are able or inclined to go, finding ways to stay active is important for keeping the body and mind healthy and happy. Here are some ideas for new hobbies to try. Learn a language: Bonjour! With an array of online language classes and tutorials […]
Family, Faith, & Friends
By Alexander Germanis The family is the fundamental building block of any society. Within the family unit originates the strength, resilience, drive, and faith to keep a village, city, or country functioning properly. But the power of the family runs so much deeper. The family is a system of support, love, tolerance, patience, and sacrifice […]
March 2021 B/N NV Issue
My First Love…
By Sherry Gordon-Harris, Health Alliance My 3-year-old niece, Haddariah Rose, loves the Minnie Mouse talking doll and play costume I got her for her birthday. She holds it, talks to it, tries to feed it, and makes sure her Minnie Mouse doll gets her naps too. She gives love to this doll in the purest […]
From Our Readers—Highpointing Illinois
By Daniel A. LaKemper Just shy of the Wisconsin border, not far from Galena in northwest Illinois, is a hill known as Charles Mound. At 1,235 feet above sea level, it is the highest natural point in the State of Illinois. At 1,353 feet high, the Willis Tower Observation deck in Chicago is actually some […]
A Dream Fulfilled
By Sandra Dempsey Post While Rose Smith may have wished on a star or two when she first arrived in Peoria as a teenager, she was more intent on working to have her dreams come true than wishing. “If you have a dream, nothing is impossible to achieve. Follow your dream,” she says, while cautioning […]
Love Crosses Any Divide
Even the most tranquil watery divide needs to be navigated with skill and care. Crossing expanses made turbulent by weather or obstacles beneath the surface demands levels of skills and care beyond those of mere novices. The last year has been anything but smooth sailing. This has been particularly true for senior communities across the […]
February 2021 Peoria NV Issue
