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Total Eclipse of the Heart
My Own Experience with Quadruple By-Pass Surgery
By Judith Gannon Bircher
I love to hear that classic 1980’s song sung by the raspy voiced Bonnie Tyler, “It’s a
Heartache, nothing but a heartache, hits you when it’s too late, nothing but a fool’s
game.” Turn the CD player up and sing along to the top of your lungs in [...]
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Wood Furniture Scratches
If a stained wood surface gets a scratch and you can see the lighter wood underneath, all you need to do is get a walnut. Using the meat of a walnut, rub it across the scratch. The oils in the walnut will hide the scratch. I have never tried this on light colored [...]
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre presents Smoke on the Mountain playing May 19 through July 2, 2011. You’ll have a rollicking good time with this wholesome family musical that takes you back to a much simpler time in the early 1900’s.
It’s Saturday night and Reverend Oglethorpe is determined to move his parishioners into the modern world [...]
The Alvin A. Dubin Alzheimer’s Resource Center is pleased to offer a Safety Program for Alzheimer’s caregivers in Lee County. The Dubin Alzheimer’s Resource Center’s Safety Program was created to provide caregivers with tools to implement an emergency plan to prevent crises. Each Safety Program packet includes two components: 1) an emergency plan kit and [...]
Columnists
On My Mind Lovely May, here you are again.
You bring with you tributes to mothers, those amazing women who gave birth to us.
Those of us who still have our mothers with us are lucky indeed that once again we will
be afforded the opportunity to say “Thank You” for :
peanut butter sandwiches
dropping us off at the movies
standing in a [...]
You’ve read the studies, seen the reports and discussed the issue with your physician. Consuming certain foods can reduce your risk of cancer. Some of the best-known cancer fighters are cruciferous veggies. Bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower and other members of the cabbage family fall into this group. In addition to containing valuable [...]
Savy SeniorDear Savvy Senior
Can you offer some tips on protecting seniors from financial scams? My next door
neighbor’s elderly parents were recently swindled out of several thousand dollars and I
want to make sure my own mother is protected.
Fraud Fighting Cindy
Dear Cindy
Senior financial scams are a big problem! In fact, the Securities and Exchange
Commission estimates that some 5 [...]
Medical
Toenail Fungus If you’ve got a serious case of toenail fungus, you probably know it.
Toenail fungus carries a formidable medical name: it’s called Onychomycosis. If the infection
is just starting out, Onychomycosis is usually identified with a noticeable discoloration of the
nail, typically exhibiting yellow streaks and white patches, and sometimes accompanied by a
darkening of the flesh beneath the [...]
Take a look at your fingernails. How would you describe them? Are they long and beautiful? Short and stubby? Beyond that, what kind of condition are they in? The answer to that question may provide clues to your physical state.
Fingernails consist of many parts. The cuticle or eponychium lies at the bottom of the nail [...]
You love your morning juice and toast. Nothing says “Wake up!” like a glass of orange juice and a couple slices of toast. Unfortunately, all of that bread you’re consuming every morning is starting to catch up with you-in your waistline. Time to shop for healthier bread.
While white bread certainly tastes good, it is not [...]