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What We Need To Know About Tinnitus

October 12, 2021 by Diane Leave a Comment

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The other day, I watched a documentary about the history of Texas Roadhouse restaurants. The TV show caught my eye because that’s one of my favorite places to eat.

Sadly, the documentary shared the story of the founder of Texas Roadhouse, Kent Taylor, who died by suicide in March. They related his suicide to a battle with severe tinnitus resulting from COVID-19.

Over the years, I remember working with a couple of residents diagnosed with tinnitus. But I knew little about the condition, and I had no idea how common it is. After doing some research, I believe this will be a helpful topic to share with my readers.

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24 Easy Activities To Prepare For Thanksgiving

October 6, 2021 by Diane Leave a Comment

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(Updated for 2021)

Do you ever feel sad that Thanksgiving often gets lost in the shuffle between Halloween and Christmas? I know I do.

This year I hope to help solve this problem by coming up with one simple activity you can do with your residents each day in November leading up to Thanksgiving.

So here goes!

1.  Have you heard of the Butterball turkey hotline? Your residents will enjoy these stories of hilarious cooking questions fielded by Butterball experts.

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14 Quotes About Our Precious Lives

September 25, 2021 by Diane Leave a Comment

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Many of you know how much I love to collect quotes. I’m also finding them to be very popular among my blog readers.

Check out this quote:

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” (Marcus Aurelius)

A year ago, I would have thought this was a lovely quote. But, otherwise, it wouldn’t have held any special meaning for me. Today I find great beauty in the quote, and here’s why.

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Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: cancer journey

How You Can Help Find A Cure

September 20, 2021 by Diane Leave a Comment

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Female researcher looking through microscope

Did you know that a full 85% of clinical trials for chronic diseases get delayed because researchers can’t find enough volunteers to take part? This is especially true during the pandemic. We focus so much on COVID-19, and then other medical conditions get lost in the shuffle. That’s why I feel it’s important to revisit a topic I shared in 2019.

People might hesitate to volunteer for medical research for a variety of reasons:

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3 More Unique Nursing Home Programs

September 15, 2021 by Diane Leave a Comment

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Back in 2018, I shared a post about nursing homes in Alabama honored for their best practices by the Alabama Nursing Home Association. Today I came across a summary of nursing homes that received honorable mention for their programs. Even though they didn’t win the best practice awards, they’re still winners in my book!

(Please note: Nursing homes developed these programs prior to COVID-19. They may have had to make changes in response to the pandemic. You can click the links to contact each organization for more information.)

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Filed Under: In The News Tagged With: best practices

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