Fall-related ED visits rising for seniors
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Obi Jo
http://benkazie.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/fall-related-ed-visits-rising-for-senio Accidents are among the top 10 causes of death in those over 65. Falls are far and away the most common cause of injury and subsequent death from injury in seniors. We have all seen ads on television regarding alert systems for the elderly, particularly those who liv ...
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Fashion Friday
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Summer S.
Today is kind of a big deal.I've decided it's time to share the news about what I've been up to!So....for those of you guys who have been with me and my blog for some time, you should remember me several times talking about how I would just LOVE to be a personal shopper when I grew up...Well, guess what?!?I GREW UP!And not only have I been finally ...
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Good and the Bad
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Carrie Ostrea
It has been a rough couple of months. I still feel like we aren’t anywhere close to being settled in this new “special needs parenting” life. I guess it is a process, a journey, and not a quick sprint to a destination. Along the way, I have seen the “real” in people in my life. I look at people like my brother-in-la ...
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Being “In the Moment” Amid Today’s Technology
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Melissa H.
My latest blog post over at WeAretheRealDeal.com. Read it here or after the jump. I had an interesting conversation with my mom and sister when I was home in N.J. last weekend.We were talking about Facebook, and my mom (who is active on Facebook herself) admitted how disconcerting it is to her when she sees someone at a concert, on a date, watchin ...
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Why health care reform matters: This could be any of us
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Francine H.
(Note: A friend asked me to post this here. She is a real person with a real job who doesn’t want to be identified, for reasons that will be apparent when you read it. Her story is all too familiar. It’s really time for Congress to stop the games and get this done.)I’m having to face some difficult choices, primarily to decide the ...
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Pastor's Kids: living a life most people could never comprehend
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Take Root and Write ..
Last month here at Survive and Thrive Ministry Wives I wrote about protecting our PK's (pastor's kids) from the enemy's assignment. We know that it is the goal of the enemy to steal, kill and destroy all of us, (John 10:10) however I believe he has a special assignment against PK's. First of all, he knows that the greatest way to hurt a pastor is t ...
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Married to an Un-Believer
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Take Root and Write ..
Greetings from winter-bound Santa Fe, New Mexico! I hope you all have been having a blessed change of season.Married to an Un-BelieverHere's a question to ponder - How is the life of a Christian woman when she is married to an un-believer? This question can be answered in many ways. This question is answered in many ways. Being married to an un-be ...
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Zip-line Adventures
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Take Root and Write ..
Can you imagine zip-lining through the rain forest canopy surrounded by vegetation so dense the ground and the sky are tucked away from view? Have you ever been in a place where noises originate from undercover creatures and reverberate through the treetops? Can you imagine that? I can; I zip-lined through the Central American rain forest several y ...
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