5 Tips for Care Advocates
By Gail Glockhoff-Long, GolderCare Solutions Unlimited, LLC If you are serving as the care advocate or helper for a loved one, these 5 tips can make your life a little easier. Keep Records—Keep a small notebook with a plastic zip pocket for medical cards, list of doctors, list of medications, and phone numbers. Record doctor […]
Investing in Uncertain Times
By Heidi Huiskamp, Founder and CEO of Huiskamp Collins Investments, LLC A global pandemic, high unemployment, worldwide protests, a Presidential election year: 2020 will go down in the history books as a year packed with uncertainty to rival those in most scholars’ memories. As consumers, it’s tempting to give in to fear, go to cash, […]
What Patients Are Saying About Iowa’s First and Only AAAHC Advanced Orthopaedic Certified Surgery Center
What makes you proud to call the Quad Cities home? For years, many people have found pride in the friendly people and unique places that make up our communities along the winding Mississippi. Now, for a growing number of people, it’s pride in the quality of life they find here. A critical element to a […]
Anxious Times
By Jeff Kipling, Kipling Lavender on the Mound Current happenings across our great country and the globe have many of us uptight and laden with anxiety. Covid-19, social distancing, PPD devices, rioting, looting, the list goes on. I’m starting to get anxious even talking about it! Add all this to the perils of keeping our […]
Relabeling Worries and Habits
By Bradley A. Post, LCSW, CADC, Chapin & Russell Associates This isn’t me—it’s OCD. Do you have thoughts that repeat themselves over and over? Are you plagued by repetitious habits that are getting out of control? If so, you may have a problem called obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Just by distinguishing constructive worries from […]
Pandemic Stress—Surviving and Thriving
By Melissa Shane, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Healing Hearts Counseling As we move into summer, we all now have experienced living in a pandemic. This has affected our lives in every way possible. Most people find themselves overwhelmed by uncertainty, by being off schedule and by the lack of control. When we live through times […]
Serving People With Cystic Fibrosis
Submitted by Rachel Rockhold, The Legacy Foundation The Colton Underwood Legacy Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to advancing the quality of life for people living with cystic fibrosis (CF). The charity was founded in honor of Harper Hawksworth, a Washington resident, who was diagnosed at birth with CF. Her cousin, Colton Underwood, former NFL […]
When Is a Mole Just a Mole?
By Dr. Zain Rizvi, Heartland Foot & Ankle Associates Many times, something as simple as a mole can become a life-threatening issue if left untreated. That is because a change in the appearance of a mole is often a sign of Melanoma—the deadliest form of skin cancer for women aged 29-35, even more so than […]
Happy With the Skin You’re In
By Karen Tucker When women are constantly bombarded with messages and news about the latest anti-aging treatments and methods, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. How can you maintain a skincare routine when the rules seem to be ever-changing? It might be simpler than you think. By separating the hype from reality, you can come up […]
Total Knee Replacement Surgery: Being Realistic About Results
By Becky Wiese If you’re of a certain age (and if you have been experiencing knee pain due to osteoarthritis for a while, you are probably the right age), you might remember a television show about a man who experienced a terrible crash and was fitted with artificial body parts that made him “better, stronger, […]