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Dressing the Part – How Maggie Landed a Job in Just Three Short Days

During their recent third birthday party event at Dress for Success Quad Cities, a long-awaited video created by Royal Neighbors of America and featuring client Margaret “Maggie” Daniel, made its debut. Tearing up as she watched it for the first time, you can’t help but feel the overwhelming sense of joy and accomplishment for a […]

“Are There Actually Stages Of Grieving?”

Many years ago Elizabeth Kubler-Ross wrote a book entitled On Death and Dying. The book identified five stages that a dying person goes through when they are told that they have a terminal illness. Those stages are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. For many years, in the absence of any other helpful material, well-meaning […]

Stop the Snore: Sleep Apnea Action Urgent for Those at Risk

The nation’s sleep experts agree: obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) — a potentially life-threatening disease involving episodes of complete or partial airway obstruction during sleep — is dangerously on the rise. The National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project is urging anyone with symptoms of OSA to pledge to stop the snore and talk to a doctor about […]