DIAL Communities: Stronger, Healthier, Happier
By Alexander Germanis It has long been construed that once one reaches senior citizen status the best years of one’s life are somehow over. For decades, the rather depressing terms ‘declining years,’ ‘autumn,’ or even ‘winter years’ have been associated with retirement age. The residents and staff at Dial Retirement Communities have proven otherwise. Not […]
Wellbrook: Be Who You’ve Always Been. Do What You’ve Always Loved.
By Alexander Germanis Age carries with it several preconceived notions. Some people think when they reach senior citizen status they are going to have to give up doing a lot of what they once enjoyed. Some people think a loss of independence is automatically in the cards. Some people even fear their best years and […]
Huiskamp Collins Investments, LLC – Because Who You Invest With Really DOES Matter!
My name is Heidi Huiskamp Collins, and I am the founder and CEO of Huiskamp Collins Investments, LLC. I have been an active investor for over 38 years. I hold my Series 7 and Series 66 securities licenses, allowing me to do investing and financial planning while serving as a fiduciary, always putting my clients’ […]
Dennis Kagel Financial Services: Successful Retirement – The Top Four Solutions
By Julie Workman According to the 2018 Chapman University Survey of American Fears, fear of not having enough money for the future and fear of high medical bills took two of the top ten spots on the list. Planning for the future can help to alleviate these fears, and the sooner you start planning, the […]
Ignored, Dismissed, and Misdiagnosed: Eight Things Every Parent Should Know About Traumatic Brain Injury
By Claire Galloway Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can be devastating. When a person suffers a blow to the head, it can alter his or her brain function and behavior. For some, the change is temporary. For others, it never goes away. For some, whose injuries remain unidentified and untreated, it can set off a spiral […]
Dental Issues? Ease the Pain At McLean County Dental Center for Implant and Comprehensive Dentistry
Most of us agree that there’s just about nothing worse than dental pain. It makes your whole face hurt, you can’t ignore it, and you want somebody to fix it now! The only thing worse than dental pain is going to your dentist only to be told that they can provide a “temporary fix,” but […]
Bond Eye Associates: Keeping the Future Bright
By Alexander Germanis One of the greatest gifts is the gift of sight. Not only are most people heavily dependent on it, the ability to see provides us with countless hours of enjoyment, whether it’s watching a movie, seeing a child take their first steps, reveling in the beauty of nature, or reading this article. […]
See Why We Have Been Voted “Best Home Care” in the Region, Four Years Running
Submitted by Good Samaritan Society-Services@Home Did you know that Good Samaritan has been voted the “best home care” in the region by readers of the Quad City Times for four years running? They have also been the winner for three years in the same category from Locals Love Us. Good Samaritan Society has been established […]
Essential Wellness Pharmacy: New Life for the Apothecary
By Alexander Germanis Apothecaries, or pharmacies as they are now known, were once standalone landmarks in most communities. Now it is all too common for them to be no more than closets inside big box stores. Thankfully, there are still some places that hold to the notion of the old apothecaries—maintaining their place in the […]
Golden Dreams – Touching Lives Every Day
By Benjamin Goodin Certainly, we all have plans for our retirement years. After a lifetime of working, saving, raising the kids, and scratching out a living and a legacy in the best way we each know how, finally the time for rest and leisure has come. Time to enjoy the freedom you earned for your […]