Archive for January, 2010

A Few Insights on Being a Patient

Healing Paws

I had my second surgery last Monday  on my left ankle and spent the night at Abbott Hospital.  One of the things I noticed about being a patient was the fancy new paper gowns they have in pre-op that pumps warm air inside a paper balloon to keep your body warm, who would of thought - ”high tech disposable hospital [...]

January 23, 2010 · Mary · No Comments
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Caregiving in the U.S. 2009

Caregiving is still mostly a woman’s job and many women are putting their career and financial futures on hold as they juggle part-time caregiving and full-time job requirements.  This is the reality reported in Caregiving in the U.S. 2009, the most comprehensive examination to date of caregiving in America. The first national profile of caregivers, [...]

January 17, 2010 · Mary · No Comments
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Welcome 2010

 2009 was a busy year and like you I’ve had both celebrations and painful losses to acknowledge but all in all I am grateful.  I am blessed and I wish the same for you.  This year I want to focus on a theme that one of my friends reminded me of and that is that [...]

January 13, 2010 · Mary · No Comments
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Begin Here “Helping Survivors Manage”

Healing is hard work, it may not seem so but it is.  I’ve been home bound as I wait for my broken ankle to heal and for me the hard part is learning to be patient.   You’ll understand my disappointment when I say I got a call from my doctor this week  to tell me the new x-ray shows [...]

January 6, 2010 · Mary · No Comments
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Mpls. Women’s Expo

[ January 29, 2010 11:00 AM to January 31, 2010 5:00 PM. ] Eliza One will be exhibiting at the Mpls. Women’s Expo in January 2010

December 19, 2009 · Mary · No Comments
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