Strategic Philanthropy

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Presented by Lanna Scannell, CFRE, Director of Strategic Philanthropy, OSF HealthCare Foundation Being strategic in your charitable giving has never been more important. How can you make an impact for good in a way that works best for you and your family?  Before you look at “how” to make a gift to a charitable organization […]

A Day in the Life of a Home Care Aide

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By Angela Kauffman Brushing your hair or making breakfast may not seem like large tasks, but when you lose the ability to perform them on your own, you realize just how important those once mundane tasks really are.  Although a loss of independence is a natural part of aging, coping with it does not always […]

Is It Neuropathy?

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Submitted by One Degree Functional Health If you are one of the more than 20 million people in the United States who suffer with neuropathy, you are not alone and you know the devastation it can cause to your everyday life. The sad part is that many people either don’t know that they have neuropathy […]

Proctor Place — Unbreakable

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By Alexander Germanis Written by King Solomon and later shared in a fable by Aesop was a proverb about the strength found in numbers and unity. The object lesson illustrated how easily a single stick is broken, but how many sticks bundled together become unbreakable. Over the last couple of years few places have been […]