by Katie Riggs on October 24, 2016
When we were children, our lives were anchored in place by our parents. They were love. They were wisdom. They were food, faith and discipline. They were that nightly kiss on the cheek that sent us into dreamland. Now we Baby Boomers are the parents of our parents. They are …
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by Katie Riggs on October 19, 2016
A friend of mine was recently at an urgent care office trying to get some information from the front desk. The receptionist didn’t have the answer so she got her boss who was obviously displeased at having her work interrupted. Her face was disinterested. Her answers were short. Her whole …
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by Katie Riggs on October 10, 2016
Let’s be real. We all need to make a living and that means we need a job – unless of course we’ve won the lottery or a relative has left us a pile of cash. So money is always important when taking a job. That said, not all jobs are …
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by Katie Riggs on September 20, 2016
Your doctors were very careful to explain all aspects of your surgery. What you needed to do before. What the surgery itself would involve. How long it would take to recover. You nodded your head. It all sounded so easy. And it was. Until you got home. Whether you had …
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by Katie Riggs on September 12, 2016
Even though there’s a nursing shortage, competition for great jobs is fierce, particularly for young nurses just starting out. Even those who have flown through nursing school making great grades and acing practicums don’t always win the best positions. As strange as that may seem, nursing recruiters aren’t just looking …
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by Katie Riggs on September 5, 2016
You think kids are hard to feed, try seniors. They often have little or no appetite, refuse to eat and end up losing weight. The lack of appetite can be due to a number of things like poor teeth, a medicine that messes with their sense of taste, or in …
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by Katie Riggs on August 28, 2016
If you are considering hiring a home care agency for an elderly parent or a partner recovering from an illness, surgery or ill health, there is a lot to consider. First, you will be letting strangers into your home so it’s important to go through a well-known agency. Regardless of …
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by Katie Riggs on August 24, 2016
Rob is a retiree who lives in Carmel with his wife of 50 years, Jean. Throughout their marriage, Jean was the outgoing one; laughing, telling stories, remembering every last detail of events that happened 20 years ago or two days ago. It was Jean who got Rob committed to exercising …
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by Katie Riggs on August 14, 2016
There was a teller at the Wells Fargo branch where I bank. Every time I visited, she was over-the- top happy. She would smile at me, make small talk, offer a bottle of water, and close by asking if there was any other way she could help me. Being distracted …
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by Katie Riggs on August 6, 2016
Many eons ago, young people spent their college years working on their degrees. If only it were that simple today. Faced with rising tuition costs and the burden of student loan debt, more than 70 percent of college students have jobs while attending college. And it’s not just a few …
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