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December 23, 2020

Happy Holidays

Dear Readers, Each one of these trees from HCQU team members are different, but they are all beautiful. We hope that you are able to find the beauty and peace this year in your different holiday celebrations. Happy Holidays, The HCQU West Team

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December 16, 2020

Journaling

Journaling…we’ve all heard the word, but up until the coronavirus pandemic I hadn’t really thought much about it. Lately, though, it’s been on my mind. I’ve always heard that writing can be therapeutic. Put your thoughts on paper, see them, read them, meditate on them. I’ve never been much of a writer so writing my prayers, thoughts, feelings, etc. is...

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December 9, 2020

Keeping with Christmas Traditions

With all the restrictions due to COVID-19 it got me thinking about Christmas and what it might look like this year. My memory took me back to a time when I was a little girl. My brother (wait, you must know he was 9 years older than me so that made it really cool to hang out with him) and...

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December 2, 2020

Power of Expression

As you’ve heard me say before I love words. I love reading them and writing them. Language intrigues me, but more than that I think it is communication that is so fascinating. From the various spoken languages around the globe to the dawn of ASL, from expressionism to impressionism, from telegraph to telephone people have found ways to communicate. (Technology...

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November 25, 2020

No Black Friday?

As it turns out, 2020 may have just turned into my favorite year! This year there will be no Black Friday shopping. It seems every year, I think “maybe this will be the year I try it again.” Then I remember the one year I went… My sister, who thoroughly loved to shop convinced me that somehow I was missing...

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November 18, 2020

The Pressure is On for Good Skin Care in the Fight Against Pressure Injuries

November 19th is National Pressure Wound Awareness Day. According to National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP), 2.5 million people develop pressure injuries every year with 60 thousand people dying every year as a direct result of pressure injuries. Not only is there a high cost of life, the financial burden related to pressure injury medical care in 2019 was estimated...

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November 4, 2020

It’s Purely Patrick!

Small, personal businesses are part of the heart of America. It is after all the “the land of opportunity.” Perhaps now, more than ever, people are recognizing the value of small business and the need to support them. Small businesses are born at the intersection of creativity, ingenuity, and passion. Purely Patrick is one such Vermont, thriving business. Purely...

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October 28, 2020

Metformin (Glucophage): A Common Medication for Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes in America is a common diagnosis. In fact, the prevalence of diabetes in 2018 was 34.2 million Americans, or 10.5% of the population. Of those more than 34 million people, which breaks down to about 1 in 10, 90-95% have Type 2 Diabetes. In addition 88 million American adults, aged 18 or older have prediabetes, that’s 34.5% of the...

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October 21, 2020

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month

October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. To honor this month and bring attention to it, I’d like to take a moment of your time and introduce you to the Down Syndrome Association of Pittsburgh (DSAP). For those of you who may not be familiar with the DSAP, it is a small, non-profit agency who supports the Down syndrome community...

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October 14, 2020

What A Find!

Shopping online for shoes has become the easiest way for me to find the right size and fit. I decided to look at sites I had not been on for awhile and remembered that Zappos has a great selection. I typed in Zappos and found something really exciting. Zappos Adaptive “Functional and Fashionable Products to Make Life Easier. We carry...

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