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Friendship Manor residents are friends in deed
From left: Malinda Jones, Jerry Berglin, Ruth Miller,
Margaret Nelson, Marianee Wessoly, Ruby Glickerman, Lena Gregory,
Judy Conover, Larry Martin and Pat Cooper.
Not pictured: Greta Lane and Rosemary Meyer.
Every baby born at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital leaves with a handmade baby blanket, thanks to the
residents of Friendship Manor. Friendship Manor residents have been
donating their time and talents to the hospital for this project for
close to two years. The volunteers have made approximately 450
blankets.
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Social
Security column
Reflecting on 78 years of Social Security
By
Carolyn W. Colvin, acting commissioner of Social Security
BALTIMORE -- There are special moments
when people look back and evaluate a life or an era: birthdays,
class reunions, holidays, anniversaries. Time is, after all, simply
the stringing together of a number of events, some small, others
significant. These events can speed by quickly, but each one can
have an effect on the greater whole. A lifetime of seemingly mundane
events can pass in what seems like the blink of an eye until
one looks back to examine them and realizes just how much has filled
the space.
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Study ties higher blood sugar to dementia risk
WASHINGTON (AP)
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Higher blood-sugar levels, even those well short of diabetes, seem to raise the risk of developing dementia, a major new study finds. Researchers say it suggests a novel way to try to prevent Alzheimer's disease
-- by keeping glucose at a healthy level.
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Mother of reinvention shares tips for
finding work that feeds the soul
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Illinois Dept. on Aging seeking nominations for Senior Hall of Fame
Nomination deadline is Aug. 19; winners
announced later this year
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois
Department on Aging Director John K. Holton, Ph.D., is urging people
to nominate older adults for the 2013 Illinois Senior Hall of Fame
awards. The annual awards, established in 1994 by the General
Assembly, recognize residents of the state who are age 65 and older
and excel in the categories of community service, education,
performance or graphic arts, and the labor force. Since its start,
87 people have been inducted into the Senior Hall of Fame. (Click
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