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How to Prevent Diabetes
Did you know you might have prediabetes or diabetes but aren’t aware of it? More than 84 million adults (more than one in three) in the U.S. have prediabetes, reports the Centers for Disease and Prevention Control. Prediabetes means having a higher-than-normal blood...
read moreWhen We Recognize Imperfect
Kristi Nelson accomplished journalist and published author succinctly sums up a reality we all struggle with and provides a simple but profound suggestion on how to deal with it: Life is imperfect. People are imperfect. Love is the perfect response. Love can keep us...
read moreCelebrating Crochet and Community Compassion
March is National Crochet Month. We are honored to be part of the fabric of a community that shares their hearts and skills making creations for our patients. A special thanks goes out to a group of ladies from Transfiguration Manor. The women have attended our...
read moreIt’s Monday, Let’s Open Our Hearts
This quote by Joan Halifax is breathtaking: "In being with the sick and dying, we arrive at a natural crucible of what it means to love and be loved. And we can ask ourselves this: Knowing that death is inevitable, what is most precious today?" May we continue to open...
read moreMaking an Impact in Care
Congratulations to our February Impact Award winner, Suzanne “Sue” Rice, RN, CHPN, CPHQ, director of quality and care experience at Empath Health. Rice has worked at Empath Health for 25 years in patient care and administration. She has done case management, nursing,...
read moreThe Wisdom of Balancing Work and Rest
The natural rhythms of life include periods of rest, of Sabbath. Time set aside to refrain from work, to slow the hurried pace, to cease the constant striving for one thing or another and in that quiet repose to heal, to replenish. Often, however, this gentle...
read moreLongtime Volunteer Finds Purpose, Friendship and Wardrobe at Resale Shop
Twenty-five years of volunteering for Suncoast Hospice remains priceless to Shirley Dooley. After helping with office work, she joined the Suncoast Hospice Resale Shop in St. Petersburg. Her loyal service pays forward a great appreciation of her family’s care. And she...
read moreLearning How to Live with Loss and Grief
As we travel through our lives we inevitably will experience the heartache of a loved one’s death. How do we cope, change and grow after such painful loss and grief? Once again we will hold The Sacred Art of Living While Grieving group based on the teaching of grief...
read moreStay Safe from HIV: Use Condoms
HIV/AIDS still continue to threaten our health and world. In 2017, 39 million people were infected with HIV/AIDS globally, according to UNAIDS. The HIV virus is mainly spread through unprotected sex or sharing intravenous drug needles. It can turn fatal if left...
read moreThe Season of Life You Find Yourself In
Famed Russian playwright, Anton Chekhov, writes “There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” Whatever season of life you find yourself in, may you draw comfort and...
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