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Senior Connection

In an effort to share our knowledge of Seniors with the Community, WCLS has begun publishing monthly articles in the Woodstock Independent. Articles are written by Dick Hattan, Director of Development, who is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator with 20-plus years of Retirement Community Experience.

 

Recent Articles:

 

Honor Lifelong Giving - Whenever I notice a particularly long obituary in this paper, I take the time to read the details of the person’s life and accomplishments. Their story brings to life their marriage, children, military experience and professional background. I often feel cheated that I didn’t get to know the person or perhaps that I did know them...Click here to view entire article

 

Honor Our Seniors - The spectacle of the World Cup that just concluded in Johannesburg, South Africa, was fascinating to me as a soccer fan and an observer of world events. I missed most of the preliminary games but I was able to watch the final match...Click here to view entire article

 

Plan Ahead , You Might Get There - Back in 1964, I remember hearing the hit records from the Beatles so often on the radio that I memorized the lyrics almost immediately. One of the songs that I paid no attention to at the time has come back to become my mantra, “When I’m 64”...Click here to view entire article

 

Therapy Dogs - Missing the presence of a four-legged companion in our home this past year, my wife Karen and I decided it was time to open our family to another dog... Click here to view entire article.

 

Technology Can Be Life-Preserving - While attending a trade show last week in Chicago, I learned some rather disturbing facts.  51% of people who take medications take them incorrectly, resulting in 125,000 deaths per year...Click here to view entire article.

 

Try Something New and Stay Young - I once suggested to my mother that she should buy a computer and learn how to use email so that she could communicate with her grandchildren on a regular basis...Click here to view entire article.

 

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