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Posted December 8th, 2011 by Christy Jones
Usually we think of cheer, not fear, as synonymous with the holiday season. All you have to do is look around in store windows or at TV commercials and you see pretty, shiny objects holding court with cheerful jingles playing in the background. Then there’s that car commercial where the jingle is the surprise clue, [...]
Posted October 11th, 2011 by Christy Jones
I thought it important to bring “she” into the health care picture, thus the slight modification from the “he” used in the original Arabian proverb. The “she” factor for me occurred when my own sister was diagnosed with breast cancer more than 10 years ago. After her first round of surgery, I volunteered to run [...]
Posted September 30th, 2011 by Christy Jones
Have you ever had to choose whether you would keep a roof over your family’s head versus paying for medical insurance? I hope not. One woman did have this dilemma and told first lady Michelle Obama about it. Tina Tchen, Michelle Obama’s chief of staff, shared the story last night during the White House Champions [...]