Newsletter
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By hrgirl in Providing Care and Comfort for Your Aging Loved One
Sapphire represents the first of our 6 stages of dementia, even though someone who we would label a sapphire does NOT have dementia. A sapphire shows signs of NORMAL AGING. We discussed yesterday what normal aging vs. dementia might look ...
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6 Simple Things - help fill an empty heart
By KeithWommack in Healthy th(ink)ing
Do’s and don’ts to regain the joy of life. 1) Stop being critical. Criticism closes your eyes to the good that has always been yours. Critical states of thought lead to critical mistakes, as well as cause critical states of ...
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By LAHightower in Community Conversation
Hello, lovely readers. It's time for another Wednesday afternoon editorial board meeting, and we want to hear from you. Every week, we meet at 1:30 p.m. in the Internet Cafe area of the Advocate to discuss our plan for the ...
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Early Voting Begins Monday - IN A NEW PLACE
By GeorgeMatthews in Victoria County Election Administrator
Early Voting in Person begins on Monday, April 29th at the Patti Dodson Health Center in Classroom A. The Main Early Voting polling place will be open from 8 am to 5 pm on weekdays through Tuesday, May 7th. Additional ...
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By hrgirl in Providing Care and Comfort for Your Aging Loved One
Did you know that your memory will never be as good as it was when you were 25? With each year that we age, we must work harder on learning and retaining new information. The brain can only hold between ...
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Why didn't we jam-pack downtown for Jam Fest?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Perhaps free isn't a good enough deal for people. I was blown away by the performances of Monte Montgomery and then headliner Delbert McClinton Saturday night at Jam Fest in downtown Victoria. Montgomery was rated by Guitar Player magazine as ...
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By hrgirl in Providing Care and Comfort for Your Aging Loved One
Trapped inside your own body – you can’t remember things or faces or voices, you often cry or are upset – but you don’t know why; people are telling you what to do, and you’re trying to talk but you ...
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April 18, 1969 my brother, Ronnie was killed in Vietnam
By capthenry in Port O'Connor Fishing News
April 18, 1969 my brother, Ronnie was killed in Vietnam, here is the letter i received from his TC May 28, 1998 Dear Henry, I just returned from Thailand and was reading the "Blackhorse" Newsletter when I happened on your ...
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Creative Laughing: How Laughing Increases Creativity and Memory
By hrgirl in Providing Care and Comfort for Your Aging Loved One
Laughter is known to improve your mood and health, but did you know that a good, hearty giggle can also boost your creativity and improve your memory? According to Dr. William Fry of Stanford University, humor and creativity work in ...
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Change is Good, Still Memories Persist
By GeorgeMatthews in Victoria County Election Administrator
The Victoria County Elections Office has changed its location from downtown to the Patti Dodson Health Center, Suite 500. After over twenty years in the old location the move is both welcome and a bit sad. We are happy to ...