Care giving for a loved one can be a difficult process and many folks in that situation are unaware that help is as close as downtown Puyallup. The Multi Care Good Samaritan Hospital Older Adult Services Caregiver group’s goal is to help folks navigate the confusing waters of caregiving by offering support and links to
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When Joan Engle, director of community relations at Cascade Park Communities in Tacoma, heard about an idea that Ingrid Payne, a senior at Gig Harbor High School, had for her senior project, she knew it would fit right in with the residents of Cascade Park. Payne’s idea was to do semi-makeovers and put together glamour
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One doesn’t have to be around Liz and Larry McDevitt very long to understand that the couple, married 56 years, are a great team. They treat each other with respect, finish each other’s sentences and spend a lot of time laughing. Liz retired due to her hearing loss after serving for 10 years as the
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Paul Forsberg found the Beginning Experience group 10 years ago after his wife died. “I had three sessions of grief counseling, and they just read to us. It wasn’t bad, but I wasn’t getting what I thought I needed,” he said. He read about Beginning Experience in his church program and has been a loyal
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