How would you like to be me an elderly plea for dignity
A 94-year-old resident in a nursing home writes of fear, isolation, loss of home and identity, and yearns for care with respect and touch. The piece highlights loneliness, food distress, room moves, and the need for love as she asks nurses to see her humanity. The Frederick County Human Relations Council will meet March 29 at Winchester Hall to discuss elderly rights, inviting public attendance.
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Winchester Hall
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Pat Throne
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BSA speaker Ret Col Lester Holmes addresses Kiwanis meeting
Ret. Col. Lester Holmes spoke to members of the Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick during a recent VFW meeting. Holmes has devoted more than 65 years to the Ray Scom movement and joined Bob Rankin, Kiwanis president, in the event captured in the club photo.
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Holmes
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Kiwanie Ohb
Subarben Frederick
Clowns Teach Anti-Emoking Skits at Local Schools
Clowns Grossnickle Sterling E Bollinger Leslie Thornburg Commissioner Charlie C Smith and Mr Fisher present anti emoking skits at elementary schools during March. Photo by Nanci Bross.
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