Help is on the phone at Southside Senior Center
A Southside Senior Center referral service connects callers to local and state aging resources. Mary Pollock explains the program links seniors with housing help, transportation, and in-home support while considering long term care and living options.
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Southside Senior Center
Mary Pollock
Iwaukee
Gcenter
Pollock
American Red Cross
Area Office On Aging
Midland
Texas Department On Aging
Austin
Cheryl Cordell
Talking to cope with trauma boosts long term health
Psychologists report that confiding and writing about traumatic events can reduce stress and lower medical visits. Studies show talking or journaling about trauma improves emotional processing, with benefits even years later. Confiding helps some but not all events are resolvable.
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James W. Pennebaker
Southern Methodist University
Pennebaker
Robin O’heeron
Sandra Beall
Beall
Pennebaker and Beall
Ohio State University
Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser
Ronald Glaser
Kiecolt- Glaser
Glaser
Red Cross
Riecolt-Glaser
Close friends and swapping husbands tested in DEAR ABBY
Dear Abby advises that preserving marriages and boundaries is vital when a longtime friend and her husband press for a swap. The letter-writer refuses, while her spouse remains noncommittal, suggesting ending the friendship to protect the marriage. Barbara suggests a playful but pointed tactic for a distant grandmother’s thank you gifts.
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Abby
Close to Home Outdoor Adventures in Midland Texas
West Texas residents can find adventurous activities close to home from donkey back pothole tours in Midland downtown to a Rio Wadley rafting option after rain. Beaches and water skiing await at Wadley Baron duck pond and urban hiking on downtown streets. Cole Park offers a quiet shaded retreat near a landfill, proving best recreation is near home.
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Grand Canyon
Rio Grande
West
Texas
Midland
Interstate
Wadley-Baron
Cuthbert Avenue
Cole Park
West Texas
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Dallas
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Barbara
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Neely Avenue
Big Spring
ETA
Tall City
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