Author: Leslie Massey
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Summerland Gardens: Make your outdoor living as welcoming as your indoor living
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Your living space doesn’t begin and end at your home’s front door. An abundant amount of the year in Colorado Springs allows for exceptional and satisfying outdoor living. Summerland Gardens wants to help you make…
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Prevention is the best medicine for stroke
While 87 percent of strokes are ischemic strokes, caused by a blocked artery resulting in a lack of blood flow to the brain, an equally critical type of stroke, hemorrhagic, occurs when weakened blood vessels rupture and the accumulating blood compresses brain tissue. “Ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes have the same symptoms and both can be…
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Mini-stroke doesn’t mean mini- problem
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Because of complications from high blood pressure, Mary Guinn was already in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at St. Thomas More Hospital in Canon City, when she had her first stroke. “I was supposed to…
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Harding Nursery helps create your perfect outdoor living space
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Spring is for gardening, and almost everybody gardens in one way or another. Whether simply buying houseplants or containers full of blooming beauties, and caring for them. Some folks enjoy buying exotic plants, shrubs and…
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Minutes matter when it comes to stroke
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On the Sunday following Thanksgiving 2011, Susan Huff was talking with a neighbor who became alarmed at noticing Huff’s face drooping while also starting to slur her words. “A couple weeks before that I had…
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Outpatient stroke rehab gets patients back to daily living and independence
As one of the leading causes of long-term adult disability, workable solutions for stroke survivors and their families are a critical tool in the recovery and rehabilitation process. While rehabilitation following a stroke starts in the hospital as soon as a patient is stable, the long-term goal is to improve function so that the survivor…
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Stroke survivor credits outpatient rehabilitation for getting back to life
“Thank God for the rehabilitation program at Penrose-St. Francis,” stroke survivor Keith Guibert said. “I am walking and getting around pretty good, and I’m getting ready to do my driver’s evaluation because of the program.” After suffering a bleeding, or hemorrhagic stroke, on St. Patrick’s Day 2015, Guibert was a patient on the 8th floor…
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Spencer’s Lawn & Garden Centers add a little color to your life
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Creating an inspiring setting of colorful plants and flowers is sure to brighten much more than your landscape. The vibrant backdrop can perk up your day and provide a beautiful escape from the stresses of…
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Outpatient stroke rehab gets patients back to daily living and independence
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As one of the leading causes of long-term adult disability, workable solutions for stroke survivors and their families are a critical tool in the recovery and rehabilitation process. While rehabilitation following a stroke starts in the hospital as soon as a patient is stable, the long-term goal is to improve function so that the survivor…
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Traditional to Eccentric, Good Earth Garden Center fits the bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Every day is a good day for homegrown tomatoes. Nothing quite compares to the taste of a fresh, vine-ripened tomato plucked at the peak of sweetness. Good Earth Garden Center is well-known for their love…