Check it out…If you are a nurse, you can snag a couple yummy freebies this week in honor of Nurse’s Week!
Starting today through May 12th, Cinnabon is celebrating Nurse’s week and offering up a FREE Cinnabon Classic Roll or Mini Roll to all nurses when you show their healthcare badge. Note that there is a limit one offer per nursing professional per visit during promotion while supplies last; and no purchase is necessary.
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Nurses can also head over to Buca di Beppo this week (May 6th-10th) and snag a FREE Buca-Taster Bowl of Macaroni & Cheese with the coupon found here. Note that this offer is for dine-in only and you will need to show your hospital or Nurse’s ID.
And to all those Hip Nurses out there, I thank you for working such long hours and taking great care of all of us. We love our nurses!
A Benefit Luncheon for Evergreen Hospice and Palliative Care Program
Thursday, November 15, 2012
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Lynnwood Convention Center
Support the Evergreen Healthcare Foundation for the Fourth Annual Seasons of Hope Luncheon, benefiting Evergreen’s Hospice and Palliative Care Programs and Services. These services provide for the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of people suffering from chronic and life-limiting illnesses as well as those who love them, regardless of one’s ability to pay. Hospice and Palliative Care isn’t about giving up – it’s about providing hope to people facing life-limiting illness – hope of living their lives free from pain, without fear, and in the comforting circle of family and friends.
To carry out this mission, Evergreen Hospice and Palliative Care Programs rely on your generosity. Please join them for a very special luncheon in support of these valuable services to our community.
Date: Thursday, November 15, 2012
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Location: Lynnwood Convention Center
Cost: $45 per person; $450 for a table of ten
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). Since the program began in 1985, mammography rates have more than doubled for women age 50 and older and breast cancer deaths have declined.
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
This is exciting progress, but there are still women who do not take advantage of early detection at all and others who do not get screening mammograms and clinical breast exams at regular intervals.
Women age 65 and older are less likely to get mammograms than younger women, even though breast cancer risk increases with age.
Hispanic women have fewer mammograms than Caucasian women and African American women.
Women below poverty level are less likely than women at higher incomes to have had a mammogram within the past two years.
Mammography use has increased for all groups except American Indians and Alaska Natives.
If all women age 40 and older took advantage of early detection methods – mammography plus clinical breast exam – breast cancer death rates would drop much further, up to 30 percent.
The key to mammography screening is that it be done routinely – once is not enough.
For more information about NBCAM, please visit www.nbcam.org. For additional information, please call one of the following toll-free numbers: American Cancer Society,
(800) 227-2345, National Cancer Institute (NCI), (800) 4-CANCER, Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization, (800) 221-2141.
The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month program is dedicated to increasing public knowledge about the importance of early detection of breast cancer. Fifteen national public service organizations, professional associations, and government agencies comprise the Board of Sponsors, who work together to ensure that the NBCAM message is heard by thousands of women and their families. For more information, please visit their website.
Please join us at Life Care Center of Kirkland car show featuring Bobby Medina and the Red Hot Band plus the Hep Cat Dancers.
• Outstanding door prizes for car owners!
• Free hot dogs, soda pop, popcorn and dash plaques!
• Free massages by Massage Envy!
• Have your portrait drawn by caricature artist Steve Hartley!
• Call 425-823-2323 to reserve a space for your car!
This will be an event you won’t want to miss! Free blood pressure checks by the Life Care Center of Kirkland nursing staff. Therapists available to counsel you on rehabilitation needs.
Call 425-823-2323 to reserve a space for your car, or just come and dance!
“My life has been profoundly enriched
by my experience as a hospice volunteer:
by the amazing people I’ve met,
by the connections we’ve shared,
and by the personal growth I’ve experienced
through this work.
I truly receive so much more than I give.”
-Providence Hospice of Seattle volunteer
Volunteers are critical to the work done at Providence Hospice of Seattle.
Providence Hospice of Seattle volunteers serve patients and families throughout King County. As members of the hospice team, volunteers play a key role in helping patients and families cope with practical, emotional, and spiritual challenges at the end of life.
Being a hospice volunteer can be a deeply rewarding, even life-changing, experience. Volunteers gain satisfaction from knowing that they make a very real difference in the lives of those they serve. And volunteering with hospice can also foster increased self-awareness, as well as a greater appreciation of what truly matters in life.
Some of the volunteer opportunities available:
• Seamstresses
• Quilters
• Knitters
• Fundraising, booths, and expos
• Office Assistance
• Monthly Phone Companion
• Reconditioning of Lifeline Units
• Phone Call Follow-up
• Camp Erin
• Beautician or Barber
• Notary
• Handyman or Handywoman
• Landscaper/Yard work
• “Tuck-in” Program Delivery Team
• Musician
• Patient Volunteer
• Vigil
• Carousel
• Pet Visitor
• Life Stories
*To learn more about volunteering with Providence Hospice of Seattle, call 425-261-4808.*
Cremation is the most popular disposition choice in Western Washington
In Washington state, cremation is chosen as the preferred method of disposition for 73% of services. Religious restrictions and tradition aside, cremation is notably on the rise in the United States, as well as abroad. Cremation dates back to over 20,000 years ago, but is more recently becoming more acceptable. Among the reasons why people choose cremation are personal preference, preservation of land, saving money, and the desire for simplicity in funeral arrangements.
Cremation is, generally speaking, less expensive than traditional burial services. There are a wide variety of factors that impact the cost of a cremation service, including whether or not a witness cremation, visitation or viewing is selected, if there will be a gathering or memorial “Celebration of Life” service, and whether or not the ashes will be placed in a permanent resting place, such as a cemetery or columbarium, or in a mausoleum.
Prices vary a great deal from funeral home to funeral home. Depending on whether or not the funeral home is family-owned or owned by a corporation, if they own and operate their own crematory or if they outsource their cremations to a third party, and what kind of facility the funeral home operates out of (i.e. a beautiful, traditional funeral home with chapel as compared to a conservative, professional office setting), these differences can make the difference of thousands of dollars.
We encourage anyone who is interested in inquiring about services and the associated pricing to ask the following questions:
Where is your crematory?
Do you own it?
May I see it?
Also, many cremation service providers have a guaranteed identification tracking assurance. We recommend asking for a general price list to be supplied to you, either by email, mail, or you may ask if it is available online. Many families want to know whether or not a funeral home has their own care technicians (the team that comes to a home or place of death to perform the removal and take a loved one into their care), as well as what their average response time is in the local area.
FEATURED SPEAKER: Helen Thayer
Helen is a renowned explorer and adventurer named as “One of the Great Explorers of the 20th Century” by National Geographic Society. The first woman to circumnavigate the North Pole solor, Helen’s philosophy of overcoming obstacles and perservering through hard times both inspires and delights her audiences.
RSVP: To RSVP click here or the RSVP Now button to the right. The Spring Luncheon cost is $50 per person.
If you have questions, feel free to call Arlene Carter, Executive Director of the Foundation at425-391-2895.
CELEBRATING SPONSORS
Presenting Sponsor: Hall Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
Gold Sponsors: Swedish Medical Center, US Bank, Sodexo, Denali Advanced Integration, Silver Sponsors: Fischer Plumbing, Aegis Living, Bellevue Healthcare, Overlake Medical Center, University House of Issaquah/ERA Living, Verizon
Bronze Level: NW Landscaping, Kiwanis Club of Providence Point
Thanks to these generous sponsors, all the money raised at the luncheon wil go directly to providing care for the elderly, chronically ill and disabled residents who live at Providence Marianwood.
To learn more about Ms. Thayer and her explorations and adventures, go to www.helenthayer.com
We would like to welcome to the neighborhood Haggen Food & Pharmacy to the Crossroads, Bellevue area. Haggen is a company, founded in 1933 in Bellingham, Washington offering many natural, healthy, scratch-prepared foods, including fresh produce, baked goods, gluten-free products, and an emphasis on local sources. They opened in the former Top Foods location at 156th Ave NE and NE 15th Street, and just in time for National Nutrition Month. We’re happy to have you in Bellevue, neighbor!
Four grocery shopping tips to protect your health and your wallet
Concerned that rising food prices may lead Americans to pinch grocery pennies by skipping healthful vegetables and fruits, experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) recently outlined four ways shoppers can make budget-friendly choices without sacrificing health at the supermarket.
Although higher fuel prices and recent cold snaps that hurt the harvest mean many Americans are paying more for food, “Shoppers can still choose a wide variety of vegetables and fruits and keep their budget lean,” said Alice Bender, AICR Registered Dietitian. “By comparing prices, doing a bit of meal planning and staying flexible, Americans can fill up their grocery carts with healthy foods—and save money while they’re doing it.”
AICR’s advice for making low-cost but healthy choices is based on recent data from the USDA’s Economic Research Service comparing the cost of vegetables and fruit on a cup-for-cup basis.
March is National Nutrition Month. Sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association), this event focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. Visit the academy’s EatRight.org website to learn more about this event and to download a free guidebook, Eating Right for Older Adults.
Tickets for the May 5 Authentic German Dinner Fundraiser are now on sale, with proceeds going to benefit Relay For Life’s Partylite team.
Tickets may be purchased at the Relay For Life Kick-Off, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. March 10 at the Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St, Snoqualmie. You may also contact Bev Jorgenson at 922-8645.
Tickets are $15.
