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Red-faced after falls, Bellingham woman takes exercise and balance classes to avoid a repeat
Linda Axlund fell twice in 2011, both times after catching her toe. Now she is learning to pick up her feet, and attends fitness and balance classes at the Whatcom Family YMCA.
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Multiple falls convinces Bellingham woman it's time for a walker, assisted-living apartment
In her last year in her former Bellingham home, Bonnie Foster suffered two serious falls and injured her head. At first, she resisted moving into an assisted-living apartment, but, after the urging of her children, she relented and moved into an apartment at Merrill Gardens at Cordata last autumn.
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Bellingham widow finds physical strength, mental peace through yoga
After her husband died following a seven-year battle with Alzheimer's disease, Ellie Chamberlain began taking yoga classes as an outlet for stress.
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Seniors learn how to keep their balance
No question about it, dizziness is disorienting. People with it experience a sensation of whirling that can cause bewilderment, confusion and a tendency to fall.
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WWU professor studies nuances of walking, balance for seniors
As an athlete growing up in Eugene, Ore., it made sense for Brandi Row to earn her master's degree in exercise and movement science from the University of Oregon. Then, while working on her doctorate at Pennsylvania State University, she became interested in how exercise can help older people avoid...
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Eat your veggies: Cooking tips make it easy to consume more of the plant world
It's easy to think about adding vegetables to your diet when you're at the grocery store in front of a cornucopia of finely misted produce. All too often, though, the bounty of your last trip to the store ends up rotting in your refrigerator crisper.
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Bellingham woman helps caregivers as they help her
Grounded by arthritis: Yolanda Effa uses a home-care agency through which nurses visit her four times a week to help her with daily tasks.
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5 places to explore: Farmers market, Skagit tulips, Bellingham Bay Rendezvous
Located at Depot Market Square on Railroad Avenue between Chestnut and Maple streets, the farmers market features both an open-air gathering place and an indoor space with fresh produce, tasty food, local crafts, flowers and plants, and festive music.
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Aging in place: Caregivers help elders stay at home longer
At first glance, the list of home-care services can appear daunting. Services range from simple companionship and light household chores, to help with activities of daily living, physical and occupational therapy, even medical duties, with a nurse involved, such as wound care, medications and feeding...
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Reader essay: Halitosis doses?
After a year as a volunteer university English teacher in Siberia, it was good to be home, cooking in my own kitchen and dining upon familiar provender.
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March 23 conference for family caregivers
Family caregivers are invited to Elder Service Providers' 17th Annual Caregiver Conference, called "Caregivers: The True Heroes."
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