Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
Loving Care Hospice and Home Health is preparing for its annual “Fall Harvest” fundraiser. The event will be held at Der Dutchman Restaurant in Plain City on Friday, November 21, at 6 p.m. The evening will include entertainment and live and silent auctions. Raffle and auction items include OSU memorabilia, $100 gas card, holiday decorations and more!
To make reservations, call Loving Care Hospice and Home Health at (740) 852-7755 or the Marysville office at (937) 644-1928. Cost for the event is $25 per person.
Loving Care Hospice and Home Health has been a dedicated health care provided in our community for almost two decades. When Loving Care Hospice and Home Health was founded in 1993, only two full-time employees and a handful of volunteers ran this Christian-based agency. Today, Loving Care Hospice and Home Health employs more than 50 employees. The agency’s nurses, aides, social workers, clergy and volunteers are trained and adhere to the Hospice philosophy of ministering to the needs of the dying and to their families with dignity, compassion and respect.
Since Loving Care Hospice and Home Health is in fact a not-for-profit organization, care may be provided to people who are unable to pay when the need arises. Last year alone, Loving Care provided more than $130,000 in non-reimbursed care to our community thanks to the generosity of those people who donate money, make bequests or support our fundraising events.
Loving Care is dedicated to providing quality care to those in need in Madison and Union counties. This agency affirms that each life is precious.
The Madison County Hospital Auxiliary will host its annual Fall Fling on Friday (Oct. 22). The fundraiser begins at 1 p.m. and will be held in the Trinity Episcopal Church, 10 E. Fourth Street, London.
Fall Fling will consist of a style show and some special entertainment. Refreshments will be served.
Tickets for the event are $10, and are available at the Madison County Hospital Gift Shop and at the door. All proceeds benefit the Madison County Hospital Auxiliary.
For more information, call (740) 845-7050.
The American Red Cross of Madison County is offering several CPR and First Aid classes in November and December.
CPR/AED-Adult and Standard First Aid classes will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 6 and Dec. 4 at a cost of $60.
Standard First Aid classes will be held from 6-9 p.m. Nov. 4 and Dec. 9 at a cost of $35.
CPR/AED-Adult classes will be held from 6-9 p.m. Nov. 16-Dec. 14 at a cost of $50.
All classes held at the EMA Office, 271 Elm Street in London.
For more information, call Anne Hemphill, American Red Cross of Madison County, at (740) 845-9939.
Joyce Cooper lost 57 lbs.
Between them, they lost almost 100 lbs. during the recent countywide Biggest Loser competition sponsored and hosted by Fit by Design in London, West Jefferson Chiropractic Clinic, Plain City Druggist and HealthSource Chiropractic & Progressive Rehab in Mount Sterling.
Joyce Cooper of London lost 57 lbs. to easily win the 16-week competition in the women’s division.
Ted Daniels lost 41 lbs.
Ted Daniels of West Jeffeson lost 41 lbs. to claim the Biggest Loser title in the men’s division.
Both division winners received cash prizes.
Overall, almost 50 participants from across Madison County lost a total of 505 lbs. during the competition, a highly successful promotion introduced and sponsored by Our Community.
By Laura Taylor
After retiring, Marilyn Knox, a volunteer at MCH, decided it was a good time to get healthy by exercising at the Madison County Hospital Wellness Center, located in the Park Avenue Medical Building.
Marilyn Knox, a volunteer at Madison County Hospital, joined the MCH Wellness Center five months ago and has already lost 24 lbs.
“My doctor told me I needed to get my sugar under control and that exercise could help,” Marilyn says.
According to the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for American, adults need at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of aerobic activity each week and muscle-strengthening activates on two or more days. Exercising can decrease your risk of heart attack, stroke, hypertension, some cancers, osteoporosis, depression and obesity.
For the past 28 years, Marilyn worked as a deputy clerk at the Madison County Municipal Court. She retired last October and after spending the winter reading books, she decided it was time for some activity. Marilyn and her husband Don joined the Wellness Center in February.
“Exercising at the Wellness Center gets me out of the house,” says Marilyn. “I visit with people and we encourage each other.”
Visiting the Wellness Center every day Monday through Friday, Marilyn walks for 30 minutes on the treadmill, and uses the recumbent bike and abdominal weight machine. She has already lost 24 pounds, and her physician has said that her sugar level is now under control.
“I’m flabbergasted that more people don’t use the Wellness Center,” says Marilyn. “It has everything you want. I feel much better since I started exercising and now feel I can keep up with my six grandchildren.”
The MCH Wellness Center is open to the public for anyone age 18 and over. It is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call (740) 845-7275 for more information on membership fees or to schedule a visit.
Roberta Byerly (left) stops by Schuler's of London to collect change from one of the breast cancer initiative donation boxes from Pati Kunkle of Schuler's
While out shopping in Madison County, you may have noticed a clear box with a pink sign full of coins on the counter. Or, you may have seen a pink brochure while visiting the local library.
For a little more than a year, businesses have been supporting the Madison County Hospital Foundation’s breast cancer initiative by displaying donation boxes and educational materials. The items not only help raise money for the initiative, but also raise awareness about the importance of early detection.
January is often filled with well-meaning resolutions, many of which involve losing weight.
Fit By Design in London, West Jefferson Chiropractic and Our Community have teamed to help Madison Countians keep their resolutions with a local version of the popular Biggest Loser.
Lynn Adams
As many of our Madison County friends already know — and I’ve continued to use the phrase to elicit sympathy from Brenda in the days since — “I coulda died, ya know.”
But the dedication of Madison County’s health caregivers refused to let that be an option for me.
