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Difficulty Reading…Or Is It More?

By Jodi Knight, Speech-Language Pathologist Often parents are excited when their child begins reading.  We love to sit and listen to them practice reading their favorite stories.  The child is so proud of themselves and wants to read everything from their favorite book to signs at the grocery store.  It seems a rite of passage. [read more]

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Reiki Energy Healing

By Anna Creed, Massage Therapist What is Reiki? Did you know we offer Reiki as part of our massage therapy offerings here at Southwest Health? When I tell people this, many haven’t heard of it, or they have heard of it but have no idea what it is. Because I have been certified as a [read more]

Estate Planning: A Gift for You and Your Loved Ones

By Tammie Richter, Foundation Director Recently, I witnessed a friend spend over one year working through the legal and emotional stress of managing her father’s estate. Grieving the loss of a parent is enough, then there’s the work of hiring attorneys, sorting through financial matters, and communicating with siblings. The additional pressure of guessing how [read more]

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A Story About Community

By Jaime Collins In every home on every block on every street and lot and farm in southwest Wisconsin, people have stories to tell of this pandemic year. I have one. You have one. And every last one of the 91,832 souls in Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette Counties has their own story to tell. Grief. [read more]

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Providing Care…And So Much More

By Kim Reuter, Director of Operations Providers. What is a provider? They are the doctors, anesthesiologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, eye care experts, mental health therapists etc. who care for us in a healthcare setting. But really, they do so much more than help us stay healthy. The providers at Southwest Health do a lot [read more]

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Laughter is the Best Medicine

by Kelly Jo Fassbinder, Marketing Specialist The New Year brings a time to reorganize, set goals, and have a fresh start. Some people set goals or resolutions for better health, better balance, new adventures, or things they want to accomplish this year. Personally, I am kind of a goal setter all year around. Whether it’s [read more]

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Turning Anger Around

By Jaime Collins A recent survey ranks Wisconsin among the angriest of the 50 states. A leading provider of addiction treatment resources, alcohol.org, surveyed more than 3,000 Americans and found Delawarians to be the angriest. Residents there admitted to getting angry 12 times a week. Hawaiians, on the other hand, were found to be the [read more]

Better Together

By Julie Stephenson, Director of Community Development “Humans are social creatures: in this simple and obvious fact lies both the problem and the solution to the current crisis of loneliness”. In his groundbreaking book, Together – The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World, the 19th  Surgeon General of the United States, [read more]

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The many emotions of holding a door…

By Breanna Callahan, Marketing Coordinator I can’t prepare the vials of vaccine. I can’t administer shots. I can’t update people’s medical records. But I CAN help people make their way from their car into the hospital safely. I CAN lend a hand or an arm to help steady them. I CAN get them a wheelchair [read more]

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Walking Away from the Pandemic

By Jaime Collins It appears the end of the pandemic is drawing near. The fact we will not be permanently stuck in pandemic mode comes courtesy of so many of you who masked up, stayed home, and protected others. That, I feel strongly, is the kind of thing great communities do for each other. Let’s [read more]

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