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Celicia Wallace is an instructional designer for a nonprofit organization that supports public health laboratories. In her role, Celicia champions learning and sets the stage for learning to occur. “Then, people that are engaged in training and development come away with positive, impactful experiences,” Celicia contends. “They learn and develop the skills, behaviors, attitudes and competencies that aid them in […]
Bridge Undergoes Repairs
Chronic problem reached a breaking point, but now her smile is sweetThere’s a classic I Love Lucy episode in which characters Lucy and Ethel get jobs at a candy factory and hilariously find it impossible to keep up with an accelerating conveyor belt moving the sweets they’ve been tasked with wrapping. JoAnne Pinheiro can relate. One of her first jobs was at School House Candy, then located in Rhode Island, where […]
Dishing Out Back Relief
DRX9000 decompression therapy eases amateur chef's crippling painThe culinary challenge issued to Jeannie Mack by her daughter most weekends is something straight out of a Food Network cooking show. “She’ll mention a country, and my challenge is to create dishes that represent that country,” Jeannie explains. “Just the other day she said she was in the mood for Chinese, so I made homemade Chinese barbecue pork and […]
Understanding Your Options
Luxurious community helps residents maintain independenceMost people don’t begin to educate themselves about independent or assisted living communities until they need to. For Sandy Clark, that moment came only after her husband passed away a few years ago. At that difficult juncture in her life, Sandy moved into a senior living community in Jacksonville. Then, a little more than a year ago, her son went […]
Leaders Of The Back
Local specialists offer ‘permanent fix’ for unbearable compression fractureIt wasn’t long after Mindy* moved to Interlachen a few years ago that a sign she passes on her way to the grocery store began calling out to her. Being the animal lover that she is, it was inevitable that Mindy would eventually answer. “The sign is for SAFE, which is an acronym for Saving Animals from Euthanasia,” says Mindy, […]
Tired Of Feeling Sick And Tired?
Lifestyle optimization plan reduces fat, improves strength and general healthThey hadn’t been together since COVID-19 struck a few years ago, so when Judith Jeter and her closest friends from New Jersey gathered recently for their “annual” winter reunion, a lone girls’ night out wasn’t enough. “No, it was more like a girls’ weekend or week out,” Judith admits. “They come down to escape New Jersey in the middle of […]
Confidence Builder
Invisalign clears the way for restoring patient’s smile – and self-esteemBack in 2016, 25-year-old Amir Wally was at a low point in his life. He was out of work and searching for prospects. Then, out of nowhere, he was offered a job that became the steppingstone to a successful career. He calls the initial offer a “miracle.” “I believe it was an act of God because I wasn’t looking for […]
Let Nature Run Its Course
Simple injection of tissue-growing cells stimulates body’s repair mechanismsLike many a running enthusiast, Toni Abernathy is hoping that one day soon she’ll look back on her many 5K and 10K races as the warmup runs for a much longer and far greater endeavor. “I want to run a marathon,” Toni states. “I haven’t started training for that yet, but running a marathon is one of my big goals. […]
Tendon Loving Care
Softball warrior feels head over heels after rehab for torn AchillesAt age 55, Bob Daniels retired as a quality engineer for the US Postal Service in Maryland. Two years later, in 2007, he relocated to the Sunshine State to escape the frigid winters. Before long, he became involved in the local sports scene in Florida. “When I first moved to Ormond Beach, I umpired for a gentleman who talked me […]
