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Ballparks & Masks: A Winning Combo

Doctors recommend wearing a mask at the game and at other places where people gather. Masks are important to decrease transmission risk, especially in situations where there’s cheering, which generates more respiratory droplets. ...
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Springtime is Scam Time. Say “Furrwell” to Pet Scammers

It's spring scam season. The BBB Serving Greater Cleveland warns consumers that scams relating to home repairs, income tax and pets are the rip-offs of choice this time of year. Watch this video to avoid the traps. ...
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Grandparents: Grander Fans

We play with them. We read to them. Sometimes we raise them. Grandparents can and often do play a big role in their grandkids’ lives. One of the most important may be something that doesn’t get much attention: our support of their organized sports. ...
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Wild, Whimsical & Wonderful: Glorious Public Gardens

We can’t think of a better way to celebrate the promise of spring than a stroll through one of Northeast Ohio’s public gardens. If you’re eager to find inspiration for your own backyard, or want to enjoy and appreciate someone else’s hard work, then a visit to a public garden is in order. The best part? The gardens are pandemic-friendly with expansive outdoor areas and protocols that keep safety first with timed visits, mask requirements and other measures. ...
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Holden Forests & Gardens Launches People for Trees

Holden Arboretum is kicking off an initiative to get 15,000 trees planted and cared for in Northeast Ohio by 2025. Grab a shovel and get planting. According to the Cleveland Tree Plan 2020 Tree Canopy Progress Report produced by the Cleveland Tree Coalition (CTC), the tree canopy continues to decline, and climate change will have the greatest effect on communities that already have the greatest need. Forested land and tree canopy are declining in both rural and urban areas. Pledge to plant a tree today! ...
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Annual Long-Term Care Survey Finds Steep Rise in Assisted Living Facility Costs Amid Pandemic

All long-term care costs rose sharply in 2020, but assisted living facility costs increased the most, according to an annual Cost of Care Survey. The across-the-board rises were due, in part, to increased costs brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.  ...
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Brush Up Your Skills with Free & Virtual Computer Classes

Do you know just enough about your computer and computer programs to get by? Do you want to know more? We've got good news. Cleveland Public Library is offering a wide range of classes this spring (virtually, of course), and you're invited. ...
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Menorah Park Telehealth Therapy

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In a year that none of us could have ever imagined, we’ve had to find new ways to accomplish our goals and find success. That’s exactly what Bev Bedol did when she was sidelined by injury. Bev said a few falls did it.

“The first time I was walking across Euclid Avenue for a meeting and I stepped into a pothole. I’ve never broken or dislocated anything but I did deep muscle damage,” she explains. “I kept walking two miles a day though, and I made it worse.”

Love of her daily walking routine led her to research options. “I first heard about The Peter B. Lewis Aquatic & Therapy Center from a friend and from my doctor,” she says.

When the pandemic hit, she learned the Center was also offering Telehealth Therapy as a safe and comfortable alternative. Bev admits at first, she thought therapy over a computer sounded a bit more difficult than it turned out to be.  

“I could connect my computer with the Center, and my therapist Michael Groesch walked me through it, and he was right there with me. He was on time and I was on time, because I was at my home and I didn’t have to leave the house. Michael was perfect in going over everything with me and what I had to do, and viewing me doing it and making it right,” she recalls.

She has now returned to the Center for therapy and the combination has proven effective. “Oh my gosh, yes, I’ve seen improvement. I can get up and walk, and I’m not walking two miles a day yet, but I am almost at a half a mile now. ”

Bev’s advice for sticking with therapy: “The truth is, if you stop, you go backwards.

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