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Pam Nagel Residents Serving with a Smile Billie Pendleton A Roommate for Life Nancy Werner No Bullying Zone Mary Blakey A Friendly Face Kelley Smith Living Under One Roof Through Life’s Many Stages Adam Conley My Journey of Self-Discovery David Ensor Seniors and Chronic Pain Geoffrey Godfrey Winter Safety Guide for Seniors Leslie Neely Avoid the Flood of Health Care Scams Teresa Ambord Is it About the Real Estate or the Lifestyle? Jane Meyers-Bowen MAKIKO DOI, Master Calligrapher Jared Curtis Kevin’s Christmas Eve Nightmare Patrick Shepard Navigating the Uncharted Waters of Moving into a Retirement Community Sara Shelton Caring Faces Directory
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