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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2012
F E ATU RE S MOM-TO-BE YO GA
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Expecting mothers benefit from low-intensity movement
LEARNING DOESN’T STOP FOR HEART PATIENTS
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Program offers continuing education
CANCER CONNECTORS
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All in this together
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H EADS U P
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Awareness, proper response helps protect athletes from concussions
‘LEARN AS YOU GO’
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Searcy mother offers helpful tips for healthier meals
A SI ST ER LY G RO U P OF T R AVEL ER S
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FOU ND H I S CA L L I NG
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Searcy woman overcomes disease to serve community
FAMI LY FIT NES S
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Brooks family nurtures ties through shared love of exercise
44 A Searcy-based group of women who travel together annually have been all over North America, including the shore of St. John’s Bay in Quebec, Canada, where they visited on a cruise along New England in August 2010. The group includes Barbara Wilson, Dottie Whiteside, of Paragould, Ruby Stephens, June Lewis, Hazel English, Diana Edwards, and Brenda Butts. 6 ❘ well now ❘ SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2012
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Neurosurgeon changing lives with innovative techniques
‘WE’R E AL L T E RMI NAL’
On The Cover:
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Searcy-based women have been traveling for nearly 20 years
SEARC Y’S TOP DO CTORS SH ARE T H EIR FAVORI T E H EALT H Y RECIP E S
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