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The Weaving

For so many reasons and in so many ways, the experience of weaving a rug on a 100 year old loom was very special to me. For months I have been collecting strips of fabric from shirts, skirts, old sheets

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The Last Loaf

Among her many talents, my dear friend, Doreen was famous for her bread baking skills. Every week without fail, she would bake 6 beautiful loaves; sometimes from the wheat she ground herself. As they came out fresh from the oven,

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Keeping Your Pre-Op Patients Excited While They Wait

Even in the best of times the wait for bariatric surgery can be substantial. Most pre-op patients are given a long list of to do’s like informational sessions, lab work, evaluations, medical tests, visits with the dietician, and psychologist, etc.

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The Time You’ve Been Given – 15 Positive Ways to Spend 15 Days

Time is our most precious resource.  Let us first remember and be grateful for those whose time is not their own, especially now. Those brave and selfless healthcare workers and others who are working tirelessly, to manage and mitigate this

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25 Years of WLS Success!

    As I look back and review my 60-year thrill ride through life, I see remarkable successes, near devastating failures, joyful memories and painful losses, mistakes made and lessons learned.    One exciting milestone is that this year is

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Gotta Risk It To Get The Biscuit!

Yesterday, I helped a few Hispanic 4th graders at our elementary school. They were learning how to identify a central theme, message or meaning in a story. The story we were assigned taught about how sometimes; you have to be

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White-Out!

White out The snow is beautiful here in our winter wonderland, but during a snowstorm, travel can be a little treacherous. Sometimes we experience a ‘white-out.’ It’s like a black out, but it’s the blowing snow makes it impossible to

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Bootstrap Your Way Out of the Winter Blues

We are in the midst of a rocky mountain winter! We live in the Wyoming woods, and I mean really in the woods. We love all seasons, and winter is no exception. The snow is beautiful, our views are spectacular,

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Lost to Followup? 3 Tips to Re-engage Your Patients

Lost to follow up happens, to be sure, but don’t we all wonder where they went? Why they are no longer coming to support groups and activities? And how you might recapture their attention and participation?   Since 2000, BSCI

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Holiday Choices

My awesome husband knows I love chocolate covered cherries. He buys them for me during the holidays and honestly, throughout the year, especially when they are going for $1.00 a box! Last weekend, we did our grocery shopping and as

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