by Brenda Capen | Nov 30, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Op/Ed, Virginia News
As we enter flu season, with rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, we strongly encourage everyone who is able to receive the flu vaccine. Each year influenza causes serious, sometimes life-threatening illness, requiring hospitalization.The concern this year is that the...
by Brenda Capen | Sep 29, 2020 | News, Op/Ed
Op-ed by the Rev. Andrew Ware Clergy self-care is preached into us from the very beginning of the journey toward ordination. I learned early on that my greatest outlet of caring for my body has always been running. However, in being a runner I have always been driven...
by Brenda Capen | Aug 25, 2020 | Op/Ed
By Suzanne Spencer During my graduate studies in gerontology, I did some research and wrote a few papers on “failure to thrive in the elderly.” Senior adults sometimes appear to waste away for no obvious medical reason. It’s been noted that an absence of human...
