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EndNotes archive for May 31, 2012

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2012

Cancer survivor George Karl encourages people in the fight against the disease. (Associated Press)

Take the time...save your life

Two people in my life have undergone surgery for cancer in the last 24 hours. Both cancers were found through diagnostic screening: colonoscopy and mammogram. Our lives are so busy and we think we can put off those procedures – uncomfortable as they may be.…

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Mount Rainier historic photo
King Collection (King Collection / The Spokesman-Review)

Mount Rainier women

I love this photo of these women on Mount Rainier, likely in the late 1930s or the 1940s. A colleague's father, and Mount Rainier lover, pins the photo as taken near the Paradise Inn, which might explain why the women could be dressed for church…

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Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.