Volume 1, Number 5
May 2014
Time goes by fast when you are having fun!
May is here and all the flowers are blooming. With all the growing plants and flourishing trees along come
allergies. We all know how this can affect us in many different ways. Visiting your doctor is the best thing that you
can do for yourself. Take the time to nurture your health, as it is our greatest asset. Enjoy this Month and read our
newsletter while you enjoy a cup of coffee or tea on a beautiful sunny day.
Staff Spotlight
Cheri Cook joined Freedom Home Health Care in 2010
as a home health aid while attending Grandview College.
She studied, worked hard, and received her RN degree
last year. Freedom Home Health Care saw her dedication
and hard work we decided to bring her on our team.
Cheri is now one of our amazing nurses and has done
wonderful. She has been with Freedom Home Health
Care for about 4 years and we are very lucky to have her.
Cheri is happily engaged to her long time
boyfriend of 4 years, Jake. They are getting married
this fall and we are very excited for her. Cheri
Cheri Cook, RN
loves to read novels, enjoys painting and going
Case Manager
on camping trips with her friends and family.
We are very proud to say that Cheri is part of the
Freedom Team. Cheri loves being a nurse because she likes to help others
in need specially the elderly population. Cheri is an asset to Freedom Home
Health Care and we are very proud that she has chosen us to share her talent.
Freedom Home Health Care
We provide:
• Nursing Care • Therapy
• Home Health Aide • Homemaking
• Pediatric Home Health Care
“We see each client as an
individual with needs as
unique as the lives they live”
515-263-1100
Payment Options:
• Medicare • Medicaid
• Veterans Benefits • HCBS Waiver
• Private Pay
www.freedomhomehealthcareia.com
Monthly
Observances
Arthritis Awareness Month
Healthy Vision Month
National Asthma and Allergy
From www.brownielocks.com
Quote of the
Month
“I have chosen to be
HAPPY because its good
for my HEALTH”
- Unknown
If you would like a copy of our
monthly Newsletter via e-mail
or postal service, please contact
Maria Mendoza
Community Relations at
(515) 393-0193
or send her a quick email at
[email protected].
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May 2014
Health Humor
Fun Facts & Trivia
• The birthstone for May is the emerald which represents success or love.
• The birth flower for May is the Crataegus monogyna and the Lily of the Valley.
• On the first Saturday in May, the Kentucky Derby takes place.
• On May 15, 1918, the first regular airmail service
began in the United States.
from www.brownielockscom
On This Day in History
• May 19, 1930 - The 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, prohibiting Congress from giving itself pay raises.
•
May 20, 1862 - President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act opening millions of acres of government owned land in the West to “homesteaders” who could acquire up to 160 acres by living on the land and cultivating it for five years, paying just $1.25 per acre.
•
May 21, 1881 - The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton. The organization today provides volunteer disaster relief in the U.S. and abroad. Community services include collecting and distributing donated
blood, and teaching health and safety classes.
from www.historyplace.com
Senior Expo
Date: May 13th 2014
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Quality Inn
2601 E 13th St
Ames, Iowa 50010
“Admission is FREE”