FRC Weekly Articles

Consider the consequences

06/24/2023
Cathy Brownfield

Compassion. Do you know what it is? Do you have it? Have you experienced it? Merriam-Webster defines it as “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it.” You care about the troubles others are struggling with. You care enough that you want to help in ways that you can.

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Consider the Consequences

06/24/2023
Cathy Brownfield

Compassion. Do you know what it is? Do you have it? Have you experienced it?

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Canine companionship for elderly

06/17/2023
Cathy Brownfield

I was chatting with an elderly friend who is widowed. We were talking about canine companions. Because of advancing age, this friend didn’t think it was a good idea to get a dog. But home was lonely. So, my friend got a dog.

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Break out the purple

06/10/2023
Cathy Brownfield

I received a phone call from an elderly man I know. We hadn’t spoken in some time, since the day he found my home by accident and stopped to visit. Over the weekend, he needed a friendly ear willing to listen for a little while, and I was willing to give him some of my time. He was concerned about the treatment of elderly persons, something he thought I wouldn’t know anything about. His kids are about the same age as my brothers and me. I am a member of the DAHS Class of 1971. He may have a 15-year head start but I am learning as we go now. My mother told me this day would come, that I would learn what it’s like to grow old.

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Combat Medic: No brother or sister left behind

06/03/2023
Cathy Brownfield

“The thunderous sound of the Black Hawk helicopters echoed through the night as we closed in on the enemy compound. Our mission was high-risk – a direct action raid to neutralize a high-value target associated with Al-Qaeda. As a special ops combat medic in the 75th Ranger Regiment, my role was multifaceted, providing medical care in the most intense and challenging environments imaginable,” writes Marshall Bahr, M.D.

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