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		<title>GIVE BACK &#8211; May 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 21:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Spear</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emergency Disaster Services of the Quincy Salvation Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeward Bound Wagin']]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QUEST Stables]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Win $100]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[GIVE BACK Charity Contest Maty 18th &#8211; 23rd &#160; &#160; Welcome to Hansen-Spear&#8217;s GIVE BACK Contest Please review the list of charities below and vote for the organization you want to win $100. The group with the most votes on Thursday, April 25, 2013 will win $100 from Hansen-Spear Funeral Home. &#160; If your charity is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day in the Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 11:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb Buehler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adults in Grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday Grief]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Loss of a Parent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sun warmed me through my sweatshirt this afternoon as I worked in my garden planting Astilbe, Pulmonaria, zinnia, pink and red salvias and geraniums. Annuals, perennials, shade loving, sun loving &#8211;  plants for a flower bed I’ve been nursing since my mother died. In this same bed are transplants from her garden; goose neck [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mommy, when is grandma coming back?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 13:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hansen-Spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children & Grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helping Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children and Grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[understanding death]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Explaining Death to Children Somewhere in our later childhood, we develop an understanding of death.  We begin to realize that it’s not like in the cartoons, where the coyote falls off a cliff, then gets up and walks away.  Perhaps we begin to understand when the family loses a beloved pet, or when our parents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grieving the death of an infant</title>
		<link>http://blog.hansenspear.com/grieving-the-death-of-an-infant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 13:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Palmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adults in Grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loss of a Child]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ “There is no foot so small that it cannot make an imprint on the world.”  This anonymous quote speaks to the heart of a family grieving the death of a baby.  In a moment, parents’ dreams are turned to shock, grief and deep sorrow.  A family is changed forever.  The funeral is just the beginning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GIVE BACK &#8211; April 2013</title>
		<link>http://blog.hansenspear.com/give-back-april-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Spear</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Catholic Charities Food Pantry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jakob Carle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Midwest Military Family Connection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QUEST Stables]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quincy Family and Resource Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quincy Public Schools Special Education Department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relay for Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the April Winner JAKOB CARLE! &#160; &#160; Join us for the next GIVE BACK Charity Contest on Saturday, May 18, 2013 &#160; GIVE BACK Charity Contest April 20th &#8211; 25th &#160; Please review the list of charities below and vote for the organization you want to win $100. The group with the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Caregiving</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For the Caregiver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospice & Palliative Care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Comforting and nurturing a sick loved one is not an easy task. Helping to care for a loved one helps us release some of the pain we are feeling as a result of their illness. However, there’s a fine line between caring for a loved one and depleting yourself. When you become completely involved, you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Boys Do Cry</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Palmer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grief and Men]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alan Wolfelt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boys and grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brene Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judy Heath]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rabbi Earl Grollman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Now stop that crying.  Big boys don’t cry.”  How many of you heard that while you were growing up?   Four years ago, I attended the funeral of a man who left behind a wife, a ten year old son, and two girls age seven and four.  The priest spoke directly to the ten year old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funeral Planning, Your Budget and You</title>
		<link>http://blog.hansenspear.com/funeral-planning-your-budget-and-you/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hansenspear.com/funeral-planning-your-budget-and-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hansen-Spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funeral Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funeral Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funeral services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many families, the need to plan a funeral comes unexpectedly.  Complex decisions must be made at a most difficult time, and the cost of funeral services plays a large role in the planning process.  Not surprisingly, most people are under the impression that funeral services cost more than they really do. How much does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Workers: Helping hospice patients and families find piece of mind</title>
		<link>http://blog.hansenspear.com/social-workers-helping-hospice-patients-and-families-find-piece-of-mind/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hansenspear.com/social-workers-helping-hospice-patients-and-families-find-piece-of-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Shinn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospice & Palliative Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blessing Hospice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[March is National Social Work Month and the National Association of Social Worker’s 2013 theme is “Weaving Threads of Resilience and Advocacy”.  Social workers are part of the Blessing Hospice &#38; Palliative Care interdisciplinary team.  Hospice social workers meet with patients and family to assess strengths, coping skills, and needs. Most people are born into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GIVE BACK Charity Contest &#8211; March 2013</title>
		<link>http://blog.hansenspear.com/give-back-march-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.hansenspear.com/give-back-march-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GIVE BACK (Charity Contest)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Horizons Social Services! The Special Announcement I mentioned on Facebook is that this months donation will be $500 because we have reached 1000 Fans on Facebook.   Join us for the next GIVE BACK Charity Contest on Saturday, April 20, 2013. &#160; &#160; Welcome to the GIVE BACK Charity Contest! &#160; Saturday (Mar. [...]]]></description>
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