A fire led Don and Jeanie Stanly to express their thanks to their friends and neighbors, along with the fire and police departments. For me this is reminiscent of our encounter with trail angel Taralyn Roderick.
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Last Word on Community Health Care
In discussing Community Health Care to this point I’ve placed it in opposition to our traditional health care system, which revolves around a corporate insurance system. I’ve mentioned that with our corporate insurance system we are 38th in the world … Continue reading
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Yesterday I reported on a community health care approach that rewarded doctor’s for keeping patients well, comparing it to Chinese approach related to me during our walk across the country. That drew the following concern in response: Interesting, but what … Continue reading
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Community Health Care – A Wellness Approach
As we hiked through St. Louis we stayed at the home of Anna Sandidge, a Social Justice Instructor at St. Louis University. Anna shared some knowledge about a Chinese health care system where doctors were paid to keep patients well. … Continue reading
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Day 337 – 4/25/12 – Greenbelt
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Bladensburg Road to Old Bowie; Distance = 18 Miles; People Met = 8 Ky already planned to stay at the Community Church in Greenbelt in the evening and she came in to get us at the end of the previous … Continue reading
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Day 316 – 4/4/12 – Dolly Sods
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Canaan Valley SP to Red Creek CS; Distance = 11.2 Miles; People Met = 6 “The young men and women serving you today are part of a program called Applewood Transitions. It is a program for emerging young adults to … Continue reading
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Days 311-313 – 3/30/12-4/1/12 – Packing Kindness (added content)
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Grafton to Parsons; Distance = 45 Miles; People Met = 37 On this stretch the kindness started when John Jagy and Gary Skidmore stopped to chat with us. They were returning from playing golf at the Tygart Lake public course. … Continue reading
Days 298 – 3/17/12 – Ohio Odds and Ends
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People Met = 2+ We are taking a couple rest days in Parkersburg to catch up with Internet stuff, including preparing the next newsletter. We are staying at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, a fitting bookend to our journey through … Continue reading
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Day 287 – 3/6/12 – Scholarship Fund
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Waverly to Londonderry; Distance = 17 Miles; People Met = 3 At the end of the day we stayed at a United Methodist Church outside of Londonderry, thanks to our contact Sharon. In addition to working hard to get approval … Continue reading
Day 286 – 3/5/12 – Pike County Nonprofits
People Met = 7 Let’s start with two people I did not meet, Connie and Mike. They are noted trail angels for the American Discovery Trail. Byron Guy recommended I get in touch with them and the original plan was … Continue reading