Debbie Barr earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Pennsylvania State University and her master’s degree in health education from East Carolina University. She is a master certified health education specialist (MCHES) with interests in Alzheimer’s and dementia, health literacy, and Christian growth. A versatile writer, Debbie is the author/co-author of 10 books, more than 600 disease-specific patient education articles, low-literacy employee benefits materials, and newsletters for English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers. You can read more about Debbie and her books at debbiebarr.com
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The year our son was born, his father and I began collaborating on a secret endeavor we called the Birthday Book. Every year on our son’s birthday, we would pause
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We’ve all heard that young twins share a special secret language that not even their mom can understand. Is it true? This fascinating and much-debated phenomenon has been labeled both
Maybe you have seen headlines like these, published in 2021: “Doctors Credit Good Samaritan Who Called 911 With Saving Woman’s Life from Assault.” “Good Samaritan Pulls Aurora Man, 72, from
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