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Lifepath IDD Caregivers Face Financial Crisis During COVID Due to HHS' Low Wages

Lifepath IDD Caregivers Face Financial Crisis During COVID Due to HHS' Low Wages

When Jo Beth Collier started out in intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) services in the early ’90s, things were good. Funds for group housing and new initiatives from Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) were almost always available.
COVID-19 Cases Reach All Time High, What Happened to the Flu?

COVID-19 Cases Reach All Time High, What Happened to the Flu?

In Collin County, and across the U.S., positive cases of the flu are down, way down.
Legally Blind Teenager Receives the Gift of Sight for Christmas

Legally Blind Teenager Receives the Gift of Sight for Christmas

Jimy Rubio entered the ocean tunnel where the sharks and stingrays swam. At 14 years old, he was legally blind yet could see with the help of a new sight technology. A few days before Christmas, he wore an eSight 4 device.
COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Collin County

COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Collin County

These days, Chrissy Brown of Frisco is careful about seeing her grandparents who are in their early 90s and staying at an assisted living facility in McKinney.
Burnout: Symptoms & How to Get Help

Burnout: Symptoms & How to Get Help

You may have hit that point recently or at some point in your life. The moment where you feel you find yourself emotionally and physically drained, feeling underappreciated, and overwhelmed.
Funds Sought for Collin College Instructor Who Succumbed to COVID After Inspiring New Generation of Nurses

Funds Sought for Collin College Instructor Who Succumbed to COVID After Inspiring New Generation of Nurses

Retired nurse Iris Meda wanted to train student nurses for the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis. At 70 years old, Iris began teaching dual-credit high school nursing students at Collin College in September.
Children's Medical Center Transplant Patient Seeks Medical Career at Hospital That Saved Her Life

Children's Medical Center Transplant Patient Seeks Medical Career at Hospital That Saved Her Life

Fifteen years ago, Aubrey Reeves of Allen faced an operation so difficult, it had never been performed by any surgeon at Children's Medical Center Dallas.
How to Live a Life By Design: 4 Steps for Personal Growth from Michelle O'Neil

How to Live a Life By Design: 4 Steps for Personal Growth from Michelle O'Neil

This morning you were presented with a choice. When the clock struck midnight, you were given 86,400 seconds to use however you choose.
At Home Learning, Covid-19, and Working from Home: Managing Stress of 2020 and Beyond

At Home Learning, Covid-19, and Working from Home: Managing Stress of 2020 and Beyond

It is easy to get to the breaking point. The constant stresses brought on by Covid-19, compounded by the constant exposure to bad news and negative stories is enough to wear on anyone to the point you feel like you are “over it.
Post-Election Anxiety Got You Down? Here Are a Few Tips for Those Post-Election Blues

Post-Election Anxiety Got You Down? Here Are a Few Tips for Those Post-Election Blues

As of this writing, the 2020 presidential election has been called for Joe Biden, but remains a source of conflict.