Donna Vickroy – Page 19

Vickroy: Tiny farm in middle of suburbs offers respite for those in need, and dates back to before Alcoholics Anonymous

November 25, 2022 at 1:44 p.m.

Body. Mind. Spirit. Since it began 90 years ago as a small cabin in the woods, The Center in Palos Park has had the same mission: to connect or reconnect...

"Emily would close her eyes and just belt out those songs. She really felt it, you could just tell. She'd scrunch up her nose, squeeze her eyes," Nadia Beazley said recently, reflecting on the phone call her 12-year-old daughter received from Taylor Swift. Emily died May 18, 2015, of cancer. In this picture from April 24, 2015, Ed Beazley holds his daughter as she stands on a ladder at the dedication of a street in her honor in Mount Greenwood.

7 years before she ‘broke the internet’ Taylor Swift placed a call to a dying Mount Greenwood girl

November 21, 2022 at 3:35 p.m.

Do the math — 3.5 billion requests for 2 million tickets? Things are bound to get ugly. But ugly is an understatement for the millions of fans who spent hours...

There is almost nothing grandparents wouldn't do with or for their grandchildren, mostly because they know moments are fleeting and memories last a lifetime, columnist Donna Vickroy says.

Vickroy: There are a million reasons to hug your grandparents, starting with they’ll hug you back

November 18, 2022 at 1:25 p.m.

Heading over the river and through the woods this holiday? Good. Because we're waiting. We grandparents were temporarily sidelined by the pandemic but we're back, ready to do what grandparents...

Overcoming feelings of disappointment or anger or upset can be achieved by deliberately trying to change your focus to one of gratitude, appreciation and acceptance, one therapist says.

Vickroy: Life got you down? Do as the therapists do and practice gratitude, appreciation and acceptance

November 11, 2022 at 10:49 a.m.

Angry? Disappointed? Hurt? Maybe your candidate didn't win. Maybe someone you were once close to isn't talking to you. Maybe life is just piling on. Whether your misery is national...

Vickroy: Outpouring of donations to dog rescue group gives mom some solace after teen daughter’s shocking COVID-19 death

November 4, 2022 at 12:59 p.m.

It was the heartbreak felt around the world. How could a healthy, vibrant teen with no underlying conditions suddenly succumb to COVID-19? Media across the country and even overseas covered...

Vickroy: How would you seek satisfaction in the saga of the stolen Snickers and the secret stash?

October 27, 2022 at 8:39 a.m.

For this Halloween horror story, we need to go back to a time when trick-or-treating was a free-for-all. Back when kids grabbed their sacks and hit the pavement, not returning...

The odds that anyone will try to tamper with your kids' Halloween loot are pretty small, according to Snopes.com, but there are other things to be aware of when the kids go trick-or-treating, officials say.

Vickroy: TP in your trees more likely than razorblades in your Snickers, but Halloween safety still a must

October 20, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

Halloween began way back when the ancient Celts decided to dress up and light bonfires in an attempt to shoo away the dead. Over the centuries, All Hallows Eve has...

Vickroy: Getting emergency room care can be a stressful, frustrating exercise in ‘hurry up and wait’

October 13, 2022 at 5:28 p.m.

The call comes just before 5 a.m. She quickly dresses and rushes out the door. When she gets to the hospital's emergency department, he is already angry. He doesn't feel...

Yep, baby boomers are getting old and facing all sorts of things they couldn't fathom during their wild youths, when they thought they could change the world ... and sometimes did.

Vickroy: Nothing makes an aging baby boomer prouder than recounting how they survived their baby boomer youth

October 7, 2022 at 5:24 p.m.

Baby boomers, we're aging out. We're retiring in record numbers, dying by the dozens. Our voice is waning, our rebellious glow fading, our legislative muscle weakening. Still, can we pause...

Can so something as small as planting an oak tree or another shade tree have an effect on climate change? It can't hurt, experts say, and provides a lot of good.

Vickroy: You are not powerless — here are 10 ways you can help save the planet from climate change

September 30, 2022 at 1:04 p.m.

The world is on fire. But you can help put it out. According to NASA's "The Effects of Climate Change," droughts, wildfires and extreme rainfall are happening faster than scientists...

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