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  • What's it like to ride with STARS?

    Norene Gonsiewski|Updated Aug 29, 2023

    There are many reasons people need rides to medical appointments. They may have given up driving altogether, have a temporary condition that makes driving impossible, or they may feel uncomfortable driving in inclement weather or outside of their own area. Whatever the reasons, when people stop driving themselves, they have limited options for travel to nonemergency medical appointments. Most people rely on paying for rides, or asking a friend, neighbor, or family member for... Full story

  • Protecting your marriage in stressful times

    Norene Gonsiewski, MSW, LCSW|Updated Oct 6, 2020

    By now, most of us realize that the pandemic is not going away anytime soon and that we aren’t past working and schooling kids from home. Within our own lives there is much to be stressed about and when we turn on the news, it’s all doom and gloom. All this uncertainty is a recipe for relationship disaster. If you feel like you’ve been walking on eggshells around your partner, you’re not alone. It doesn’t have to be this way, though. You can even use this time to put your relationship first again. I know, you have little time... Full story