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Wine Lockers also offer a discount on wine If you want to save money, get great advice on wine
purchased for the locker and selection, and feel special and pampered when you go out,
Just For VIPs? Not So Fast! don’t charge a corkage fee. If wine lockers may be for you.
By Laura Berrio, you plan business outings or You are a VIP!
Freelance Writer/Blogger big family events regularly ~Cheers
If you are passionate this can offer a large savings. ~Keep the conversation going and the wine flowing!
about wine and like the idea Some restaurants offer locker
of having a supply of your owners special invite-only
favorite wine on hand when events during the year, such
dining out, wine lockers may as reserve wine tastings. eState
be for you. Another benefit to locker
There are some additional owners is the ability to
be ne fi ts, othe r tha n customize a brass nameplate plannIng
convenience, in having a on the front of the locker. This can serve as great advertising
locker. Restaurants offer for your business. Some restaurants charge a flat leasing fee
locker owners assistance with wine selection from in-house for the year, while others just require a minimum spend on
sommeliers, bartenders, and managers. Most restaurants wine housed in the locker. Grief: A Broken Heart May
Lead To Real Health Issues
library FouNDatioN By Carrie Lavarnga

Grief, especially due to
the sudden loss of a loved
Engaging Readers And Walder present on a “Spy and Espionage” panel before April one, can cause physical
Writers For 26 Years Henry, Paul Doiron, Peter Swanson, and Shari Lapena intrigue pain and for some real heart
us with a “Mystery and Thriller” discussion. April Henry will
attacks or strokes according
also visit the students at Jensen Beach High School on the to recent medical studies.
BookMania! remains a preceding Friday. In addition to the Barnes & Noble cafe for This knowledge makes it
favorite destination for a snacks and coffee, hamburgers and hotdogs from the Martin essential to obtain medical
wide and diverse audience of County Sheriff’s Office Barbecue Grill Team are available attention when grief
savvy South Florida readers for cash-only at the event. The afternoon panels include “A causes that overwhelming
and writers. During the one- Dog’s Perspective” with Clive Wynne and Spencer Quinn, physical pain in the chest.
day festival on Saturday, followed by a “Larger Than Life” biography discussion with The “broken heart
March 28 at Jensen Beach the authors of Becoming Dr. Seuss and The Life and Afterlife of syndrome” is a real, life-threatening condition according to
High School, prominent and Harry Houdini. The festival ends with the popular “Historical the National Heart Association.
emerging writers participate Fiction” panel with Allison Pataki, Martha Hall Kelly, and The age-old expressions, heartbroken and heartache,
in themed panel discussions Mary Doria Russell. have been in use for over a thousand years to describe
before Barnes & Noble BookMania! is sponsored by The Library Foundation of the overpowering emotional stress of grief. Aristotle and
book signings. Presented by Martin County to inspire our community through the humanities Shakespeare were not wrong. If you have experienced the
the Martin County Library and literacy. It proves to be so inspirational that previous authors chest pain of grief, you know that it is real and feels like
System, the event has been J. Salas encourage their publishers and peers to experience BookMania! physical pounding or weight on your chest.
delightful for both authors and “I am still glowing in the aftermath of your wonderful event,” Medical and scientific communities are only beginning
attendees. Hank Phillippi Ryan says, “This was one of the best writes author Anne Hillerman. Paul Kix continues, “I loved to recognize that grief can cause heart attacks or strokes,
events I’ve ever been to in my entire life. Thank you thank you BookMania!, and truly appreciated the hospitality ... You guys especially immediately following the death of a loved one.
thank you, it was perfection in every way.” New and seasoned have a great thing going.” Susan Wiggs, author of Between Last February, the Harvard Health Letter stated: Grieving
attendees love the event too saying, “Twenty-five years and You & Me wraps up nicely, “I had the best time! Wow, what a affects the whole body and all organ systems, and especially
better each year! This is a blessing to our community!”, “I have fantastic event and group of people. The venue was great, too, the immune system, and with immunities compromised,
never been before and now I am hooked!,” and “Fabulous tribute and many thanks to the bookseller. Thank you so much for people get sick more often as well.
to reading and the authors we admire.” including me. It was an honor, and the weather was a treat!” The link between grief and heart attacks was strongest for
This year, authors Don Bentley, Sonia Purnell, and Tracy those with preexisting risk factors for heart disease, such as
high blood pressure or unhealthy cholesterol levels.
Doctors also recognize a temporary “broken heart
syndrome” which is a heart condition brought on by the stress
of loss. According to the Mayo Clinic, people with broken
heart syndrome may have sudden chest pain or think they’re
having a heart attack because a part of the heart temporarily
enlarges and doesn’t pump well. These symptoms are treatable
You Deserve The and this condition usually reverses itself in about a week.
Persons feeling like they are having a heart attack following
the death of a loved one should seek medical advice because it
Best Flowers In Town! could be a temporary condition or one leading to real, serious
heart attack or stroke.
Each person relates to grief in his or her own fashion,
Geraniums others get overly busy to distract themselves from the pain.
some isolate themselves or find it hard to do anything, while
We need to provide support for ourselves or our loved ones
when suffering with and through grief.
Do seek obtain medical attention if you are feeling ill after

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Do talk about your grief – talk to your friends and to your
faith leaders. Consider joining a grief support group.
Do seek counseling. Grief counselors help people
CLASSES understand that there are many ways to express and come to
terms with grief and recognize common reactions, such as
physical and emotional pain and cognitive loss.
Complete List Of Treasure Coast Hospice offers counseling services for
anyone in our community who has experienced the loss of a
All Classes At loved one. They offer adult and youth counseling and have
www.pindersnursery.com support programs. Their phone number is (772) 403-4500.
Must Register Online Carrie Lavargna is an attorney practicing law in Stuart,
Fla. Her practice focuses on estate planning, probate and
Mon-Sat 9am - 5pm • Sun 10am - 4pm real estate law. She is certified by the Florida Supreme Court
in real estate law, accredited as an Estate Planner by the
Since 1975, Locally Owned & Operated National Association of Estate Planners and Councils, and an
5500 SW Martin Hwy., Palm City appointed member of Florida’s Department of Elder Affairs
772-781-8085 Advisory Council. This is an overview of the subject matter
and not intended as legal advice.