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Harbour Ridge 14th Annual by Judy Tilliss. She and her committee members Dot Coblentz,
Patricia Imperiale, Barbara McKinnon and Suzi Romanik
Benefit For SafeSpace believe in the cause so much that they have already committed
to work on the 15th annual benefit for SafeSpace scheduled for
By Nancy Wong Feb. 18, 2023.
After holding a virtual fundraising event last year due to the Tilliss says, “The community is fortunate that SafeSpace is
pandemic, members of the Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country able to help adult victims and their children, not only with the
Club enjoyed returning to their clubhouse on Feb. 19 to support crisis hotline and emergency shelters but also with many legal,
SafeSpace and dance to the music of the Street Talk Band. financial and mental health counseling programs and services.
Sponsorships, tickets, donations, champagne bucket drawing We, at Harbour Ridge, want to make sure these SafeSpace Harbour Ridge Benefit Committee members Suzi Romanik,
and a silent auction raised over $100,000 of much needed funds programs and services continue as long as they are needed.” Patricia Imperiale, Barbara McKinnon, Chair Judy Tilliss and
to help save and change the lives of Treasure Coast domestic “SafeSpace is truly thankful for the ongoing generous support Dot Coblentz with SafeSpace Board President (second from
violence victims and their children by providing intervention, of the Harbour Ridge community,” says SafeSpace CEO Teresa right) Nancy Wong
prevention, and advocacy services. Albizu. “Federal and state grants cover only about 50 percent of
Originally started 14 years ago by Doug and Patty Stewart, agency expenses so we are very grateful that the annual Harbour safespacefl.org or call (772) 223-2399. Founded in 1979, it is
longtime supporters of SafeSpace, the annual gala benefit has Ridge benefits have helped us to help thousands of victims and the only state certified domestic violence agency serving the
continued as a labor of love by many Harbour Ridge members their children in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.” Treasure Coast. All services are free of charge. Hotline help is
throughout the years. This year’s benefit committee was chaired For more information about SafeSpace, visit www. available 24/7 at (772) 288-7023.
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The Domestication Of The Cat Studies of DNA from more than 200 cats spanning 9,000 tendencies as compared with dogs aligning more with the
years show that there were two main lineages that contributed modern lifestyle.
True to feline to the domestic feline we know today. These are the wild cats No matter if you are a dog person or a cat person, pets bring
form, it is thought of West Asia and the African cats that dominated Egypt. History us companionship and many positive health benefits. For those
that cats domesticated tells us that cats spread from Asia into Europe as early as 4400 of us that have a feline friend, it is fun to look back and know
themselves! Those of B.C. Egyptian cats then spread into the Mediterranean and that they are still very similar to those wild cats that decided
us who have pet cats most of the rest of the world around 1500 B.C. As cats chose to to befriend us humans and enrich our lives thousands of years
know that cats do what hang around human settlements, they likely became attractive ago. Just make sure to bring your feline companion in for yearly
cats want to do! In fact we often joke that cats are very good at to humans as pets due to increased sociability and tameness. veterinary checkups to ensure they stay healthy! After all, we
training us humans to serve them. Humans began taking them on ships and other transports for need them with us for many years to come.
Cats began their unique relationship with humans around rodent control. Thus they traveled around the world! Established in 1981, Palm City Animal Medical Center is
10,000 to 12,000 years ago in the “Fertile Cresent” which is the Surprisingly, wild and domestic cats show no major dedicated to providing the best possible care for your pets. With
modern day region of West Asia. This was the area where some differences in their genetic makeup. One of the few traits that focuses on compassionate care in surgery, physical therapy and
of the earliest human developments were located. As people changed is the tabby coat marking. It was only in the late rehabilitation, preventative medicine, extensive diagnostics, and
abandoned their nomadic ways and settled down to farm, grain 18th century that the markings became common enough to be emergency service, Palm City Animal Medical Center combines
was stored and rats and mice became a problem. Middle Eastern associated with domestic cats and, in the 19th century, cat fanciers exceptional medical care with a caring philosophy for pets and
wildcats (Felix silvestrus lybica) took advantage of the food began to select cats with certain traits to create specific breeds. their owners. For more information, call (772) 283-0920, visit
source and started hanging around humans. These cats evolved Cats are increasing in popularity as companion animals www.palmcityanimalmedicalcenter.com or find us on Facebook
over thousands of years into the modern day cat Felis catus. worldwide. This may be due to the independent feline at www.facebook.com/PalmCityAnimalClinic.

Tampa General Hospital’s Health Ambassador Program

Is A Personal Guide To World-Class Care

The Health Ambassador Program When K.C. Austin, a

reduces stress on patients and resident on Florida’s East
Coast, was battling the
families, so they can focus on Delta variant of COVID-19,
he was rushed to a Palm
what matters most. Beach County hospital’s
intensive care unit. Austin
The Health Ambassador Program at Tampa General was intubated, and he and
Hospital (TGH) provides world-class medical care with his family were soon facing
white-glove service. When patients from across Florida life-or-death decisions.
need to be transferred to TGH, a TGH health ambassador “They started talking
will handle all the details for them, whether they need help about him needing a transfer
making a general appointment, scheduling a test, or preparing for ECMO (extracorporeal
for surgery and/or an inpatient stay. Simply give TGH a call, membrane oxygenation
and they will take care of the rest. through a heart-lung
As an integral part of the TGH team, a designated health machine), and that made
ambassador will: it more real,” said Danielle
• Schedule patient appointments and testing Austin, K.C.’s wife.
• Arrange hotel and other travel needs if the patient and “Luckily, the doctors had
their family are coming to TGH from outside the Tampa started the paperwork for
Bay area the transfer pretty early on. Dr. Abraham Schwarzberg, Senior Vice President of Network Development & Chief of
• Help patients with any business needs they may have When I got that phone call Oncology at Tampa General Hospital, sees patients in Palm Beach County and from
during their stay that he was being transferred across the Treasure Coast. When needed, he refers patients to Tampa General Hospital for
• Coordinate any follow-up care, imaging, or further tests to TGH, I just said, ‘Oh my complex care.
a patient may need gosh, we have a chance.’
Tampa General Hospital is committed to becoming The night he was airlifted, we sat on my in-laws’ patio and Lynn Stockford, RN, BSN
the safest and most innovative academic health system waited to see that helicopter take off.” Manager, Physician Network
in the country. It is working to achieve that by offering “The communication at TGH was unbelievable,” Danielle Business Development
the latest treatment options available, utilizing evidence- said. “The fact that I was able to speak to a physician or Lynn educates healthcare
based practices, providing full transparency every step of representative every day, even when I was in West Palm providers and patients on
the way, and extending personalized, white-glove service Beach, was unbelievable. I never felt like I didn’t know what the complex care TGH’s
to each patient. was going on. I never felt that they weren’t doing everything expert physicians provide
“Patience, empathy and servitude are the basis of our they could.” and where appropriate,
program. We understand and respect each of our patients’ All of the right decisions were made at the right time for facilitates transfers through
unique medical and personal needs,” said Lynn Stockford, Mr. Austin, and that continuum of care at TGH is why he is TGH’s ambassador and
network development manager at TGH. “Our goal is to alive today. transfer teams.
reduce stress, so patients and their families can focus on For a consultation, please call (561) 644-0125.
what matters most.”
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