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Make the Call

Make the Call

For 42 years, women have found safety, healing, and hope at Stepping Stones Agencies when they are facing some of the lowest moments in their lives. Even during times of hopelessness and desperation, they find enough courage to pick up the phone and call our 24/7/365 helpline.

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A Fighter from the Start

A Fighter from the Start

Mechelle Saravo’s family knew she was a fighter from the start. Born premature, Mechelle required five surgeries on her legs between her third and fourth birthdays. Even with heavy casts on both legs, Mechelle would commando crawl throughout her home in Tucson.

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‘A Major Step Forward’

‘A Major Step Forward’

Neurosurgeon Sam Safavi-Abbasi, MD is now performing advanced brain and spine surgeries as well as the latest minimally invasive procedures in the Quad Cities, thanks to an affiliation between Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Group (YRMG) and Barrow Brain and Spine.

“This is a major step forward for neurosurgical services in our community and throughout northern Arizona,” said Ken Boush, Director, Marketing and Communications at Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC). “Dr. Safavi-Abbasi’s expertise as a neurosurgeon complements the care provided by the team at YRMG, Neurosurgical Medicine and Physiatry.”

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Living Life with Heart

Living Life with Heart

Many people have important childhood experiences that steer them toward their life’s work. Few, however, can point to an event as significant as testifying before the United Nations at 11 years old. That experience motivated Olufunso Odunukan, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI – an interventional cardiologist who recently joined Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Group (YRMG) – to pursue a career in medicine.

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Life is So Much Sweeter

Life is So Much Sweeter

I can’t stay silent. Eating disorders doubled during Covid. One in five diagnosed will die.

Quarantine was going as well as could be expected for our family of five. Our 10-year-old attended a micro-school and our teens seemingly thrived online. My husband and I worked away from home but were available as needed.

As we waited out the pandemic, we would have never guessed what was to come…

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Carrying Out a Legacy

Carrying Out a Legacy

Since 1982, The Susan J. Rheem Adult Day Center, a nonprofit, medical/social adult day health program licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services, has served caregivers and adults living with illnesses and disabilities, as well as dementias including Alzheimer’s disease. More than 5,000 adult day centers in the U.S. thrive in larger cities; The Susan J. Rheem Center thrives in rural Arizona.

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Women with Diabetes Have a Greater Risk of Heart Disease than Men

Women with Diabetes Have a Greater Risk of Heart Disease than Men

If you’re a woman with diabetes, your risk of developing heart disease may be greater than you think. Diabetes seems to erase the protective effect of the female gender against cardiovascular disease and heart attack. Because of this, healthcare providers agree that women with diabetes need careful monitoring to protect their cardiovascular health.

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A Center of Excellence

A Center of Excellence

The word “excellence” has long been associated with the Breast Care Center at Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC). But now it’s official: YRMC’s Breast Care Center was recently designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence (BICOE) by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

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Transformation on a Deeper Level

Transformation on a Deeper Level

If you’re struggling to meet some of your goals, maybe all you need is a coach who helps you organize the concrete steps along your path.

Holistic Health and Life Coach Kristen Dicker created her “Blooming Into You: Coming Home to Your True Self” business so she can be that helping hand.

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‘Let the Rest of Your Life Be the Best of Your Life’

‘Let the Rest of Your Life Be the Best of Your Life’

An elevated level of elder care is now available in the Prescott region with the opening of the Summit Senior Living home in scenic Williamson Valley.

Dr. Kurt Krupnick and his wife Debbie, a nurse practitioner, co-own and operate the home with their longtime friends John and Dana Marti. A retired police officer, John handles the security and property management while Dana, a CPA, manages the home’s financials.

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