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www.pantagraph.com Pantagraph Monday, December 18 2006 D3 DEAR ABBY HealthDigesl Husband should tune out AWARDS OSF honored PONTIAC OSF Medical Group practices in Cullom and in Dwight have been named 2006 Summit Award Winners by Press Ganey Associates. The award is an industry symbol of achievement in patient satisfaction. Sixty-one offices received the award nationwide. The award recognizes top-performing facilities that sustain high levels of customer satisfaction for three or more consecutive years. Beavers began working at the hospital in 1977.

ANNOUNCEMENTS BroMenn record NORMAL BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal has been identified by the Illinois Hospital Association for BroMenn's record of providing influenza vaccination for pneumonia to identified in-. patients. BroMenn was among three hospitals cited in the association's report, "Influenza Vaccination for Pneumonia Achieving the Standard of Care." The report is the 19th in a series of targeted quality improvement articles produced by the association to benefit Osteopath recognized EUREKA Dr. Gary Knepp of Eureka, director of medical education for Dear Abby: I never thought I would write to you, but several months ago my wife learned that a DJ at the local radio station was an old high school acquaintance. After swapping several e-mails, the man tried to seduce my wife.

He didn't do it in a way that could get him into trouble, but his intentions were very clear. My wife called him and blasted him, telling him she has been happily married for 16 years. This DJ works for my wife's favorite radio station, and every time she listens to this station a little bit of my heart breaks because she knows how I feel about this incident. Should I ask her to stop listening to this station thereby punishing my wife, who is entirely innocent in this matter or keep my mouth shut and hope the hurting will someday stop? Any advice you can offer will be appreciated, as I have been troubled by this for some time. ACHY-BREAKY HEART IN MAINE Dear Achy-Breaky: I'm sorry you were hurt by the lechery of that presumptuous DJ, but please understand that this had nothing to do with you.

Your wife discouraged his friends' parents are furious with me, and now I am begin- ning to question whether I did the right thing. My friends tell me I was right to do what I did. My sort said I should have left his friends out of it. Apparently their smoking has been ongoing, and I do not believe it would have stopped unless they faced disciplinary action. By the way, I am a middle school teacher.

What do you think? SECOND-GUESSING MYSELF IN SOUTH CAROLI-' NA Dear Second-Guessinq: While I don't approve of mi- nors getting high on anything, your solution was needlessly Draconian. Your son's friends' parents are angry because you did not consult them before reporting their children and allow them the option of handling the matter themselves. Frankly, I see their point. I think you jumped the gun, and you owe them an apology. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Bu-ren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Write to Abby in care of The Pantagraph, 301 W. Washington Bloomington, IL 61702-2907. timatum. If Tim comes home, I will leave him. Was that wrong? That boy literally destroyed my family.

I do want Tim to get help, but he has been cheating the system and not taking the treatment in his hurry to get back here. Also, he has lied about other victims. Is there hope? NEEDING ANSWERS IN UTAH Dear Needing Answers: My heart goes out to your husband. It is understandable that he would want his son to come home. However, you were right to give him the ultimatum especially if you have children in the household and if necessary you should follow through.

Your stepson is a predator, and no young child is safe around him. He needs supervision and therapy. The fact that he has not been honest with the people who are trying to help him indicates that he needs to be exactly where he is. Dear Abby: When I learned that my 16-year-old son and his friends were high on marijuana at school, I reported them all to the administration. As a result, they were suspended from school for eight days.

His Jeanne Phillips advances. The fact that she likes the programming on that particular station doesn't mean she's attracted to the disc jockey. At this point, you're making a mountain out of a molehill. You won. He's the loser.

Forget about it. Dear Abby: My husband and I have been through a lot this past year. We found out my stepson, "Tim," was molesting young children. Three of his victims are close family members. Our entire family has been through some traumatic times trying to deal with this.

Tim is currently in a foster home for young adults. He wants to come home and for everyone to forgive him. As you might expect, my husband is taking this extremely hard. He also wants his son home. I gave him an ul Normal-based BroMenn Healthcare, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Illinois pathic Medical Society Knepp was honored at a New offices LACON Methodist Medical Group at Lacon will open its new offices on Jan.

2. The facility cost $650,000 to construct. The building includes six patient exam rooms, nurses' station, lab and general office area. APPOINTMENTS Dr. Gary Knepp Children's Hospital PEORIA Children's Hospital of Illinois at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria has named Horoscope Don't hesitate to put this gift to which should help to alleviate; good use.

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Karen Magers, a registered nurse, is director of the Bloomington Eye Institute for Gailey Eye Clinic, Bloomington. She has served in leadership roles with the American Red Cross Holiday Specials! ceremony in Oak Brook. The award is given to a physician who has provided extraordinary service to the profession of osteopathic medicine and to the Illinois Osteopathic Medical Society. Knepp, president of the society in 1996-97 and in 2002-2003, serves as chairman of the society's political action committee. He was the founding director of BroMenn's Residency Program in Family Practice and directs the graduate medical education programs that bring osteopathic physicians from around the country to Central Illinois.

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