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HOW TOTAL HEARING CARE HAS HELPED DURING COVID-19

e all know how COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on hearing aids in, along with their name and phone number.
our lives. Fear. Uncertainty. Being more careful. 2.Residents give these boxes to the nurse or concierge. Then one
WThe group most vulnerable to this unknown virus are of our staff picks up the hearing aids.
seniors, as well as people with co-morbidities, such as immune
deficiencies and respiratory illnesses. COVID-19 spreads 3.Wearing masks and gloves, and using disinfectant wipes, she
quickly and easily in large groups and another audiologist, LeAnn Lipman, clean all the hearing
of people, and this includes nursing aids, as well as check them to
homes and assisted living centers. make sure they are working
Upon learning this, many of these centers properly. This is complimentary
and retirement communities closed their for anyone, including people who
doors to outside visitors to protect their are not our current patients.
residents, and rightfully so. 4.If they find repair issues with

Total Hearing Care visits many of any of the aids, they call the
these communities to assist people resident to explain the problem
with their hearing and hearing aids. and any costs associated with it.
We help people who may not have 5.Dr. Gainey types a short
transportation to our offices and note explaining what they did
people who may have dexterity issues and includes it in each of the
who have a hard time cleaning their boxes, which are returned to the
hearing aids. However, because of the retirement communities on the
closings, Total Hearing Care has been same day.
unable to visit this population. 6.If anyone needs supplies, those
We got creative. Dr. Paige Gainey, are also included in the boxes and
one of our audiologists who often payment is taken over the phone.
visits these sites came up with a This has been a wonderful
great idea. She is currently working program that has helped residents
with the nurses and directors of our get the services they need for their
communities to help people who need hearing aids while respecting the
assistance with their hearing aids. Being aware of the risk of social distancing that is so important for the communities. If you
infection, she came up with a plan. She collects hearing aids and live in a retirement community and think this program would
takes them back to the office to service them. This is how she benefit residents, please talk to your director to see if they would
accomplishes this: like to participate. If so, have them call Malissa Rose at 214-

1.She gives the centers individual boxes for residents to put their 827-1900 and she will coordinate with Dr. Gainey.

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Family Praised for Their Honesty After Finding and Returning Bags Containing $1M in Cash
A in the middle of the road—all they know is that the Schantzes deserved
www.goodnewsnetwork.com
Virginia family is being praised for their extraordinary honesty
after they found—and returned—one million dollars in cash.
In May, a schoolteacher Emily Schantz and her family had been
“For someone so honest and willing to give that almost a million dollars
out on a weekend drive through Caroline County when they saw the car praise for their good deed.
ahead of them swerve to avoid hitting a large bag in the road. back—it’s exceptional on their part,” Caroline County Police Major
Although the Schantzes were unable to swerve around the object in Scott Moser told WTVR. “Their two sons were there, so I put the lights
on for them, but we are proud that they represented this county well by
time, they did pull over to the side of the road so they could move it out being so honest.”
of the way. Assuming it was trash, they grabbed abandoned two bags
off of the pavement and threw them into the trunk.
It was only later that the Schantzes opened up the sacks and found
dozens of plastic packages filled with stacks of cash
Rather than keep the money for themselves, however, Emily and her
husband turned it all into the police with the hopes of teaching their
sons a valuable lesson in honesty.
Police investigators believe that the postal service had been delivering
the bags to a local bank, but it is still a mystery as to how they ended up
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