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increased danger of death from this condition. Stranded by snow and ice, their food stocks may dwindle. Their mobility reduced, they may be unable to take precautions to protect water lines from freezing.

We can help by stopping in regularly to check the woodpile and the pantry, to give a quick look to the furnace and the pump house, to make sure any necessary medications are still on hand and to share a few minutes of conversation to end that winter isolation.

It’s called being a good neighbor. It’s the same country spirit that once led folks out here to get together for a barn raising or a house raising, the same spirit that today prompts outpourings of generosity to families that have lost homes and belongings to fire. By keeping that spirit of neighborliness alive this winter, we can prevent needless suffering and tragedy.

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