Experiences in Nursing

BY PALMA MOYER, RN

Dear friends: As I think back on my life and some of the issues I have come across as a nurse, one incident that stands out was with a coworker. Every day she would show up with bruises all over her arms. One day she was especially bruised and I asked her if she was in a car accident. She stated that no, her husband beat her whenever she mispronounced a word. This day she could not say the word ‘jelly.’ I told her to get help with her situation. She did not know anyone in the area but had friends in Connecticut. I encouraged her to get in touch with them for help. She eventually did and I helped her to buy a bus ticket and leave town for Connecticut.

Her husband found out that I was helping her and threatened to shoot me or my husband. I really did not know where she went exactly, so I was not able to tell him anything, and he eventually gave up on threatening me. So, in conclusion, I find nursing has many opportunities to be helpful to everyone.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments if I can be of any help.

~ Palma Moyer, RN class of 1957 TUH

Palma will be SHaring more of Her exPerienCeS and PerSPeCtiveS on nurSing. SHe Can be reaCHed at dontHelPmemoyer@aol Com

Bucks County Offers Free Fraud Alert Program

There is no need to pay a company to watch for fraudulent property transactions.

Dan McPhillips, Bucks County Recorder of Deeds, offers a free service for the residents of Bucks County, the Bucks County Fraud Alert System. This system monitors any documents that are recorded in your name, whether that be a true recording or a fraudulent one. Once you are signed up, you will receive an email and/or text from our recording vendor, Landex, alerting you anytime a document has been recorded in our office with your name. Businesses are also welcome to sign-up for this service. Dan hopes this free service will go a long way in helping residents to protect them from purchasing a costly service that monitors our property records. There is no need to pay an outside group a high monthly fee to do this for you.

Go to: www.landex.com/recordalert/bucks

Dan says that as the Recorder of Deeds, it is important that all residents of Bucks County feel protected from any fraudulent recordings against them. Here are things to know:

• You can input 5 versions of your name and should.

• You can sign up for email, text, or both.

• Landex our office recording software vendor sweeps for names every 20 minutes; it goes through your name, not property.

• It will detect fraudulent and legitimate documents.

Should you get an alert you will receive an instrument number referencing the document in question. A text alert will come as a 717 are code and will contain a link to the information.

An email will have all the information in the body of the message.

If any resident and questions or concerns, they are welcomed to contact the office.

To contact the Bucks County Recorder of Deeds office, please call 215-348-6209 or visit them at www.buckscounty.org/government/ RowOfficers/RecorderofDeeds kathleen e rittenhouse, of Coopersburg, PA, was surrounded by her family and her favorite music as she joined her husband, Joseph, in heaven, February 25, 2023 after spending 84 years with her family.

She was born in Philadelphia to the late Margaret Wahl and William McGillivray.

Kathleen was predeceased by her loving husband Joseph (Bud) A. Rittenhouse, Sr. in 2002 and her son, Joseph Rittenhouse Jr. in 2017.

Kathleen was a member of St. Isidore’s Church in Quakertown for over 70 years. She was an associate broker in the real estate market for the last 30+ years and a member of The John Rittenhouse Team. Kathleen loved her family and friends and enjoyed traveling.

Kathleen was a loving mother to Mary Beth Rittenhouse, Jeffrey Rittenhouse and wife Cindy, Michael Rittenhouse, AnneMarie (Rittenhouse) Miller and husband Ed, John Rittenhouse and wife Erica; a loving grandmother to Joseph Rittenhouse III, Matt Rittenhouse, Alicia Rittenhouse, Aaron Rittenhouse, Shannon Burky and husband Tom, Logan Rittenhouse, Lauren Rittenhouse, Joshua Miller, Michaela Miller, Maddox Rittenhouse and Saige Rittenhouse; and a loving great-grandmother to Aidan Burky, Felicity Burky, Willow Woodruff, Iris Woodruff and Audrey Rittenhouse.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Kathleen’s name to St. Isidore’s food bank or local food banks.

All arrangements are made by Naugle Funeral & Cremation Center, Ltd. 135 W. Pumping Station Road, Quakertown, PA, 18951. (215-536-3343) keVin anDrew tomlinson, 42, of Quakertown Pennsylvania, passed away on March 3, 2023. He was born in Doylestown on October 29, 1980 to John Lenard Tomlinson and Lynn Marjorie Hiller. He was the loving husband of Courtney Rebecca Miracle for 24 years.

He worked in the stair building and woodworking industry for most of his adult life and had recently started his own business, KAT Finishing & Millwork. He approached life and his work with tenacity. Kevin loved to travel, SCUBA dive, snowboard, hover board with his daughter Molly, camp, fly, and hangout laughing with his friends.

Kevin is survived by his wife; parents; daughter Molly Victoria Miracle Tomlinson; brother Jason (Meghan) Tomlinson; and many other loving family and friends. He is predeceased by his brother Adam Ross Tomlinson.

All arrangements are made by Naugle Funeral & Cremation Service, Ltd. 135 W. Pumping Station Road, Quakertown, PA, 18951. (215-536-3343)

In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution in Kevin's memory can be made directly to the family or online at gofund.me/bf3fc1b0

QNB Bank Seeking Student Art for 2024 Collector Calendar

QNB Bank is seeking artwork for its 2024 Student Art Calendar Contest from high school students (grades 9-12) of all schools in the QNB Bank market area. This will be the 28th installment of the QNB Student Art Collector Calendar. The theme for this year is “Architecture” and the art format is the same as years past – a pen and ink drawing. Fourteen drawings will be selected by the Bank to be featured in the calendar. Entry forms with a full list of rules and regulations for the contest can be picked up at any QNB Bank location, participating schools’ art departments, or on QNB’s website at QNBbank.com/contest. Artwork may be mailed to: QNB Bank, Attn: Marketing Department, PO Box 9005, Quakertown, PA 18951-9005

Winners of the contest will be chosen and notified in June. Questions may be directed to the QNB Bank Marketing Department at 215538-5600 ext. 5756.