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Elizabeth Plumtree – A Lifetime of Achievement
Elizabeth Plumtree passed away February 6. This was originally posted on May 22, 2017
As we approach the 2017 Women of Excellence Awards, we take a look back at one of two recipients of the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Elizabeth Plumtree came to Red Deer with her husband, David in 1973. It was through their joint decision to get involved in the community that she came to join a group of people who decided to establish a community wide Canada Day Celebration. The same group worked to save the old Cronquist farmhouse. With a core of volunteers, they moved it across a frozen Red Deer River to its current home at Bower Ponds.
Over the next three decades, Elizabeth tirelessly promoted Red Deer’s diversity and multiculturalism while showcasing the City’s pride in its own heritage through programs and events at Cronquist House such as the Bowers Pond Canada Day celebrations. Elizabeth Plumtree became the face and name behind the Cronquist House and turned it into the jewel of the City of Red Deer’s parks system it is today.
Now retired, Elizabeth has continued to provide leadership, guidance and experience to the Society as a board member and volunteer. Here’s how Elizabeth grew from an interested new citizen into a committed leading citizen of Red Deer.
The Results have Convinced Me
I have been diabetic for a while but have never cared much about monitoring it. Finally, my doctor got upset at me and suggested I pay more attention and referred me to a Family Nurse to help me get focused. The nurse was very understanding and she listened to me. She made suggestions. However, I wasn’t really convinced this would make any difference. She asked me to write down everything I ate or drank and take my blood sugars regularly and write them down. I started to see trends and the errors in my ways. I decreased my intake of sweets and pop.
My A1C went from 15.8 to 7.1. I got more involved in activities. Now I walk 10,000 steps almost every day. The walking seems to help me keep everything else in line. And then the nurse suggested that I start doing regular blood pressure readings and I saw my blood pressure improve. An average reading for me now is 122/54. My doctor is really happy. My pant size decreased also. I was forced to retire a few years ago due to back issues, but I find when I exercise regularly I have much less back pain. I no longer needed pain killers.
You can see how I have become convinced that I can make a big difference in my health through my lifestyle choices. I would highly recommend anyone not paying attention to their diabetes to see a Family Nurse.
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