Clarksville Family Magazine — October 2014
The October 2014 Clarksville Family Magazine follows Kelly Blevins to Ethiopia, hunts zombies in Clarksville, and prepares readers for flu season.
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The cover feature, “Kelly Blevins' New Story — Hope and Motherhood in Ethiopia,” revisited a woman Clarksville readers first met years earlier through her breast-cancer journey, now following her into a new chapter of hope and motherhood halfway around the world — a moving continuation of a story the magazine had long been part of, reflecting the deep, years-long relationships it builds with the people it covers.
“Clarksville Zombie Hunters” brought seasonal fun with a look at the local enthusiasts embracing the Halloween spirit. The health pages were especially practical: “The Flu Vaccine” prepared readers for the season ahead, while “4 Possible Reasons Your Back Hurts” and “Neck Pain: Common Causes, At-Home Tips, and Treatment” addressed two common sources of everyday discomfort. Cosmetic-care coverage rounded things out.
The recurring departments round out an October number that meets a reader's heart and their everyday needs in the very same pages — zombie hunters and flu shots, back pain and neck pain, the range that has always defined a Clarksville Family October.
The Kelly Blevins feature reached back five years to the October 2009 cover that first told her story. She was only 31 then, and for several uncertain years afterward her life revolved around repeated chemotherapy, surgeries, hospitalizations and doctor visits — the daily routine of a breast-cancer fight. The never-give-up attitude the writer had heard in every word at her kitchen table half a decade earlier now carried her into an entirely new chapter, one of hope and motherhood in Ethiopia.
Table of Contents
- Kelly Blevins' New Story—Hope and Motherhood in Ethiopia (p. 6)
- Clarksville Zombie Hunters (p. 14)
- 4 Possible Reasons Your Back Hurts (p. 18)
- Lines, Wrinkles and Folds, Oh (p. 24)
- The Flu Vaccine (p. 28)
- Neck Pain: Common Causes, At Home Tips, and Treatment (p. 32)
- More Than Medicine: Wellness Products and Personalized (p. 36)
- The Wounded Warrior's Wife (p. 44)
Regular Departments
- Giving back (p. 20)
- Campbell Families (p. 45)
- The Fridge (p. 50)
- Family (p. 52)
