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When Jolene O’Brien’s son was an infant, she taught herself the art of knitting and crocheting. Now that her little boy is 45 years old, O’Brien reluctantly assented that she’s got mad skills when it comes to yarn and needles.
“I’ve gotten quite good at it,” she said.
An Athens resident for the past seven years, the Maine native spends her downtime watching television (“The Queen’s Gambit” was a recent favorite) and creating crocheted goodies for family and friends.
“I do it when I have time to sit down,” said O’Brien, who moved to the Classic City from Florida. “I couldn’t tell you how long it takes to make something and I’ve never even considered trying to time it, but it’s not done in one setting. It’s usually a matter of days or weeks, depending on how busy I am. What I like to do in the evenings when the dishes are done is I’ll sit down and watch a movie and crochet.”
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Sexual assault is a traumatic experience, but sometimes, for survivors in San Miguel County, the process that follows can also feel traumatizing.
Thatâs because up to now there has only been one certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) â Telluride Medical Center ER nurse Betsy Muennich â in the entire county, according to San Miguel Resource Center Coordinated Community Response Coordinator Tammi Ragan.
âBetsy is amazing, but if she is working or unavailable, the survivor has to travel to Durango or Montrose, sometimes even to Grand Junction if the other hospitals are busy,â Ragan explained. âThese exams can last up to six hours. Asking someone to not change their clothes, to not wash, to not drink water â it can be a re-traumatizing thing for them.â