My husband has a favorite football team, the Chicago Bears. Every Sunday he can be found in front of the television with his team jersey on. He’s equipped with snacks, drinks and now a brand new blue-and-orange throw blanket.
He’s a fan – but not what I’d call an extreme fanatic. The jersey and maybe a drinking cup was pretty much all he owned with the logo on it. So when I saw this blue-and-orange throw blanket, I bought it for him.
In addition to having the image of the mascot – Staley Da Bear, which resembles a grizzly – it has several other icons that I knew he’d like. There’s an orange pennant flag that says “Da Bears,” the outline of the state of Illinois and the year 1920 (when the team was first established). Most of all, I knew he’d like the football play diagram with “X’s” and “O’s.” My husband always tries to explain the plays to me using these symbols and an arrowed line to show the formation the players will take when trying to move the ball or score!
My husband loved the gift. But what he loves even more is me sitting close and watching the game with him. Even though I’m not a football fan, I sometimes sit with him out of love. Out of all the love languages, quality time is his favorite.
Everyone has their own love language – and everyone has their own preference for getting the things they need. Don’t we all like getting things, or finding things out, in our own certain ways? Which brings me, surprisingly, to health insurance! At Health AllianceTM, we offer multiple ways to receive information, in several different formats. Some prefer the paperless way of getting information through email, while others like printed paper documents and letters. We also offer lots of our information in Braille, large print or audio cd.
Whenever possible, Health Alliance is more than happy to provide you the materials you need, in the way that best fits your life. It’s what I call the “preferred information love language.”
Sherry Gordon-Harris is a community liaison at Health Alliance. She’s a wife and mother of two boys. She enjoys traveling, collecting dolls, and hosting princess parties and pageants.
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