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Nurse Practitioner Madetric N. Wood has been recognized for the excellent care she provides for her patients, traveling to serve those who cannot get to her office in Fort Pierce. She sees patients in the mornings at her office off the Turnpike Feeder Road in Lakewood Park.

Going the distance

Inspired by her beloved grandmother and the struggle she had getting medical help in rural north Florida, Madetric N. Wood opened her nurse practitioner practice in geriatrics — where she literally goes out of her way to reach patients who couldn’t make it to her office.

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Brandee Anthony, known as the Vero Beach Mermaid, teaches “mermaiding” and free diving and can hold her breath for about 2½ minutes. BRANDEE ANTHONY MEDIA PHOTOS

FINNY BUSINESS

Little girls all around the world dream of becoming a mermaid, but only a very few make that a reality. Even fewer are able to parlay that love of the mythical sirens into a thriving business venture.

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Fort Pierce’s Jeff Shultz retired as a successful businessman but now devotes his time to serving the less privileged. GREG RODGERS

SPIRITUALIZED

In the 13th century, St. Francis of Assisi founded a religious order devoted to acts of charity and service. More than 800 years later, a Treasure Coast retiree follows in his footsteps as a Secular Franciscan brother. “It’s not a group or organization,” Jeff Shultz explained. “It’s a lifestyle, a commitment to try to serve God.”

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Brent Holladay of Grace Family Counseling looks at systems within families to help clients understand personal issues and find solutions for them. Ellen Gillette

Now & Zen

You might say that Brent Holladay’s life has been saved at least three times. The first was as a teen in Idaho. The youngest of six children, Holladay enjoyed the structure of his Mormon home as a boy.

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