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Reagan Greenwood is a former copyeditor at A Place for Mom, where her passion to help seniors and her skill set allowed her to cover the full spectrum of senior living, from assistive product reviews to medications and therapies of interest and concern. Prior to APFM, Reagan was a fiction editor for a literary magazine while earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Pittsburg State University.
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