My functional limitations have improved with treatment, but the last and most troubling has been my hand dexterity, coordination and strength. As a writer, administrator, online teacher, etc I've gone back to two finger pecking along. (Yes, everything you...
You know, the job you thought would last a lifetime? I sure remember mine! As college graduation approached, me with a newly printed Masters Degree in hand, and a wife with new baby at home, I faced the immediate reality...
♫Take me down little Susie, take me down♫. It's a cold night in March and the Rolling Stones are screeching "Dead Flowers" from their Sticky Fingers album that's being re-played on PBS TV. I am watching them perform during a...
For a variety of reasons seniors may decide to or need to switch to a soft food diet. Enjoying your favourite foods and getting enough nutrition can be difficult if your diet only consists of soft food. Those with...
A report released today by the Center for Oral Health sheds light on the vast numbers of seniors that suffer from oral health problems. In contrast to the growing awareness of children’s oral health needs, the oral health of older adults has received...
One of the earliest treatments for disease and maintaining health was garlic. It has been used since the beginning of recorded history and was found in ancient Greek temples and in Egyptian pyramids. Ancient medical texts show that it...
There have always been standards in the amount of money you will need to retire. Different people have various ways of figuring out how much you will need, depending on your present income and your expenditures. There are many...
The mid years of your life could mean a midlife crisis. For some of us this is a difficult time. Midlife could come early or it could show up later but everyone deals with it in a different way....
We all know about online scams and identity theft schemes, but do you know how to protect yourself against such evils? To help you remember I have come up with an acronym - KEEP THEM OUT, below I explain...
Once upon a time, estate planning was thought of as something only wealthy people did. But estate planning is not just about money, property and investments. It also involves your health in the future and whether or not you...
