Got aging parents at home?
Patio furniture is nowadays a necessity. It helps to decorate the patio portion of your house and will also help you to enjoy the best times on patio decks with family or friends. Right from lounging chairs to some...
95th Birthday

LET ME GO

On a typical sunny afternoon in Santa Monica, I went to visit mother.   When I opened the door, I found her on the floor of the entry hall, lying on her back with her eyes closed, as if she were...
Although, the following events occurred at an award-winning institution, they can occur at any institution. This account is offered as a service to you so that you or a loved one have a better chance of avoiding anything similar. In service:...
Photo by Vidar Nordli-Mathisen on Unsplash Travel USED to be fairly straightforward before coronavirus-- you chose your destination(s), then your mode of transportation. Somewhat simple perhaps. Both mode and place have been severely compromised.   My wife and I had our retirement plans pretty much laid...
As you age and start having grandchildren, you need to find a way to stay relevant in the lives of them, as well as your other family members. This involves changing with the times and updating your home to...
Patients recovering from lengthy battles with COVID-19 face many obstacles, even when free from the disease. In addition to being weakened from confinement in a bed for weeks or months, their breathing capacity is compromised, making it extremely challenging...
Aging without children

AGING WITHOUT CHILDREN

When we are born, none of us slide into the world with labels stating who we will be as adults. No matter what our parent's plans for us would be, we are the ultimate chooser of our destiny. Although...
Photo by John Schnobrich on Unsplash These days, it is really easy to look someone up on the internet and get a lot of information about them, such as where they are located currently, where they lived in the past, what their phone...
Photo by Vlada Karpovich Basements are often a left-out space at home. Usually, they have unused space that you can makeover to give it more fun and productive feels to it. Whether you want a safe space, somewhere to relax...
By the time I was 52, I had been married three times. If the courts had not documented the first two marriages, I would pretend that they never happened. During both, my husbands and I were smoking crack before,...