A salt and pepper-speckled tweed hat sits perched on the top of a file cabinet in my home office. The hat once belonged to my father, who wore it regularly on family hikes. I recall the trips fondly …...
The caregiver journey has begun. The next thing I know was my sister came rushing and was asking me what happened. She was immediately worried about the hospital bills as our Mom was in a private hospital. Yes, probably,...
Retirement can be a shock for many seniors. Suddenly, they no longer have a job to focus on. There seems to be too much time.This is when seniors can put their heads together and come up with ideas for...
Most of the forgotten rock n rollers I write about, their popularity and name recognition has waned only because of the passage of time. However from the minute this man hit the New York music scene almost nothing was...
The 6th article in the Dad’s Had a Stroke Series under our stories section. Stroke Rehab.
So Dad has been here at stroke rehab for more than a month now. We have a family meeting booked at the 6- week...
Ask any current or former caregiver to describe the role of caregiving and the answer you will often hear is “journey”. The definition is certainly appropriate; however, there can be much more to the job. As a former co-caregiver...
Years ago it didn’t matter, but now I wish I had asked my parents and grandparents so many questions:
What was their first job? (Doug began teaching at a salary of $2800 a year. Judy needed permission from the school...
Garret Mathews asked a number of prominent people to recall growing up and playing baseball.
From basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale: “Growing up, I was a baseball fanatic. We lived 30 minutes from Yankee Stadium, so naturally I wanted to be...
In my ongoing quest to encourage the concept of “evolving” versus “aging” in later life, you may find the story of Heather and Mark a life lesson as I did. Over a coffee he shared his very personal story...
We have had the privilege or sharing many, many articles, stories and books about Alzheimer's. Knowing that millions of people suffer, their families included, makes it a topic we don't feel we can publish often enough.
With the recent loss of music legend Glen...
