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...
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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...
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...
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...
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,...
No one likes wearing marks (duh!) but I am impressed by how many in North America are doing it - even if somewhat begrudgingly.
Call the "masking up" mandate herd cooperation or just plain fear response, but thankfully transcends politics...
You smoke. Oh, not a lot. Seven, maybe 8 a day. Mom was like that.
If necessary, you can go two or three hours between puffs. A movie. A dinner party. A Little League game.
Mom was like that.
You don’t smoke...
Most days he gets shot, drowned and set on fire. You can see why Jim Dowdall doesn’t want to retire.
English stunt man Jim Dowdall is in his seventies with grey hair, hearing aids and a ready smile. He’s chatting...
Noel Trachtenberg Celebrated for Leading an Impactful and Spirited Life Full of Resilience in the Face of Adversity
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. August 27, 2019 – Noel Trachtenberg, a resident of La Posada (a premier Kisco Senior Living community), faced...
