Got aging parents at home?
Photo by Ioana Radescu on Unsplash Humans are uniquely acquisitive.  We fill our homes, our garages and our closets to the brim.  And the older...
Photo by Mark Paton on Unsplash Technology has brought us some amazing sensory-enhancing devices--everything from eyesight improving lenses (centuries old) to portable phones that let us...
As a former mental health and substance abuse therapist, it was easy to see that many of my clients were using or used some...
Photo by MayoFi on Unsplash Is it "nifty" after 50?   Is there sex after 60?   Is there success after 70?   Relevant to these questions is how much the coronaviris has affected your...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
By the time I was 52, I had been married three times. If the courts had not documented the first two marriages, I would...