Got aging parents at home?
If you miss an appointment, a friend will ask you if you are OK. If you are five minutes late to an appointment, that friend will ask you if you are OK. If you are on time for that appointment, that...
Every New Year I am revisited by the idea of keeping a diary, each time with renewed vigor. The thought is often accompanied by a sense of purpose and responsibility; as the years are rolling by, I could surely...
It is often said that “Misery Loves Company” and “when you are down and out, there are only two kinds of people: those who are down with you and those who are looking down on you.”  You seldom get encouragement...
Stroke Awareness Month Earl Lee - Patient Story More than half a million Americans survive a stroke each year and one in four will suffer a secondary stroke. Of all the strokes suffered annually, 75% occur in people age 65 and...
Seniors Going to College

Off to College

Over a forty plus years career I spent plenty of time in what professionals describe as “continuing education”.  Lucky for me most continuing education classes only require money as the prerequisite for registration.  Consequently, armed solely with a high...
Once upon a time, retiring meant the end of your working life. However, with so many seniors becoming part of the working stream, retirement is no longer the expectation, at least it should not be. Today's seniors can work...
In my previous article, I mentioned writing about working seniors at Hixson Elementary. Now, I am sharing my second article. On my sixty-fifth birthday, I noticed many of my friends were retiring, but I decided to keep working until...
AARP began sending me information when I turned fifty-five. My first reaction was to take it as an insult. As far as I knew, a senior citizen was sixty-five years old. Until a friend politely informed me that many...
My 65th birthday is on the second of December. There is so much more to this milestone in life than just another birthday. My sixteen years of crack addiction during my twenties and early thirties prevented me from seeing...
Remember your first love? You know, the guy made you swoon at the thought of him. The one who made your legs like jelly as his lips touched yours. That man you told anyone and everyone who would listen...