Unable To Return Home: A Difficult Conversation With Seniors
Often when a family member is unable to return home after a hospital stay because they need to go to a retirement residence or nursing home the family really...
Bathroom And Functional Limitations
Who knew navigating a bathroom could be so frustrating and potentially unsafe. Well, I did, at least I thought so until I had my own experiences in 2017 and...
Portable Magnifiers: The Perfect Visual Aid On The Go!
One of the most difficult parts of vision loss is the prospect of giving up one’s independence. It’s not uncommon for people struggling with vision loss to find themselves...
Disputes With Family And Friends? Much Depends On Making Amends
Are there some family members you don’t speak to anymore? Former friends you no longer hang around with? Colleagues at work who do their best to make themselves unpleasant? ...
Room For Grace: Embracing Turbulence
After many long months of exhaustive family struggles, cognitive and behavior changes and, a lengthy process of medical evaluations and tests, my dad, Buddy, received the devastating diagnosis of...
Seniors and Legionnaires’ Disease
Though we may have heard of outbreaks of Legionnaires' Disease, many of us don't understand it or even know what it is. Legionnaires' is similar to pneumonia but it...
Are You An Older Adult? Who Qualifies As A Senior?
Some of us duck the label of “senior” at all costs. We don’t want to be labeled, don’t want to think of ourselves as “old.” There’s a perception to...