As we reach a certain age, many of us feel a natural tendency to downsize our lives. With our kids grown and (hopefully) gone for good, we start to realize a certain accumulation of stuff that we had not previously been cognizant of. Rooms full of furniture, mementos, knick-knacks, you name it, it seems that…
You may remember the old adage, “Age before beauty.” Usually said fondly when a younger person defers to someone older, it results in the elder getting some benefit – like walking through a door first or taking the first piece of cake. You get the idea. As a senior, you may be finding yourself less…
Concussions are a (no pun intended) sore subject for the National Football League, which in 2013 reached a settlement of $765 million after being sued by thousands of former players who had suffered debilitating health conditions from side effects of multiple concussions during their playing days. Former Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre gave an interview…
Whether you’re a senior considering a move to a senior living community, or the child or family member of someone contemplating it, one of the biggest considerations is the lifestyle, and how to get—or preserve—that active way of life? We are all creatures of habit, and that means doing the things we like, in the…
It almost takes the patience of Job to answer the same question your aging parents ask over and over again. But when it comes down to it, they literally forget they just asked you. Many of the adult children whose parents live here routinely ask about their parents’ forgetfulness. We respond that it is very…
We all remember our first pet – a bundle of fur, a goldfish won at a Halloween carnival, or maybe even something scaly or slimy that sent our mothers running for higher ground anytime we couldn’t find it. For those of us who have loved animals from an early age, it’s not surprising that pets…