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Worries About My Daughter-I Need Answers-Can You Help Me? -
Linda DeWitt (1,955)    
Linda DeWitt   
I am really getting worried about my daughter. Lately she has been saying and thinking some really strange things.
It wasn't too long ago she couldn’t find her husband and he was sitting on his computer, right next to hers, in the same room. Can you imagine? Her husband told me that she went... ( added 9 days 18 hours ago.) |
The Feisty Side of Fifty ~ How Your Perspective Affects Your Aging Process -
Camille Strate (1,340) 
Camille Strate
One of the great joys of the Internet is finding more places that inspire, or make you laugh, or get you to shift your perspective to a more joyful view of life. At least for me. As a writer (and 'blogger'...ACK!) I do my share of research and browsing various sites in search of things that may... ( added 12 days 4 hours ago.) |
Caring for the Caregiver: How to Ask for Help -
 - Nancy Travers (82) 
If you are caring for your elderly parents or your elderly spouse, you may be headed for depression or a host of other stress-related problems if you don't take adequate care of yourself. Many caregivers fall ill to viruses and other infections and also have elevated blood levels that may lead to... ( added 11 days 18 hours ago.) |
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Age and Health Bring on Major Priority Changes -
Sandra E. Graham (10,088)   
Sandra E. Graham
I sit on the porch in a well-padded and well-raised lawn chair, drinking my first cup of coffee of the morning and think about how heavy the dew weighs on the already-needing-a-good-mowing grass. I squirm around to a more comfortable position to ease the ache in my hips and back-each new position... ( added 170 days 1 hour ago.) |
When I am 99, I'll Eat Whatever I Want -
- Dianne Lehmann (5,738)  
Dianne Lehmann
Right now, I am caring for our friend's two cats and dog. The cats, Sushi (I'm not really sure why they named their Siamese "Sushi", but there you are) and George, mostly take care of themselves. Their dog, Wooster , is another matter.
He is old as dogs go, but in good shape. He is a finicky... ( added 1 year 212 days ago.) |
When Helping Does More Harm Than Good ~ The Dangers of Enabling -
Camille Strate (1,340)
Camille Strate
Regardless of one's chosen field of work, or the
manner in which we use your gifts, most of us have come across people
in our lives who absolutely refuse to take responsibility for their
actions, their situations, their own lives. It could be a family
member, a dear friend, a... ( added 41 days 5 hours ago.) |
PowerChair VS Scooter----Which is Your Ride-With-Pride? -
Sandra E. Graham (10,088)
Sandra E. Graham
I sat there at the top, looking down the long steep embankment. My heart pounding as I visualized a jagged slope of Mt. Everest---and this was my own driveway! Why was I so terrified of the familiar angle of our driveway? Don't be too judgmental just yet; let me back up a bit and add to the... ( added 58 days 22 hours ago.) |
You Know You're Getting Old When.. -
Sandra E. Graham (10,088)
Sandra E. Graham
Tonight I had the pleasure of joining my son and grandson to drive into town to see a new movie. Now I very seldom go to the movie theaters anymore-something that I once loved doing often when I was younger. Although I still love movies, I am now at the age that I am content to sit at home and... ( added 225 days 6 hours ago.) |
Are You A Senior? -
Steve Radford (1,026) 
Steve Radford
It was lunch time and I was racing from one office to another to interview a sales candidate. As I drove, I scoured the businesses along the route for a restaurant. With less than thirty minutes, it had to be someplace quick. There! I spotted a pizza buffet, turned in and took the first available... ( added 1 year 153 days ago.) |
Remembering Mom - Honoring Dad -
- Dave Potchak (715)  
Dave Potchak
Unless you recently experienced the loss of a loved one, you may have trouble understanding this story. And unless that loved one spent the last seven or eight years of her life, suffering from numerous physical and dementia issues, you will have difficulty appreciating what my dad has recently... ( added 2 years 269 days ago.) |
How Can I Choose a Senior Facility For My Elderly Loved Ones? -
Nostalgia John (354)  
Nostalgia John
In my capacity as a professional entertainer touring coast to coast to Senior facilities, I am VERY aware of the wide/wide disparity of facilities. There are the modern, comfortable sometimes even luxurious spots. Nicest places to live in their entire town or suburb! Then, there are the almost... ( added 2 years 271 days ago.) |
Suicide and the Elderly: Illness, Age and Lack of Hope -
Steve Kovacs (4,119) 
Steve Kovacs
Older people are disproportionately likely to die by suicide. The highest percentages of those in the elderly category that commit suicide are those over 85 years old. I know a man who is nearing 90 years old and who lives a vibrant and active life. He runs a business, stays physically fit and... ( added 32 days 11 hours ago.) |
Why Is This Old Man Feeling Lonely? (Part 1) -
- Robert Bregman (38)
One of the problems of being old in a place where there is no close family is that there is no one to reminisce with. When I was very young, my Grandpa Dave would come to our home every wednesday. He would sit with me and tell me stories about his life in Russia, in Brooklyn, every detail and I... ( added 84 days 23 hours ago.) |
Just Another Sign of the Aging Phenomenon? -
Sandra E. Graham (10,088)
Sandra E. Graham
Jokes are often made of elderly people who go from one room to another and forget why they went in there. And although we laugh at the jokes, it may not be so funny to the person experiencing such a problem. As we age, short-term memory loss becomes a real issue with which we must contend. I... ( added 93 days 18 hours ago.) |
Knowing When Its Time to Shop For a New Front Porch -
Sandra E. Graham (10,088)
Sandra E. Graham
We are faced with decisions from the very first day of our lives-some are life-changing while others can be much less important. We may spend hours or even days debating with ourselves about making a change in our lives and then again, we can make a change subconsciously and never know we did it.... ( added 98 days 18 hours ago.) |
Growing Old -
Joel Hirschhorn (2,872) 
Joel Hirschhorn
Once again I noticed in an alumni magazine that someone I went to college with had died, an event that has occurred with increasing frequency as has the deaths of many big name entertainers that had enriched my life. So, not unexpectedly, I found myself contemplating the process of growing old.... ( added 156 days 5 hours ago.) |
What Should We Call Senior Citizens? -
- Fran Larson (23,243)  
Fran Larson
We all have things to do, people to see and places to go. We're busy as bees; we are like the lightning bugs that dart everywhere and emit their beautiful lights in the darkest night. We can be seen everywhere volunteering, gardening, teaching, game playing, working, working out, walking... ( added 232 days 7 hours ago.) |
Loneliness Kills, Some Seniors on Death Row -
Gary W. Halsey Sr. (4,460) 
Gary W. Halsey Sr.
I remember when my mom was alive; she spent the last three years with my wife and I. We loved having her, and it took some getting used to, we laugh together, loved, and even got on each others nerves sometimes, but there was always love. There is one thing that used to bother me though, every... ( added 234 days 13 hours ago.) |
Age Discrimination In Our Hospitals, Senior Citizens Limited Care, Based On Age? -
Gary W. Halsey Sr. (4,460)
Gary W. Halsey Sr.
I was talking to a friend of mine at work, and her father has been pronounced terminally ill with prostate cancer according to his doctor. He keeps going into remission, but then he goes back to things getting worse. This has been going on for about the last four years. His heart is not good, he... ( added 248 days 11 hours ago.) |
Picking Beans In The Hot Summer Sun! -
- Bob Alexander (2,053) 
Bob Alexander
There were 15 of us with our backs stooped and sweat running down our foreheads into our eyes. It had rained the night before and we were slipping and sliding down the long rows, trying to fill our buckets before the sun got too hot. Even early in the morning it was already 80 degrees and... ( added 1 year 126 days ago.) |
What Do You Really Want Out Of Retirement? -
- Joel Hendon (18,637) 
Joel Hendon
What a person expects out of retirement varies widely based on several things. Interests, health, income, savings and preferences, to name a few. But don't let a lot of your feelings dictate you right into unhappiness. I had a friend who owned a nice home in the country of eastern North... ( added 1 year 234 days ago.) |
Pardon Me, But I am NOT Superwoman! -
Judi Lake (1,866) 
Judi Lake
Since I have only one child, many people “assume" many things. The church assumes that I am “aloof" because I have limited involvement; friends “assume" I am inflexible because I can’t be spontaneous, and, people “assume" that my business is a hobby because I work from home.
A lot of... ( added 2 years 29 days ago.) |
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A Word of Advice to those with living parents -
- David Tanguay (9,600) 
David Tanguay
A Word of Advice
To young people reading this article, listen intently to what I have to say. I was 36 years old when my father died and 48 when my mother died. I have had problems with my personal life through these years. However, in my situation it seems it took me a long time to grow-up. I... ( added 2 years 269 days ago.) |
Caring for Elderly Parents -
Iris Taub (763)
The old expression "What goes around, comes around" comes to mind when we think about caring for elderly parents. Our parents care for us when we are children and there are circumstances where eventually we are now responsible for caring for them as they age and are now unable to care for... ( added 2 years 269 days ago.) |
The Years of "Taking Care of 'Nana" Were the Best Years of My Life -
Jan Hayner (4,563) 
Jan Hayner
The memories it brings back while writing this article bring a tear to my eye and a smile on my face. They were the years when I REALLY learned about my grandma and the exciting life she lived. I wonder how many other people get this same kind of opportunity. In the newspapers, T.V., support... ( added 2 years 270 days ago.) |
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