Too old to Travel?
A decade or so ago, I foolishly believed we could chart aging as we did preschool development. As parents, we all knew that those first years of a baby’s development…
Two Old Folk in Cabo
Cabo San Lucas is Mexico’s third most popular resort, after Cancun and Acapulco. Originally the site of a tuna cannery, Cabo no longer has any commercial fishing. The waters surrounding…
The tame, fit for older folk, gondola ride over the Costa Rican jungle.
Fit to Travel?
As our ship neared the Arctic Circle last year on our 46-day cruise, I had an episode of GI bleeding later attributed to strong coffee mixed with strong painkillers and…
Moving my demented friend to fulltime care
Sharing my experience of moving my friend with dementia into our community’s Health Center where Assisted and Nursing Care are available as part of our contract. My friend, Traci (not…
We are the Tsunami..
Seniors lining up for food aid vouchers in Hong Kong. Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times Today’s New York Times carries yet another article about the huge wave of…
The dangers of New Year’s Diets for the Elderly
My joy in celebrating a New Year is often dampened by the absolute onslaught of advertisements and resolutions featuring diet products claiming to extend your life, improve your social life,…
Child Resistant Pill Bottles….
Louise Aronson, in her recent book Elderhood, cites the story of child resistant pill bottles to illustrate the casual disregard given to the needs of the elder generation when medical,…