August 13, 2026
The First Day of School, Sixty-Five Years Ago
Ask your mother what she had for lunch yesterday and she might have to think about it. Ask her the name of her second-grade teacher and it will…
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August 5, 2020
Newness
If you are lucky enough to live in a place where the snow falls across the landscape periodically in the winter, you know what newness looks like. …
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October 14, 2019
Advocacy For the Elderly
This topic of advocacy has been whirling in my mind for some time. Advocacy is defined by Webster's dictionary as: “advocacy: the act or process of supporting a…
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August 20, 2019
Dialysis, What You Need to Know
Diabetes is running rampant throughout the world, but it’s prevalence in the United States of America is almost unchallenged. If you’ve listened to health news at all in…
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March 11, 2019
Writing for Posterity
Have you ever told someone older than you that they should write down the story of their lives only to hear, “oh, no one wants to read about…
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August 27, 2018
Do Aging Adults Need More Sleep?
Many people think that aging adults need less sleep than the average adult. Research suggests that this is not the case, however & that aging adults actually need…
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August 21, 2018
Nail Changes in the Elderly
When do you remember noticing an elderly person's hand & fingernails for the first time? When we are young, it can be startling to see the difference in…
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August 13, 2018
The Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences On the Aging Population
When people age, we sometimes see things that we are not expecting. One of the things that we don't expect to see is just how much their…
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July 9, 2018
Your Quick Pocket Guide To Medical Titles
Admit it. Unless you've grown up in a medical environment (or worked in one for several years) medical titles can sometimes be a bit daunting for most of…
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April 9, 2018
Pneumonia In the Aging
With cold and flu season finished up in the majority of the states across our country, this is the perfect time to talk about pneumonia in order…
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