By Sherri Snelling – One of the things I hate about New Year’s Resolutions is they seem to be about taking away something rather than giving yourself something. I suppose one could argue if you lose weight with more exercise and eating more nutritiously you are giving yourself a longer,
By Deb DeArmond – “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ,” Galatians 6:2 (NIV) “I can take care of your mom,” he said. It took me by surprise—not because it was the first time Ron had offered his help, but because of
Completely You: Lifestyle By Nancy Kalish and Benjamin Cappello for Completely You – According to Nielsen, people over 55 are snapping up smartphones faster than any other age group. That’s no surprise, especially with the slew of new apps that can make it easier to boost everything from your brain
By Sherri Snelling – Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. As we honor Dr. King’s birthday this month with the “MLK Day of Service” family caregivers can perform two acts of
Life & Beauty Weekly: Happy You By Anne L. Fritz for Life & Beauty Weekly – We’ve all been there: A friend calls crying because she’s going through a tough time at work, at home or in her personal life. You want to comfort her, but for most of us,
By Sherri Snelling – While Saturday marked the first official day of fall, this whole season is the kick-off to Falls Prevention Awareness. Falls – whether they happen in the home or just getting around town – are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries for older Americans. According
By Laura Rossman – There’s a silent evolution going on for many baby boomer women. The days of the carefree empty nester are disappearing. In its place: the full house (figuratively or literally). More women in their 50s are finding their responsibilities expand rather than contract: elder care responsibilities, continuing
By Sherri Snelling – Whether your musical tastes run to the 70s TV show with the Partridge family singing their theme song, C’mon Get Happy or the 1950s song that inspired it, Get Happy made famous by Judy Garland, the message is that happiness is in our hands – not
Submitted by LivingSenior – Being a full-time caregiver for a family member is stressful. There are an overwhelming amount of appointments, prescription management issues and ongoing issues of scheduling. From time to time it becomes clear that in home or family care giving is not enough. The struggle to find
By Sherri Snelling – I recently celebrated my birthday and it got me to thinking about our “real age.” Whenever I meet a friend for coffee the conversation now turns to our latest health issue (we are at that age) – hurt knees from running, migraines from changing hormones, sun
By Sherri Snelling – My favorite cartoonist the late Charles Schulz of Peanuts fame wrote that, “Happiness is a warm puppy.” I wonder if he knew that happiness is just the start when it comes to enhancing the lives of older loved ones in nursing homes or assisted living, terminal
By Nancie Carmichael – “A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove, but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child…” –Forest Witcraft
By Sherri Snelling – March is National Nutrition Month, and while it is important for all of us to check on how well we are balancing our diet, it is even more important to know that more than six million Americans over age 60 suffer from malnutrition and hunger according
By James Giles – Being a full-time caregiver for a family member is stressful. There are an overwhelming amount of appointments, prescription management issues and ongoing issues of scheduling. From time to time it becomes clear that in home or family care giving is not enough. The struggle to find
By Sherri Snelling – For as long as I can remember I have been in love with the movies. Movies are magic come to life. They transport you and let you escape. They make you feel a range of emotions but mostly they can make you believe. Movies give you
By Rhonda Caudell – In simple terms, “Patient” implies someone who is sick or ill. “Advocate” is defined in the World English Dictionary as someone who intercedes on behalf of another. The Greek word for Advocate is Parakletos defined as one who pleads another’s cause or helps one by defending
By Sherri Snelling – Recently, Reese Witherspoon showed her compassion by announcing she would not press charges against the older driver who hit the Academy Award-winning actress as she jogged in Santa Monica, California over a month ago. Thankfully Reese’s story does not have a tragic twist but it does
By Sherri Snelling – If you are a Boomer like me, you will remember the hit 60s TV show Get Smart where agent Maxwell Smart uses his shoe as a phone, or the James Bond movies (Sean Connery, Roger Moore era) where a pen or cigarette doubles as a mini rocket
By Rhonda Caudell RN, CMM – The generations of mothers behind me, shaped who I am today. I treasured my time with my great grand mothers and grandmothers. Even today, some of my aunts and older cousins are my best friends. I grew up in a time and place that
By Sherri Snelling – Life is a voyage that is homeward bound. –Herman Melville This holiday season, many of us will be heading home. Back to the place where we grew up, where we learned to ride a bike, where our buried treasures are still in the backyard, where we
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