From the monthly archives:
The following was an essay I submitted to the CVS For All the Ways You Care project:
Mom has always had a talent for taking care of the sick and elderly.
She worked in nursing homes for 20 years, and cared for her “little old ladies” with gentle respect. Her reassuring presence had an healing effect on [...]
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Think carefully about looking at the claims of alternative “natural products” for your LO.
Recently, the claims that gingko bilabo can sharpen memory and cognitive skills were disproved by a study. At the worse, taking gingko turns out to be a waste of time and money, according to the study. At best, it provided a placebo [...]
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Last weekend, an International Film Festival on Aging was held in the Bay area in California. It sounds like a great idea — I hope it will be replicated around the country.
This was the first festival like this. The festival organizers explained the mission of the event on the web site. A curator explained, “Life [...]
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Some facts and figures about home health care aides:
The occupation of home health care aides is expected to be the 2nd fastest growing occupation in the U.S. between 2006 and 2016.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects home health care aids to grow in number from 767,000 to 1.15 million jobs by 2016.
More companies are [...]
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Check out the review of new scale/foot care maintenance device for diabetics.
At first, it doesn’t sound like a thrilling product: a scale with built in mirrors. Who wants to see yourself while weighing yourself? Uggh. But Diabetes Mine points out in a review that the product might actually be handy.
Diabetics often struggle with foot [...]
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A bucket list has a wonderful, clarifying effect on your life.
By writing a list of things you want to do before dying (ie: Kicking the Bucket), life seems to open up with lots of possibilities. It doesn’t matter if I’ll ever do these items or not. Creating the list made me feel like a zany [...]
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If your GFG wants to keep communicating via email …but is struggling with palsy or tremors… Microsoft has some good tips to help with typing on a keyboard.
If you have a PC, the Windows options can be set up to ignore keystrokes that occur in rapid succession, or keystrokes that are held down for several [...]
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In the old days, women and men used talcum powder and cornstarch to keep their hair clean. Without access to running water or hot water, a full wet shampoo was difficult and time consuming. Applications of powder was a quick way to remove oil and cigarette odors from the hair in a quick, easy way. [...]
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The angel of God came back, shook him awake again, and said, “Get up and eat some more—you’ve got a long journey ahead of you.” - 1 Kings 19
Elijah, a servant of God, flees is sent out into the wilderness without any provisions of water or food. The servant struggles to survive in the bleak [...]
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Diagnosing dementia now is mostly a matter of answering a series of questions, but that can be a highly unscientific.
Often, the doctor will not diagnose the dementia until the symptoms are clearly apparent. By that time, it might be too late for the new drugs to treat the dementia symptoms. The latest drugs can only [...]
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