Small Steps to Big Resolutions by Bernadette Sukley According to U.S. News & World Report, the failure rate for New Year’s resolutions is about 80 percent, and most of us lose our resolve by mid-February. There’s an adage that you can eat an elephant—by eating one spoonful at a time. This is true of resolutions. Read more
Dead Butt Syndrome by Lucy E.M. Black Yes! That’s what the title says—my butt is apparently dead. Dead butts are a real thing. Who knew?! Like many of you, I intended to age gracefully. I consider myself to be a reasonably intelligent, vibrant woman with some serious skills and life experiences. Until the COVID-19 nightmare, Read more
My Struggles with Lycra by Lucy E.M. Black Although I consider myself a fairly accepting person, my views on the wearing of Lycra are perhaps best reflected in the following statement: “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.” I confess to muttering this under my breath, hopefully not audibly, when viewing (or having imposed Read more
Universal Health Care: My Experience by Timothy Niedermann It is inevitable, I hope, that after the current pandemic has run its course, the US will have a renewed national discussion on universal health care. For current and future Silver Sagers, this will be critical as, like the COVID-19 virus, future epidemics and pandemics will most likely Read more
Improve Your Health? Try Kindness by J’Nel Wright Pssst! I heard about a secret that leads to better health. It doesn’t require taking more pills or swimming laps or even changing your diet. But it does require taking a different road to wellness. The high road, that is—a path filled with acts of kindness. Research Read more
Cuban Collage Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. Sights and sounds of Cuba as told to me by the many Cubanos I chatted with along the way. Like many national monuments, you cannot simply enter the Capitol Building also known as El Capitolio or Capitolio Nacional de La Habana in Habana Vieja (Old Havana) without a pre-purchased Read more
Eureka Competition Benefits Older Adults & Their Caregivers The National Institute on Aging (NIA) recently held the Eureka competition which accepts applications for innovative mobile apps or web-based methods for people with dementia, healthcare providers and caregivers. As described more fully in Eureka Challenge the NIA received more than thirty applications that could help people Read more
The Perfect Funeral by Alice Adams One evening my husband and I had a conversation about our final tributes. It began because we had just attended another family funeral, which was, with all due respect, just awful—like the last half-dozen funerals we had attended. We didn’t want to bore our family with yet another sit-in-the-pew Read more
Q: The stock market has been so volatile lately and I’m concerned about my retirement accounts. My financial advisor suggests moving my equities into some bonds. Do you think this is a good idea? Fred B. York, PA A: Dear Fred, according to several financial service firms that we spoke to, moving some equities into Read more
Quitting by Donna L. Scrafano Someone once posted on Facebook “I’m in between giving up and seeing how much I can take.” As sole caregiver for my elderly father, this statement often describes me. Fortunately or unfortunately giving up or “quitting” doesn’t seem to be in my DNA. So when is enough enough? When do Read more
