When you’re a geriatric care manager AND a member of the boomer generation, your friends tend to come to you for advice and/or recommendations. Recently I’ve received several questions regarding senior living options. Two of them stand out – one from...
I couldn’t find out exactly who wrote this poem. There is a version that is attributed to Dear Abby and there is evidence to suggest that this poem was used by Al-Anon and other12 Step Programs. Regardless, I believe that this is a wonderful poem for...
Millions of people worldwide were shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of actor and comedian, Robin Williams this past week. It was even more heartbreaking to many to learn the cause of his death. How could someone so seemingly full of life be filled with...
There is a certain amount of stress in every caregiver’s life, whether it be from emotions that are tied to caregiving, medical issues, family disagreements, financial difficulties and/or complications from Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementias. One of...
Discectomies, spinal fusions, herniated disk repairs and more….600,000 back surgery procedures are performed every year in the U.S., according to Medicine Plus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. In fact, back surgery is so common that if you...