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Why Aren’t High Schools & Colleges Banning Football?

Why Aren’t High Schools & Colleges Banning Football?
September 19, 2015
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The results are now so conclusive, about football and brain injury, that no responsible parent should even consider allowing their …Read the Rest

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Life in Perspective

Life in Perspective
September 12, 2015
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I had a rant and rave ready for today, but forget that.  My family is reeling from the revelation that …Read the Rest

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What If It’s ‘Fake’ Science?

What If It’s ‘Fake’ Science?
June 15, 2015
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“…“The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies …Read the Rest

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Today Is My Father’s Birthday

Today Is My Father’s Birthday
June 11, 2015
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My father would be 91 today.  He lost his battle with Alzheimer’s on October 18. Every year, on his birthday, …Read the Rest

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Obesity, Longevity, & Dementia

Obesity, Longevity, & Dementia
April 24, 2015
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We’ve all heard the quip, die young and leave a beautiful corpse.  I guess, when a person is obese, but …Read the Rest

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More on Elder Abuse

More on Elder Abuse
April 22, 2015
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About ten years ago, a wonderful woman I knew, who was quite elderly, but extremely with it, was ill.  Her …Read the Rest

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An Open Letter to Lindsey

An Open Letter to Lindsey
March 13, 2015
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Dear Lindsey; We have been friends for many years.  I was the second person you called when you first decided …Read the Rest

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Life Goes On

Life Goes On
March 5, 2015
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Yeah, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra La-la how the life goes on Yeah, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra …Read the Rest

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The Problem of Harper Lee & Other Seniors

The Problem of Harper Lee & Other Seniors
February 6, 2015
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Having spent the past four years of my life dealing with my father, who had Alzheimer’s Disease, and my mother …Read the Rest

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The One Constant

The One Constant
December 26, 2014
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After dozing through The Man Who Came to Dinner, which is, arguably, not only one of the greatest comedies ever …Read the Rest

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Robin Williams, Dementia, and Suicide

Robin Williams, Dementia, and Suicide
November 20, 2014
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Robin Williams had Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia.  From what has been reported in the news, he was beginning …Read the Rest

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The Low Family Tolerance Edition

The Low Family Tolerance Edition
November 18, 2014
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Right about now I really don’t like my family.  I can, with all candor, report the feeling is mutual.  No, …Read the Rest

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My Father’s Service

My Father’s Service
November 11, 2014
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When I first began blogging, I would do like everyone else, to get in on the topic of the day.  …Read the Rest

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Sugar Is NOT Toxic!

Sugar Is NOT Toxic!
November 7, 2014
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Believe it or not, there are things in this world worse than soda, sugar, and obesity.  Oh, you say?  But, …Read the Rest

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My Father’s (June 11, 1924 – October 28, 2014) Last Day

My Father’s (June 11, 1924 – October 28, 2014) Last Day
October 20, 2014
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As a genealogies, there is something quite useful about someone whose life falls in nice, easily calculated decades.  As I …Read the Rest

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When Family Care-Givers Become Non-Persons

When Family Care-Givers Become Non-Persons
October 12, 2014
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My mother stopped eating.  My father has Alzheimer’s.  The past couple nights, he refused to eat dinner.  My mother is …Read the Rest

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I Don’t Know What to Do

I Don’t Know What to Do
October 8, 2014
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My mother is dying, slowly, one day at a time.  She doesn’t have cancer.  She isn’t even terminal. Her back …Read the Rest

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Life With Aging Parents – the Self Sacrifice Edition

Life With Aging Parents – the Self Sacrifice Edition
October 7, 2014
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It had dawned on me that those who have a tendency to wax poetic about a family member who is …Read the Rest

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Thinking Beyond the Box

Thinking Beyond the Box
September 26, 2014
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If I were the only one dealing with senior citizen parents and the financial disaster which has engulfed our culture …Read the Rest

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An Alzheimer’s Based Dinner Conversation

An Alzheimer’s Based Dinner Conversation
September 22, 2014
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This evening’s dinner conversation was a bit interesting. For background, I’ve been talking to my mother about the incident of …Read the Rest

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Watching a Parent Decline – Needlessly

Watching a Parent Decline – Needlessly
September 21, 2014
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Years ago, when I was in college, my parents were horrified when my grandmother Froehlich (Nana) called my mother to …Read the Rest

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Joan Rivers, Medical Horror & Seniors

Joan Rivers, Medical Horror & Seniors
September 19, 2014
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Even back in the mid-1970s, people who did not know my mother thought she was Joan Rivers.  They had the …Read the Rest

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No Longer Able to Feel

No Longer Able to Feel
September 4, 2014
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No Longer Quivering had a link to a wonderful piece by Lana Hope called I Lost a Part of Me …Read the Rest

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Sixty-three Years Is a Lifetime

Sixty-three Years Is a Lifetime
August 29, 2014
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Today, my parents celebrate their 63rd Anniversary, if you can call it celebrating.  My father, who turned 90 in June, …Read the Rest

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Yet Another Alzheimer’s Rant

Yet Another Alzheimer’s Rant
July 28, 2014
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It should be noted that not everyone who has Alzheimer’s Disease is like my father, who is mild mannered, well …Read the Rest

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Growing Old With Dignity

Growing Old With Dignity
July 6, 2014
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Do you know what a person with Stage 6 Alzheimer’s Disease looks like?  Maybe you don’t.  By the time a …Read the Rest

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Living With Seniors

Living With Seniors
July 5, 2014
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There is this pithy saying that getting old is not for sissies.  Well, it’s like this, taking care of those …Read the Rest

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Alzheimer’s & Habits

Alzheimer’s & Habits
July 2, 2014
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A friend once mentioned to me that his former minister had developed AD.  He said the man’s mouth was foul, …Read the Rest

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The Last Real Birthday?

The Last Real Birthday?
June 11, 2014
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My father is 90 today.  As I start working on the blog, it’s midnight.  Every year, until the past five …Read the Rest

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Feeling Robbed

Feeling Robbed
May 24, 2014
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Friday morning, I saw a headline from The Hill.  Bob Dole is pissed about the VA.  Well, I’m pissed about …Read the Rest

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