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Q: You notice your mother will not drive with her husband. She claims he is all over the street and afraid of getting into an accident. What is the first thing to do? A: Make an eye doctor appointment for both your mother and your father. Let them both see just how important to take care of their vision for the safety of each other on the road. You should also be present to decide if maybe there is something they have not told you or maybe they did not understand further treatment is needed. Just sending an elder to…
Dr. Jeanette welcomes Dorothy Rice, author of Gray Is the New Black: A Memoir of Self Acceptance, to share her decades of life experiences through challenges, adventure and regrets. How has your life played out over the last four or five decades? Are you now challenged to shed your old beliefs, let go of shame and guilt and toss the secrets box for good? What happens when the only identity you have known for your whole life starts to split at the seams? Ready to shed guilt, shame and feelings of less than? It can be done, regardless of your current…
By Philip Regenie When I see a senior, I see etched in their face 80 years of trying their best to provide for their families and make the world a better place for all of us. In each line there is a story where they overcame great odds to deliver on their commitment to their society. Those lines, they represent a wave that pushes mankind into the future. When we don’t see them or take actions to be thankful we lose the opportunity to be humble and recognize ourselves in that wave that constantly improves our futures. I help seniors…