The holidays are fun and often hyped up as the best time of the year. However, some might feel contrary to that opinion. Many times aging adults can get lost in the hustle and bustle, and before you know it, the holidays are over and mom or dad are alone, again. Holiday season is wonderful, but we need to remember not to leave older adults alone....

When I started this blog, I thought this is a downer, but really what is a downer is what we leave behind.  When we don’t plan for what is to follow after our death, we leave our loved ones with a difficult task to close up loose ends. As you age, it is important to establish a “what if I die tomorrow” file, box, or paper trail that your kids or loved one...

Do you know your signs for aging vs. cancer when it comes to breast health?    As we age we go through different stages as our body changes. I know this is not NEW news, but sometimes you get so cau...

Aging is fun and sometimes not so easy. However, one of the biggest worries is how to age healthily and continue to embrace life as we enter 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond. You need to reinvent yourself at those landmark ages and continue to find purpose in life. How can you age and keep life goals and limits in perspective? The following tips may help you grasp what it t...

“By the time you are 80 years old, you have learned everything. You only have to remember it.” --George Burns The above quote speaks the truth about life and aging. As we are in the month of August, we need to celebrate National Senior Citizen Day on August 21, and we shoul...