Note: As Memorial Day approaches, I’d like to change the pace, and offer a story I’ve shared with friends down the years, this time trying to capture the scene with a bit more care. Maybe 1973. Perhaps 1974. Unimportant is the date; significant is the time that captured my memories. Looking out the shadowy […]
We toyed with the idea of taking a special vacation this summer. Back in March my daughter in Wisconsin talked about traveling to Italy and wondered if we’d like to join them for a few days. A vacation in Italy? Sounded pretty cool. I checked American Airlines. A round-trip ticket was […]
I feel incredibly blessed to have had the opportunity to chat with Dave Combs, songwriter, photographer, entrepreneur with four decades of experience writing over 120 songs and creating fourteen albums, including the world-renowned Rachel’s Song. The first time I listed to this beautiful song, I felt like I already knew it and felt a wave […]
With the right tools and support, anyone can overcome barriers and have a life worth living. That’s the goal of occupational therapists – like guest Heidi Huynh, OTR, CTRS. Heidi is an occupational therapist that has spent years working with adults in their 50s and into their 100s in a variety of settings, including senior […]
I lived for many years with a lot of uncertainty about food. I didn’t know what the outcome of any given meal would be. Would I experience constipation? Diarrhea? Severe abdominal pain that would leave me unable to eat for a week? Or would this time be fine, as it sometimes inexplicably was? As […]
(624 words)My wife of 25 years and I are in the habit of concluding most every day by saying, “I love you.” We both say it in a whisper and we both know hearing “I love you,” means it’s time to shut the hell up and try to get some sleep.Simple math says we’ve said, “I […]
Whenever I mention what I call “The YAX Factor” to people who have played improvisation with Robert Cochrane, they all know what I mean. For the uninitiated, YAX stands for Yes, And eXercise, a fun new online improvisation program for people with Parkinson’s (PWP), care partners and anyone serving or involved with the PD community. […]
Dying isn’t about the disease a person has. It is about the emotional, communal response to the person dying from the disease. It doesn’t require medical intervention. It requires comfort care and communal guidance. Comfort care is meeting the physical needs—nutrition and knowing when it is okay to stop concentrating on food. Comfort care is […]
Am I the only one struggling? Can I be honest? I remember exactly where I was when Elvis died. I was thirteen years old, and I didn’t have a strong opinion on Elvis, but in 1977 his death was a huge deal. For a moment, the world stopped as people mourned and memorialized the […]
Are you wanting to improve how your brain works, especially your short term memory? That job might be easier than you think when you incorporate some of these habits into your daily life. Short Term Memory – Seven Habits That Can Improve Your Memory Meditate to Clear Your Thoughts Your brain never sleeps, even when […]
