Love, Medicine, and Miracles
In 1986 Bernie Siegel, MD, wrote a groundbreaking book that elicited much skepticism among his peers. Love, Medicine and Miracles presented a unique theory of patient
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How to Survive and Thrive in Tough Times
We are living in stressful times. The news seems to get worse by the day. The United States continues to set records for numbers of
Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself
“We have nothing to fear but fear itself,” said Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he was sworn in as president in 1933, in the midst of the
Move It or Lose It: The Case for Exercise
Our bodies are meant to move at any age. If you exercised when you were younger and stopped as you grew older, or never started
To Drive or Not to Drive?
If you still driving regularly, here are a few questions to consider. Do you feel comfortable behind the wheel? Are you physically able to do
My Technology Demon
According to AARP, adults fifty and over have adopted technology at roughly the same rate as younger people, though this tapers off with age. Three-quarters
Waiting for the Vaccine
On December 14, 2020, a nurse in Southern California was among the first in the state to receive the Pfizer vaccine. One month later, in
The Family We Create
As I am writing this post, we are still in the middle of Covid, and for many of us, that means we are hanging out
History Repeats Itself
People our age have witnessed a lot of history. The octogenarians among us remember the pandemic of 1918. Depending on the decade in which you
When COVID Hits Close to Home
This is a departure from the blog posts you may have already read. It is personal. I lost a friend today, or at least I
