Aging Well in the Gorge November 2nd 2022
In this month’s “Through the Eyes of an Elder” Colin Wood eloquently describes how the consequences of hearing loss have affected his life and offers suggestions for how family and friends can provide support to anyone with hearing loss. One of his suggestions is to talk to your family and friends about your hearing loss, […]
Aging Well in the Gorge October 26th, 2022
How do you feel about the jokes about older adults’ forgetfulness, unwillingness to change, being out of date or slow? Do you find them offensive, or true? Or is your feeling,” Hey, it’s just a joke”? How do you feel when your doctor explains your condition is because of old age? Or they won’t prescribe […]
Aging Well in the Gorge October 19th, 2022
A few of us are perennials always blooming, a few more are late bloomers and the rest of us are just hoping to bloom someday. Last July I wrote about one of the secrets of living life to the fullest from Connie Goldman’s book “Secrets to Becoming a Late Bloomer”: the secret of gardening. Another of […]
Aging Well in the Gorge October 12th, 2022
How do you know it’s autumn? The leaves falling? The cooler mornings? The football hysteria? No, it’s a mailbox full of solicitations from Medicare insurance plans. And why? Because October 15th is the start of the annual Medicare Open Enrollment period which continues through December 7th. Since each year the insurance companies can adjust their […]
Aging Well in the Gorge October 5th 2022
Are you happy? Since 2016, October has been celebrated as Gorge Happiness Month reminding us we can be happier and healthier by practicing the “Daily Three”. 1.) Gratitudes: Find time each day to list three things for which you are thankful. It could be a good night’s sleep, an absorbing book, or a visit from […]
Aging Well in the Gorge September 28th 2022
Well, it only took me six months to get to that third stage of retirement: Now What? I was finding the less I did, because there wasn’t anything I HAD to do, the less I felt like doing. But in life, you never know when a new door will open. So my wife and I […]
Aging Well in the Gorge September 14th 2022
Well, this hasn’t been a good week! On Saturday, the 3rd my cough started worsening, and to be safe I decided to take a COVID test. I wasn’t worried. I haven’t been infected with COVID and I didn’t even get it when my wife was sick from COVID. I figured my immune system was one part […]
Aging Well in The Gorge September 7th 2022
Ah, the body: the vehicle that used to attract young women with such ease, that could zig-zag through the backfield of the opposing team and catch passes with a single leap; and could stay up all night and still get to class in the morning – on time. Where, my friend, have you gone? Now […]
Aging Well in the Gorge August 31st 2022
Lily Tomlin once said, “Reality is the leading cause of stress – among those in touch with it.” And for those of us who have stayed in touch, we have experienced the various stresses in all chapters of our lives: in school worrying about exams and first dates, during mid-life while encountering family and work […]
Aging Well in the Gorge August 17th 2022
Besides inflation and gas prices, the next biggest concern for many Americans is the cost of housing – and that includes for us older adults. Like myself, many older adults have been living in their house for decades; not interested in moving except that there is just too much space. And then there is the […]