Aging Well in the Gorge January 5th 2016
Have you forgotten a hair appointment or couldn’t remember whether or not you took your medications? These situations can be embarrassing – or worse, life threatening. These are examples of one of the most critical types of memory: prospective memory – the ability to remember to remember. Prospective memory is a form of memory that involves remembering to […]
Aging Well in the Gorge December 29th 2015
As we celebrate the achievement of making it to the end of another year upright in body and mind, I want to thank all of you who have taken the time to read this column that I have had the pleasure of writing since 2008. I hope you have found something worthwhile – at least […]
Aging Well in the Gorge December 22nd 2015
This week my wife and I will be flying to Palo Alto, California to hang out with the children for Christmas – visiting the local coffee and tea shops, discussing their studies, politics, and life in general; and for the first time, meeting the parents of my son’s girlfriend. I don’t know how you felt, […]
Aging Well in the Gorge December 16 2015
The holidays are a time when families often get together. And whether you are a parent or the adult child, it is a good opportunity to spend some quality time sharing your hopes, concerns and fears. They are tough conversations and they don’t happen often enough. One reason, often lingering in the background, is the […]
Aging Well in the Gorge December 8th 2015
When you’re sick or feeling some kind of physical discomfort, do you ask yourself, Should I make a doctor’s appointment? Should I wait and see if it gets worse? Or is it serious enough that I should go to ER right now? After I broke my hip, I waited a day thinking and hoping I […]
Aging Well in the Gorge December 1st 2015
You’re never too old to make a difference in the lives of others. A common method is to donate money to an organization whose mission you believe in. But not all of us have the financial resources to give to the extent we would like. But there is one thing most of us do have, […]
Aging Well in the Gorge November 24th 2015
As we rush around from here to there and back again, Thanksgiving is the time of the year to slow down, take a deep breath, and offer that simplest of prayers – “Thank-you”. A thank-you for the many blessings we receive – visible, but often out of focus, as we are distracted by our daily […]
Aging Well in the Gorge November 17th 2015
The Dalles is a wonderful community with so many folks working to make it even better – demonstrated by the support the Center has received for the UpLifitng Elevator Campaign. But that is just one of many capital construction projects the community has supported through local giving. The Wonderworks Children’s Museum last year finally owns […]
Aging Well in the Gorge November 10th 2015
As we grow older we often lose the ability to do things we took for granted when we were younger. I can no longer work all day in the yard – two hours is long enough; or drive cross country sixteen hours straight– I can’t last more than two hours without stopping and it’s not […]
Aging Well in the Gorge November 3rd 2015
Whoa. Someone hold the hands on the clock! Time is moving way too fast. Halloween is over and now it’s November – the month when we scramble to get everything done before all the December Christmas activities. And then before we notice, we’ll be back cutting grass and wearing shorts. No one wonder I always […]