Aging Well in the Gorge ~ June 26th, 2024
At the end of our lives, we may not be able to share our wishes as to the kind of medical care we want. So many of us have completed an Advanced Directive taking some of the burden off our loved ones during difficult medical situations. But let’s go a step further. Imagine you are […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ June 19th, 2024
Summer is a time to enjoy the outdoors and beauty of the Gorge: fishing on the Columbia, trips to Lost Lake, and hiking the Gorge trails. But as we have experienced before, it is also wildfire season when there is less rainfall, more lighting, and more outdoor activities. Besides the personal and economic harm, wildfires […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ June 12th, 2024
In my family, while growing up in the Midwest, I considered a good meal to be plenty of it. And my idea of fine cuisine was a sliced banana topped with peanut butter and mayonnaise on a piece of lettuce. That may not appeal to you – or may not appeal to anyone, but eating […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ June 5th, 2024
I’m so easily distracted whether is a text message on my phone, my wife calling me, or a buzzard gliding past my window. It breaks my concentration and worse, I can’t remember what I was doing or thinking Then I follow the familiar routine of trying to turn back the hands of time, hoping to […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ May 29th, 2024
How many push-ups can you do? Or are you like me: the bigger challenge is just getting back up off the floor with some kind of grace and dignity! Many of you are already active and can testify that you don’t have to relive your junior high P.E. class to enjoy the benefits of exercise […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ May 22nd, 2024
For many, the idea of “playing” ends in childhood. When we were working and raising a family, we didn’t have much time to play. We had important things to do and playing was often seen as wasting time. Then when we reach that stage in life when we have more time, we don’t play enough. […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ May 15th, 2024
As I get older there’s always new aches or pains: knee, stomach, neck, you name it. It’s no big deal. It is what it is and I carry on. But occasionally I read about a common symptom that’s a sign of a serious illness – and I scare myself. Is that gas I’m having caused […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ May 8th, 2024
There is a point when you learn to accept that you will not live forever no matter how well you eat, exercise, and do all the right things. We will all experience an end-of-life journey riding off into the sunset like the hero in a cowboy Western. The question is what kind of journey do […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ May 1st, 2024
It’s May Day – a day we used to celebrate as children with folded paper May Day baskets filled with wildflowers, and a dance with colored ribbons around the maypole. But it is also the first day of Older Americans Month, celebrated since 1963, where communities across the country show their gratitude for the contributions […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ April 17th, 2024
How often do you hear of new products or research findings that will help you live longer? Take this pill or that, eat less fat and more fiber, hit the gym, and lift those weights. But many folks ignore it all because they believe when their time is up, there ain’t nothing you can do […]