Aging with dignity- Living will documents are being freely distributed to 500,000  older people through the  United Health Foundation. The purpose is to help people make the important medical, personal and emotional decisions before a crisis arises.  Read More

Older residents take action against pedestrian dangers-  200 New York elderly people of the Upper West Side are taking street dangers into their own hands.  Armed with cameras they are tracking such dangers as flooding  after downpours, red lights that don't give people enough time to cross the street , and other problems keeping  many seniors from venturing out.  Read More

PBS Special "Caring for Your Parents" get controversial scathing review- Liz Taylor (the other Liz) gives a very stark and critical review of PBS's "Caring for Your Parents".   "Chock-full of pathos and bathos," she says. "There weren't enough violins in the world to pluck at our heartstrings with more emotion"  Uh, oh.  Well, nobody promised love would be inexpensive..  Read More

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• PBS's Caring for Your Parents Is a Must See  Caring for Your Parents is a new PBS documentary many of us will be able to relate to.It shows care giving from the inside out, starting with the heart.So what motivates caregivers like Lorraine, who gets up every morning at 3 AM to care for her 97-year-old mother? Or Priscilla,......
• Am I Being Patient Enough? Caring for the elderly requires lots of patience. That's very excruciatingly hard for some of us, especially me. I'm not a patient person by nature, but I'm trying. It's just that I fail so often. Nothing is more difficult for me than to be ready to go somewhere and having......
• The Pro's and Con's of Long Term Care Insurance Will your aging parent still be able to afford adequate care even if she lives to be 100?Will your aging parent be able to stay in her home or will she be forced into a nursing home?What if your parent has a chronic condition, is well past age 65, and......
• In-Home Health Care for the Elderly Trumps Over Nursing Homes Expanding in-home health care for the elderly is catching on. Oregon and Tennessee are two states which are pushing public money away from nursing homes and into more individual care given to the elderly in their own homes. This is major. We're looking at a big shift in the elder......
• How to Prepare for An Emergency Room Visit With Your Aging Parents Are you ready for an emergency room visit with your aging parents? What is the most important thing you need to know before you have an emergency? According to an excellent article by Jimmy Mincin, taking the list of all your parent's medications is the most important information emergency room......

• All that we are arises with our thoughts He wound up going to a boys school run by Christian Brothers. Unknown to the public (but the police knew) the Brothers had been molesting boys there for almost 20 years. After 2000 boys had been traumatized, it became public and a movie was made of the crimes called......
• Review: Nine Steps to Financial Freedom By Suze Orman When it comes to personal finance, there are few experts out there that are as popular as Suze Orman. She has helped thousands of people get their finances under control through her efforts on her radio show and through her books. Her no-nonsense, common sense approach appeals to many and......
• How To Get Great Abs! nnWhat do all of the top models and most movie stars have in common? The answer is six pack abs. A defined midsection is considered the Holy Grail of fitness.nnIf a person has six pack abs, that person is usually considered to be in exceptional shape. I believe it has...
• 8 Top Tips For Writing Winning Articles It's a sure thing that every writer will struggle from time to time with writer's block. No matter how you look at it, writing is a talent that is either a natural gift, or has to be learnt through courses or workshops.However, writing an article is not as difficult......
• Text of President Obama's State of the Union Address [/caption] Remarks of President Barack Obama The State of the Union Wednesday, January 27, 2009 Washington, DC Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the President shall give to Congress information about the state of our......