How life was – Vietnam, new girl at the Inn -1966 With only 88 kids in my graduating class the draft board quickly scooped up the guys to fill the draft quota for our area. I was fortunate my “4F” draft card arrived before I left for college. I felt relatively safe that I wouldn’t [...]
Friday, March 9, 2012
How life was – lessons from animal house 1965 > 1966 The absolute biggest mistake I made in my freshman year of college was to join the coolest fraternity on campus. I had no idea what pledging was about but the idea of a network of drinking brothers pushed me to pledge. Daily I was [...]
Friday, March 2, 2012
…..a baby boomer’s surrender to addiction is his courage to change….. How life was – growing up 1959 > 1965 In the winter of 1959, Friday night basketball games were drinking nights with my best friend Sam. He’d steal a 6-pack from his father and bury it in the snow. Before the game we’d swing by [...]
Friday, March 2, 2012
By Dr. Eva Mor –“Making the Golden Years Golden” Author We can discuss this issue of importance to the aging population in a general way. We all know that food is the fuel of life, but it can also be a cause of health problems, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease, [...]
Friday, February 17, 2012
…….a baby boomer’s struggle with addictions and the courage to recovery……. How life was – in the beginning 1955 > 1965 How could a kid from a small town get so lost in life that alcohol and drugs became the solution to daily living? When I left town for college in fall of 1965 I didn’t [...]
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Author of “Making the Golden Years Golden” Mrs. C. was 85 years old when our agency was hired by her son to provide home care for her. Up until that point, Mrs. C. lived on her own while her son lived in another state and traveled a great deal for his work. He [...]
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
“Making the Golden Years Golden” Author Ms. R. was 89 years old when she called our agency for home care. She had gone through some minor surgery, and needed someone to be with her for a few days until she fully recovered. She had a wonderful demeanor and a life full of social activities. Like [...]
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
“Making the Golden Years Golden” Author The biggest danger to our elders and their health is an unsafe environment. It is well known that, for seniors, falls are the worst things that can happen to them; many seniors do not recover completely from them. Fractures can put them in a wheelchair, and render them [...]
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
By Dr. Eva Mor My aunt was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s some years ago. It did not come as a shock to us, but we tried to fool ourselves for quite a few years before the diagnosis came. She is a Holocaust survivor, and like my parents, lived through a hellish nightmare during World War [...]
Sunday, October 2, 2011
By Dr. Eva Mor Mrs. T. was not a client of our agency; she was a good friend of my parents. She was a widow, and quite independent, and in fairly good health up to the age of 83. I had been seeing her on all family gatherings, such as holiday dinners, birthdays, and [...]
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