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ADVOCATING FOR YOURSELF ON HEALTH ISSUES

By Eva Mor, PhD Author of “Making the Golden Years Golden”
    As we age and more health conditions afflict us, there are more specialists that we see and more documents that represent our medical history unfortunately, in most cases, all this documentation is dispersed among many doctors. If you have had any hospitalizations or emergency room visits, [...]

A Decision that Breaks Your Heart

By Eva Mor, PhD, author of Making the Golden Years Golden
My father suffered from Parkinson’s disease for 14 years, the last six of which he was fully impaired by the illness. As a survivor of the Holocaust, he avoided dealing with issues involving death, so he never wrote out a will or instructed us regarding [...]

Persons With Disabilities

I spend my days listening.  Listening to the most desperate, most disadvantaged, most exploited, most helpless citizens in our state.  Persons with disabilities, in short. I take calls from all over the state, from those with disabilities, family members, friends, neighbors, caregivers…just about anyone who somehow rubs up against the “world” of those with disabilities.
It’s [...]

What age are baby boomers?

Every day, our staff receives questions from concerned baby boomers wondering, “How old are baby boomers?” or “What is the baby boomer age range?”.  One fellow even requested our blessing to make Eddie Vedder an honorary baby boomer.   For you older boomers who might not know who Eddie Vedder is, he is the [...]

When to step in and help your parents

By Dr. Eva Mor – Author of “Making the Golden Years Golden”
Today, some 15 million children already care for elderly parents, but this care is provided mostly in a fragmented manner and as a response to an emergency occurrence, such as a fall or an acute medical event.
We, as children, are reluctant to step in [...]

Dental Care, America’s Unspoken Health Crisis (Pt 3) Navigating the Dental Tourism Jungle

And, dare we say it, dental tourism is an option that may make treatment more fun than a white-knuckled drive to the dentist’s office at lunchtime.It’s not for everyone, but if you do your homework, this may be a chance to combine the work you’ve been delaying with a great vacation.

Dental Care, America’s Unspoken Health Crisis (Pt 2): How baby boomers can avoid going bust

“Every year we bring to NYU 110 dentists from 33 countries, train them in advanced procedures, and then they go home. There is no reason to assume the quality of care is any lower overseas.” Dr. Stewart Hirsch, associate dean of New York University College of Dentistry

Baby Boomer: Before you start a business. Ask (yourself) about yourself!

I am a Baby Boomer, and businessperson dedicated to helping others  get quality dental care and preserve their savings by traveling to Panama (www,panamdentaltours.com).  As a a SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) counselor, I volunteer to help people in small business to achieve their goals.
Entrepreneurs will find the following to be most useful:
“Knowing yourself [...]

Dentistry: America’s Unspoken Health Crisis (Pt 1)

How You Can Avoid Paying Through the Mouth, Part 1

Dentistry in America
The cost of dental care has been rising, no question about that.  If you have been to the dentist recently and needed any major work, the estimates for procedures from root canals to implants can leave you more numb than that last shot of [...]

Obama’s Health Care Reform Has Passed!

We want to know what you think about this historic news.  As a baby boomer, how do you feel about the bill? Do you approve or disapprove?