The rock photographer who didn’t develop his film
Do you ever look back and wish you had taken a photo of something or someone? Or, maybe you ran across an old film canister and wondered what was on it? A…
Category: Seniors
Pickleball variants open sports to folks with limited mobility
The 21st century has already unveiled numerous history-changing inventions. The smartphone, the James Webb telescope, pickleball…wait, pickleball? Yup….
A question you can ask your readers: Let’s talk about mom!
FOR EDITORS: A QUESTION YOU CAN ASK YOUR READERS May 14 is Mother’s Day so let’s talk about our moms! Life was much different for our mothers. What family…
Ask the Medicare expert
Does Medicare pay for a colonoscopy? Yes. Medicare covers a colonoscopy every 120 months (10 years) and once every 24 months if you are at risk of…
What did they predict in the 1950s?
The 1950s were a different world than today, but to some, the future world was clear. “Here is my prophecy: In its final development, the telephone will…
Activities: Act up! Community theater
Try civic theater for fun or entertainment People to see, things to do, and it’s art. And maybe work. But it’s satisfying. We are talking civic theater,…
Device helps relieve pain
Chronic pain can make life miserable, but one relatively new treatment does offer some hope. Dorsal root ganglion spinal cord stimulation (DRG) emerged as…
Caregiving: How to talk to someone with Alzheimer’s disease
It can be difficult to know how to communicate effectively with a parent or relative who has Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s some advice from experts quoted…
Reducing the pain, increasing function with wrist arthritis
Wrist arthritis is common in older adults. Often, it develops as the result of a past trauma or fracture, but there are simple steps that can reduce pain…
The global hobby with millions of fans
They look exotic, like butterflies and ballerinas. They have faces like monkeys, or figures like humans, or long trails of petals like hair. They smell…