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Suddenly Senior for May 25, 2012
RECORD THOSE MEMORIES
The brain is an incredible thing. Notwithstanding how much information you can squeeze onto a computer chip today, the fact that we can retain and recall memories from our childhood, in some cases a century back, is amazing. Not all memories are good of course. Memories of war time continue to haunt many who fought. And, as was shown in the recent movie about Margaret Thatcher, "Iron Lady", dementia is a terrible thing to deal with for both the afflicted and the caregiver. This week Dave Whitney gives us his take on dementia, memories and dealing with aging. READ FULL STORY
BREAKFAST IN BED
by Joyce Slobogian
Mothers' Day takes on a different flavour when your children are grown. They don't forget the day, but now their greetings take the form of Hallmark cards or e-mails, and a meal in a restaurant. Store-bought cards are not half the fun of the home-made ones full of lopsided hearts and misspelled declarations of love and devotion that I used to get when the kids were small. Those are treasures I still hoard in the "memory boxes" I keep in a corner of my clothes closet (two boxes formerly used to transport bananas, now storing all the lovely, if useless, things I can't bear to discard as long as I live) READ MORE...
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If like me, you spend way too much time behind the wheel in traffic, it's great to be able to sit back and someone else do the driving when on vacation. This week, travel columnist Kileen Prather takes us on a rail journey to Glacier and Yellowstone Parks. Just looking at the photos of this spectacular vacation is relaxing! READ ON...
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WE'RE JUST GEEZERS BY ANY OTHER NAME
Are you a Geezer? Well, don't act like one. Celebrate seniordom. It's time to enjoy life. Make the best of every minute. Savor life. Do the things you've always wanted to do but never got around to. Say hi to your best friend. Be the best geezer you can be. Live! READ FULL STORY
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By John Kaiser
When my dad called me last September asking for help caring for my mother, I thought, "Hey! A few weeks of care then Florida sun and fun wouldn't be all bad." READ FULL STORY
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I WOULDN'T HAVE THE STRENGTH
We all remember our salad days when life was, if not easy, at least workable. In those days of wine and roses we looked good and felt well. Life was to be lived to the absolute fullest. READ FULL STORY
OUR FIRST
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Three years after cancer first struck the Kaisers, we finally managed to get out of town. Away from hospitals, from radiation, from chemotherapy. Away from doctors. To our first full-family reunion in 30 years, in the middle of nowhere, a seven-acre heavily wooded area in Wisconsin. READ THE FULL STORY
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Frank and Carolyn Kaiser have been to hell and back, healthwise. But you can't keep a good man - or woman - down, as they say. They're very much alive and kicking - just kicking a little more slowly and carefully. CLICK TO READ MORE
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Tthis is the latest chapter in our story, and our answer to all of you who have so kindly written. We're living life in the slow lane, enjoying most every moment we feel energetic enough to do so, and planning for the future, albeit uncertain. We thank you for your letters and your prayers. READ THE FULL STORY
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