Here’s our take on the senior citizen alphabet and one you may know too well. A,B,C,D…. A for arthritis, B for a bad back, C is for chest pains. Perhaps cardiac? Senior Barbie: New Barbie Doll? D is for dental replacements and decline, E is for eyesight–can’t read that top line? F is for fissures…
So this lady in my seniors/exercise/weight loss and cardiac rehab class says to me during warm-up: “Why, you’re just sooo graceful.” To which I reply: “Madam, sarcasm does not become you.” Which was true because she was all puff ugly race walking at two miles per hour on a creaky old treadmill. After all, I’m…
Millions of Americans experience premature hearing loss. Even so, about 60 percent of people who need hearing aids don’t get them for a variety of reasons, including concerns about appearance, cost, and the logistics of how to find one. The following tips can help you navigate the process of selecting a hearing aid. Find a…
After a Christmas break, a teacher asked her young pupils how they spent their holidays. One small girl wrote her “child’s view of retirement”: We always used to spend Christmas with Grandpa and Grandma. They used to live here in a big brick home but Grandpa got retarded and they moved to Florida. Now they…
Yet another reason to welcome aging and becoming a hot senior… Sex. Sex, sex, sex, sex! I swear, since I hit puberty I have not lived an hour without thinking about sex. I have no idea what it’s like for others, male or female, but doubt I’m alone. You can call it sexual obsession or…
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