"We can only be said to be ALIVE in those moments when our HEARTS are conscious of our treasure." -Thorton Wilder, The Woman of Andrus
Month: August 2018
Darkness Overcomes Me
I stand watching the darkness settle in. The black dog comes to torture me. Emotions, negative feelings left behind are brought out like dolls in a toy box. I fight, fight hard not to fall in the abyss. Mask are taken out of their resting place, the mask are for me, which one will I… Continue reading Darkness Overcomes Me
Daddy-Twenty Six Years Have Passed
Twenty six years have passed. When you looked in the mirror what did you see? A happy man with a fulfilling life? A man who could not see the illness? A man who refused to fight the illness? Your demons staring at you? Looking in the mirror with no reflection at all? I looked at… Continue reading Daddy-Twenty Six Years Have Passed
A Grandparents Love Lives On With Happy Birthday Wishes
The life-and-death talk we all need to have
Knowing my grandparents wanted to die at home was the easiest part of caring for them. The conversation was a common in my gramps family partly because of time the period, the late 1800's early 1900's and money. I now understand the difficulty of making decisions as a caregiver, it's the decisions on the fly… Continue reading The life-and-death talk we all need to have
Friday Quote
It’s A Girl!
7 Ways to Cope with Anxiety about Your Teen
How parents of teenagers can manage their fears. Posted Jul 11, 2018 All parents worry about their children’s well-being at any age, but the issues to worry about mount when children hit the teen years. I am often asked by parents of one child about how to deal with the anxiety they feel.… Continue reading 7 Ways to Cope with Anxiety about Your Teen
ILADS Member Engages the WHO to Include Lyme Disease in Revision of Health Code
The Ad Hoc Committee for Health Equity in ICD11 Borreliosis Codes (or Ad Hoc Committee) is an international, all voluntary, professional committee formed to improve the ICD codes for Lyme and Relapsing Fever borreliosis and address the human rights violations generated by inadequate codes. In 2017, members of the Ad Hoc Committee met with Dainius… Continue reading ILADS Member Engages the WHO to Include Lyme Disease in Revision of Health Code
How a new kind of community is creating a better aging experience
Jan 4, 2018 / Joseph F. Coughlin By joining the Beacon Hill Village in Boston, older people commit to helping each other while they stay in their own homes. And they have plenty of fun while doing it, says MIT AgeLab director Joseph F. Coughlin. Joan Doucette was sipping coffee in a small café at… Continue reading How a new kind of community is creating a better aging experience
Teen Develops App to Help Teens With Anxiety And Depression
Amanda Southworth came up with AnxietyHelper to help teens with mental health issues. Here’s how it works and how to know if a mental health app is helpful. Amanda Southworth shows her anxiety app to Apple CEO Tim Cook. Can smartphone apps help people cope with anxiety and depression? A 16-year-old software developer in California… Continue reading Teen Develops App to Help Teens With Anxiety And Depression
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