Financial Assistance for Funeral Expenses to Families of COVID Victims
I am writing this article to share with others who have lost a loved one to COVID. This is information that I personally have used and I want to help others to secure finances if needed.
How to Determine Which ERs Provide Best Geriatric Care
Few people give much thought to emergency care. But unless your life is in imminent danger, you might benefit from a bit of research to determine which nearby emergency department is best prepared to meet the specialized needs of older adults.
Spring Cleaning Fever
Spring can represent a new day; some say it is dawn in the wheel of the year. For me, I always have a feeling of restlessness and excitement, an urgency to get outside. I look around and see what I want to accomplish to prepare my home for spring. Please note I used the word “want,” not “need.”
Money
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“Should I Sell My House Myself?”
This question goes through everyone’s mind at one time or another. Can I save some money and some...
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10 Commandments of Selling Your Home
Whether you are buying or selling a home, it can be quite an adventurous journey. Here is simple...
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5 Real Estate Terms You Need to Know
“In almost 40 years in real estate one of the most important things that I have learned is to have...
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7 Deadly Sins of Real Estate
Advice to help your real estate transactions. Helpful tips that will make your real estate...
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A Reverse Mortgage Makes Your Home Work For You
A reverse mortgage may help you pay off debt and provide breathing room John and Carol love...
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Adjusting Your Home to Your Lifestyle
As the frozen ground relinquishes its grip on budding tulips, we take note of the regeneration around...
Health
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What’s a Geriatric Assessment?
“The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.” -- Lucille Ball...
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“DIEP” Breast Reconstruction Restores Natural Looking Breasts
Microsurgical Procedure Uses Fat from Abdomen (Like Tummy Tuck) to Rebuild BreastMany women who...
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A Father Helps His Son Step Up
Barry R. Ettl, Jr. of Allentown has a typical case of cerebral palsy (CP) but — at age 45 — he is...
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A Safe Transition from Hospital to Home
COVID-19 has dominated not only the headlines, but also the headspace of people across the planet....
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A Study of Loneliness, Isolation and Remedies
Loneliness and Social ConnectionsAARP conducted a national survey of adults 45 and older to gauge the...
Find Care Directory
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Lifestyle
Memorial Day Tribute and History
Veterans have served this country and will always honor those who have paid the ultimate price. As a veteran, Memorial Day holds a special place in my heart and in the hearts of all veterans. No matter in what capacity veterans serve, they all know the sacrifice those honored veterans and their families have made.
Past April Fools Pranks
• Alabama changes the value of “pi”: The April 1998 newsletter of New Mexicans for Science and Reason contained an article written by physicist Mark Boslough claiming that the Alabama Legislature had voted to change the value of the mathematical constant pi to the “Biblical value” of 3.0. This claim originally appeared as a news story in the 1961 science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein.