Adventures with Gravity
My knees and hips are forward, my head and shoulders cantilevered backward, and I am falling. It's New Year’s Eve at Tacoma’s...
Keeping Your Balance in Unsettling Times
Albert Einstein may have said it best: “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” And...
The Perils of Ignoring Diabetes
Diabetes. We hear about it all the time as a risk factor for a lot of bad things, including making us more vulnerable to...
Giving Beyond the Season
I have fond memories of sitting under the Christmas tree guessing my presents, but it was the anticipation of the big day...
Creating Resilience in Times of Crisis
This is a difficult time for all of us—sheltering in place, grandchildren struggling with homeschooling, worrying about...
When Experience Counts
Boomers Lead the Charge Against COVID-19 in Washington State It was an audacious coronavirus-related question eliciting...
Health Care in the Age of Coronavirus
There have been mixed political messages on how COVID-19 is spread but this much is not in dispute by health experts— it...
Amid Blight, Life Blooms
Several years ago, I almost lost my vision, and after a surgery suggestive of medieval torture, my recovery unfolded in the...
Too Many Meds? A Tale of Medication Overload
Taking lots of medications is, for many of us, an inevitable part of getting older. While some of these drugs help keep us...
Mutually Beneficial Relationships
Reaching across the generations can boost your well being Experts in aging say one great way to build resilience is to stay...
