I was watching the news today and they were discussing the vaccines and booster information related to everyone’s health and travel. It is recommended for the elderly and people with adverse medical conditions to get the shot and exercise caution for their safety. Seems like sound advice. ...

I collected this quote somewhere along the way. It was attributed to Zig Zigler — whoever he is. “You must make the CHOICE, to take a CHANCE, if you want anything in life to CHANGE.” The three Cs. I wrote a book about surviving grief and how I dealt with it. It contained a lot of ...

This past weekend was meant to be THE significant birthday party. But it was canceled. Sort of. As I wrote a few months ago, the long-planned celebration was scrapped because we were well into Round II of COVID’s Delta variant days – back to masking and distancing, and no kissing, ...

Imagine a family member being severely harmed or killed on the surgical table because of the negligence, carelessness or preventable error of a surgeon, or your loved one being misdiagnosed, advised to undergo an unnecessary surgery, or being prescribed the wrong medication. We aren’t ...

Dear Editor, As retired Area Agency on Aging Administrators in the northwestern Pennsylvania region, we are writing to express our deep concern over a change being executed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) that will eliminate the local Area Agencies on Aging from the ...

It’s been five years since Alberta went home, but she arrived there accompanied by angels. It is really quite a story. My mother died at age 98 in our local Hospice House. She loved her spacious new surroundings and all the personal attention. Mom truly appreciated nature’s beauty. Her ...