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Big, good changes are coming! If you or a loved one needs skilled services such as nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy or speech pathology, you may have been denied coverage by Medicare, or a provider may have declined to serve you unless you paid out of pocket. You would have been refused because you were unable to show that you were regaining function or … [Read more...] about Medicare Coverage For Skilled Services – Good News!

I don’t get irritated easily BUT when I am around someone who never does what he/she promised, I get just a tad ticked off. Don’t tell me you will do something and then forevermore have an excuse, still telling me that you will ‘get around to it’. Maybe you mean well but you always forget to tell me which YEAR you might ‘get around to it’. This is when I reach a point where I … [Read more...] about A ‘Round-to-It’ Person

Summer greetings from the Wizard of Youth. Let’s talk about exercising and how to keep the body cool during warmer weather, and let’s begin with a basic overview that the Mayo Clinic recommends: Watch the temperature. Get acclimated. Know your fitness level. Drink plenty of fluids. Dress appropriately. Avoid midday sun. Wear sunscreen. Have a back up … [Read more...] about Keep Your Cool in the Heat With the Wizard’s “Summer Five”

There are crossroad moments in life, but there are also moments that have a stronger dynamic than that. These are moments when you face major decisions about giving up or giving out or going forward in life. "A crisis only becomes a breaking point when we fail to use it as a turning point," wrote Guy Finley. Most of us have had a moment when we faced, or may now face, this … [Read more...] about Is It a Breaking Point or a Turning Point?

One of the tragedies associated with our healthcare system is that there is no preventive medicine. Many people, doctors included, feel that giving flu shots and providing mammograms is preventive medicine. Well, flu shots do not prevent the flu and mammograms certainly do not prevent breast cancer. I have been involved with hormones since my mother died of breast cancer in … [Read more...] about Hormonal Abuse of Women

Certainly, not all old women become bitter and angry. However, you've probably known or met more than a few. I was having a discussion with a fortyish doctor friend and he commented that so many of his older female patients are bitter and angry and he couldn't understand why. He doesn't understand for three reasons. He's young, he's happy and he's not a woman. You have … [Read more...] about Why Do Some Old Women Become Bitter and Angry?

It’s useful to be able to plan ahead and anticipate the future, but sometimes simply seizing on a chance encounter opens up a whole new avenue of experience. Many significant events in our lives begin in this unexpected way, everything from meeting a future spouse to finding a career to moving to a new city. Looking back, even our own particular conception and birth are … [Read more...] about The Letter

  Almost two years ago, I wrote a few articles for Put Old On Hold Magazine, at the beginning of my second, solo, Around The World backpacking trek, this time going from east to west throughout the Southern Hemisphere. My article writing fell away because of the Wi-Fi irregularities' effect on regular deadlines. I did complete that circle after fourteen … [Read more...] about Recruiting Really, Really Old Folks For A Very Weird Idea