Monthly Archives: November 2011
News: MetLife Study of Elder Financial Abuse
Here is an updated study: http://www.metlife.com/mmi/research/elder-financial-abuse.html :- Doug.
Hearing takes more effort than listening
Hearing takes more effort than listening Hearing draws a smaller circle —in us —of the other Hearing makes the other real to us & opens our heart Though this circle is smaller It serves the all by opening us out … Continue reading
Walking through doors makes us forget
Hi– A new Notre Dame study shows why walking through doorways makes us forget: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/237974.php :- Doug.
Imprisoning people with Alzheimer’s
The face of disability is changing and it is us. We are becoming an aging society and our living longer has revealed to us new accouterments of aging in the form of various dementias, most of which are physical. Our … Continue reading
Weeding another’s garden
Weeding another’s garden A task I now own I’d hoped but not so easily done More work than I thought Why’d they give me this job? I have other things to do The weeds among the flowers The vegetables need … Continue reading
Is tells us Do
Is tells us Do Emergency! How do you make the best decisions for your loved one in a medical emergency? You need to converse. The conversation’s words do not give a recipe for what to do; we cannot cover every … Continue reading