Where are those keys? What did I do with my eyeglasses, the book I was reading, my wallet, etc. ad nauseum? Sound familiar? Loss of memory is a state of mind! Now that’s really profound. Of course it is and that is why most of us, when it begins to happen, become anxious and concerned. [...]

Seniors everywhere face a series of potentially debilitating health issues. The aging process is full of a variety of breakdowns in our physical health. For example, many senior citizens face hearing loss. Thank goodness hearing aids are available to compensate. However, how in the world do I decide it’s time for a hearing aid? Here [...]

Early reports on the financial crisis suggest at least a part of most retirees’ nest eggs has taken a hit. No surprise. There are a lot of us out here who will need to do some serious reckoning with our resources. Retirees are especially vulnerable, for the most part, because there isn’t a steady income [...]

A whole milieu of human experiences is introduced to the person who serves as pastor in charge of a local church. Among those is dealing with senior citizens, couples in particular, who are dealing with a very serious illness of one or the other. Often, these illnesses include cancer, Alzheimer’s, a multitude of other ailments [...]

One of the best times I remember ever having was a trip taken with my father and grandfather to the Ft Worth cattle yards. We loaded a calf to take to the yards and little guy though I was, they allowed me to go along. How exciting it was to be included, to be thought [...]

Looking for traces of Mayberry as a location for retirement? Well, there are numerous lists, found frequently on the Internet, which espouse the qualities of various communities and cities around the country. It all depends on what the individual or couple is searching for. Those are the preliminary considerations that must be settled first. Knowing [...]

When, almost a year ago now, it was determined that I had prostate cancer, Gleason Scale 9, there was but one option in dealing with it. Because of a collision of favorable circumstances, quick action was available. For that, I have to thank my spouse, our daughter and son in law, our former son in [...]