by Sue | Oct 20, 2019 | Body & Soul
I’ve been musing about aging lately. Partly because I write about aging issues under my Care Giving blog stream, but mostly because I am “of a certain age” and growing older by the minute. Today, while driving through the fall landscape, I decided this aging business...
by Sue | Oct 13, 2019 | Care Giving
This blog continues the discussion about elder services provided by Catholic Family Center. Again, I am indebted to Virginia Clark, Associate Director, Aging and Adult Services, and for the photos provided by CFC’s Katherine Grant for their help. STAR PROGRAM (Support...
by Sue | Oct 6, 2019 | Faith
History is clear. Jesus was Jewish. He was the perfect, complete Jew who followed, not a legalistic Pharisaical list of rules, but the Father’s intentions for his sacred laws. Jesus went to the heart of matters. Yet, even while he infuriated Jewish leaders, he never...
by Sue | Sep 29, 2019 | Books & Writers
John Caligiuri joined our Greece writers’ group years ago when he was writing his alternate history novel Red Fist of Rome (recently republished under the Insomnia label and available at the library, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.) Since then, John has written...
by Sue | Sep 22, 2019 | Care Giving
In my work as a community health nurse for Monroe County, I quickly learned caregivers and their care receivers are inseparable. Helping one helps the other. I also learned Monroe County is rich in resources for the elderly. So much so, that G.R.A.P.E. (Greater...
by Sue | Sep 15, 2019 | Body & Soul
Make no mistake. Healthcare is a thriving industry in America. Are we getting a bang for our buck? Here is how our healthcare system ranks compared to other developed countries. Hint: disheartening considering how much money we spend. How does the...
by Sue | Sep 9, 2019 | Faith
Living According to the Bible’s Instructions When Daniel was a prisoner in King Nebuchadnezzar’s Jewish think-tank, he refused to defile himself by eating delicacies from the King’s table. Instead, he and his fellow brain-trust prisoners convinced the...
by Sue | Sep 1, 2019 | Care Giving
At work, they called me “Queen of the SOAP notes.” This was before computers took over hospital units and nurses and doctors actually used pen and paper to communicate. I thought SOAP notes were pretty neat. S… What symptom does the patient describe?...
by Sue | Aug 25, 2019 | Body & Soul
It’s so frustrating. Bombarded with ads for foods we know are bad for us, we still scarf down double hamburgers loaded with cheese and bacon, topped with added fries. After inhaling every delicious morsel, we lean back and think, “I really should start to eat...
by Sue | Aug 18, 2019 | Faith
If he knew I refer to him as “Good Neighbor Dave,” he would snort and shake his head. Yet he’s always there to help with a smile and willing hands. We’re the same age, Dave and I, and beginning to acquire those aches, pains, and assorted symptoms that force us to...
