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PRE-EXISTING CONDITION AFTER CANCER DIAGNOSIS

May 4, 2017 by

The day a cancer diagnosis becomes a pre-existing condition   Like we learn everyday when things change, everybody is different. What you do after a cancer diagnosis isn’t the same as someone else. They might go along their way as if hearing a bee buzzing nearby. Shoo, cancer/bee. Or they might fall down on their […]

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TRAVEL ENGLAND WITH FOREVER YOUNG MILLENNIALS

April 3, 2017 by

  Aging in travel England Some moments remain frozen in time for better or worse. Remember when you missed middle school graduation and summer football workouts? Your parents decided to drag you around England instead. And your life was ruined. That last thing you wanted to do was be a show pony for your folks. […]

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CIGARETTE SMOKE ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM? DON’T DO IT

March 31, 2017 by

    Tobacco and cigarette smoke, the stuff of dreams and nightmares.   The dream part comes first. Light a stick and enjoy. All you’ve got to do is breath in, breath out, and watch the cigarette smoke curl into shapes. Later comes the nightmare part, the regret, the tubes, the hospital smell, the faces […]

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YOU QUALIFY FOR ONE LAST BEER IF…

March 30, 2017 by

  If you haven’t seen it yet, you will. Someone you know gives up the chase for the perfect beer, telling the world about One. Last. Beer. But it’ll never be you. Never. Whether it’s medical, legal, or family pressure, if you see a fellow beer lover after a year, and they say they quit […]

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HOW TO AVOID BAD MARRIAGES FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE

March 5, 2017 by

    Help millennials avoid bad marriages by following these steps   Dating mores change over the years. From meeting someone, meeting their parents and siblings, to marriage and living happily ever after, things change. You meet their parents, they meet your parents. What could go wrong? These meetings always have agendas, some hidden, some […]

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MONICA DRAKE: PORTLAND AUTHOR, DETECTIVE, DELIGHT

February 12, 2017 by

    Tell me a better Oregon name than Monica Drake, then show me a better story collection.   Oregon Ducks and Monica Drake? Perfect combination. Oregon State Beavers and Monica Nutria? Not so much. In her short story collection, The Folly Of Loving Life, Monica Drake gives TRUTH to this writers’ advice: Only write […]

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GIVING CAREGIVING SHOWS EXTRA LIFE

January 22, 2017 by

The biggest booster from giving caregiving?   Adapted for Parkinson’s, it becomes “Hate the disease, love the relationships it builds.” It works for most every disease at every age. The idea of extra life works for all, too. Doctors treating Parkinson’s are the key relationship, but they need equally strong links to those in their patients’ lives. One link of […]

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SHARING BABY BOOMER FITNESS GOALS

January 16, 2017 by

  If severe illness limits mobility, what do you do for baby boomer fitness?   If sitting is the safest place besides bed, how do you stay fit? More important, how can you help someone in such a condition? That was the challenge when I became caregiver for my Parkinson’s afflicted father in law. The […]

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WHAT PEOPLE NEED AND WHAT THEY DON’T SAY

January 8, 2017 by

What people need is a break from their trials.   An old joke goes like this: How do you catch a unique rabbit? You ‘nique up on it. How do you catch a tame rabbit? The tame way, you ‘nique up on it. It’s pretty funny if it’s the only joke of the week. More […]

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DONALD TRUMP GOVERNMENT SERVICE REVIEW

September 30, 2016 by

Where to find clues to the future Donald Trump Government. Signing up for government service includes a possibility across all departments and services: You may get your ass kicked. You’ll get it from a supervisor who wants you to do more than your pay grade so he can do less than his. You may get […]

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