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Oops, Where Did I Leave It? by Sunie Levin I lost my car keys. I have searched everywhere. You know what? It doesn't matter. I won’t need them unless I find my car! My husband laughed until he choked when I told him I was writing this article. I manage to lose something every day, some days several things. The daily list includes glasses,...

I've been exploring brain fitness. It's a special interest of mine because a parent had Parkinson's related dementia. See some of my findings at www.wisewellsenior@blogspot.com. I'm a senior who's working on the wise, well part. Mary

While putting on my makeup this morning, I had one of those moments of enlightenment which make you stop and think. I have always put on my makeup as part of my morning routine, immediately after showering and dressing, and I don't see any reason to change that, just because I'm in the senior age group and live alone. But this morning I suddenly realized that what had once been a mindless...

The way you wear your hatThe way you sip your teaThe memory of all thatNo, no they can't take that away from me George and Ira Gershwin knew what they were talking about when they wrote that song. They understood that all our tangible, worldly goods are subject to be lost under certain conditions. Our homes, cars, HD TVs and jewelry can be lost as a result of some financial calamity. Even...

I am an advanced registered nurse practitioner in psychiatric/mental health and specialize in those behavioral and emotional issues related to the aging process and especially those issues associated with a person who has Alzheimer's, Dementia, or Memory Loss. I have a web site that is FREE and might be of interest to you if you are working with a loved one who has Alzheimer's or Dementia from...

Recently I blogged on another site that listening to music was a wonderful activity for a person to share with a family member that is suffering with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia. Music like Alzheimer's takes us back to a memory that we associate with another time in our life.As a child growing up (I'm now 59) I always loved the soulful sounds of Ella Fitzgerald, Morgana King, Cleo...