Growing Bolder Community

We see ads on television for medications for restless legs mostly sponsored by drug companies and so we wonder could I possible have this condition? What is this condition? Do I really need another medication? Television gives use a chance to be educated about ideas and conditions that are current. But if you happen to be my mother then every time you see one of these commercials you wonder if...

The idea that treating just one symptom at a time is how medicine has worked. In recent years doctors have been taking a more holistic approach in caring for their patients. This has allowed research to be done looking at how such a thing as pain, both acute and chronic are associated with sleep. Thsi issue is important on many levels. With our community getting older this issue of pain...

As I look around at this crazy world we live in, a world where addictions are rampant, random violence is increasing, relationships are ending at alarming rates, and children are suffering, I cannot help but ask why. Why are men running into the arms of women other than their wives? Why are drugs like marijuana and LSD becoming more and more common amongst adolescents? Why is alcoholism still the...

This blog might not be up to standard, as I am typing in between visits to the old peoples home...

Right after I learned to read, when I was about 6 years old, I started reading everything I could find around my house. One evening, just after I had gone to bed, I noticed a long, white tag on my pillow and I got very scared when I read what was written on it: “Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law.” I was terrified and I wondered how the police knew when tags were removed – did they...

Depression warning signs & understanding what to do about it A special report from Dwight Bain & the LifeWorks Group of Counselors Recently the Associated Press reported that long-time TV journalist Dick Cavett, struggled with clinical depression for decades. This is amazing because at the height of his career, he was more popular than Larry King and Regis put together. He described his...

On my blog, I have been writing columns about the Casey/Caylee Anthony story for a little over a year now. Over time, the natives have gotten restless all around the Internet. Explosive arguments and insulting comments are running wild on blogs and forums. I decided to write this with one goal in mind: shake the anger out of people. The wheels of justice turn slowly and impatience and frazzled...