First it was the Droid.
Then the Eris and Nexus One.
Now its the Palm Pre Plus.
My 16 year old’s cell phone plan expires soon. So, of course, he has been thinking about a new phone, a 3G smartphone, that will make his life even more connected.
The iPhone from Apple would be his first choice, but we [...]
Posts under ‘family’
Is Your Teen’s Cell Phone Dangerous?
5 Myths About Glaucoma: Test Your Knowledge
When my mother phoned me to say that she was diagnosed with glaucoma, I wasn’t especially worried. I thought that it was just an eye pressure issue that she could solve with eye drops.
No muss, no fuss.
World Glaucoma Day—March 12, 2010
World Glaucoma Week—March 7-13,2010
When I heard about World Glaucoma Week and World Glaucoma Day, my [...]
How Are Your Kidneys? March Is National Kidney Month.
Did you see the letter today in the Dear Abby newspaper column?
What’s a newspaper? Ok, for those of you who only get your news online you can see Dear Abby at this link.
In today’s Dear Abby column, a woman wrote in to report that she was diagnosed with kidney problems but has them under control [...]
Can You Heal Your Relationship with Your Adult Sibling? Part 1
By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
“Dad’s been admitted to the hospital. We’re going to . . .”
You and your siblings have been living your own lives for quite a while. That contentious relationship you had a children has been gone for a long time . . . or so you thought.
“No. You need to wait [...]
Where To Find LTAC, Hospital and Nursing Home Ratings
By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
When my Dad was sent to the ER for a nosebleed that wasn’t stopping, the doctor cauterized the wound and released him to go home. But, the second time it happened, he spent a brief time in the hospital before being released to a rehabilitation facility.
There was a time when most regular [...]
Get Assisted Living, In Home Care Promises In Writing
By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
Have you been following the trial in Delaware between eBay and Craigslist?
eBay claims that the officers of Craigslist are trying to reduce eBay’s percentage of ownership of Craigslist and change voting rights. Much of Craig Newmark’s (the founder of Craigslist) testimony centers around what Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay, did [...]
Caregiver Encouragement
By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
Each day you get up and do your best to care for a loved one. But, some days it seems impossible not to get discouraged.
If this was one of those days for you, here is a quick video reminder that others have been there, done that, and gone on [...]
November 2009 Is National Family Caregivers Month
By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
Baby boomers didn’t invent it.
Family caregiving has been going on for a long time.
My earliest memories include long drives in our shiny, black Plymouth to visit my grandfather’s older sister wherever she was assigned. Ciocia (aunt in Polish) Pelagia was a nun. She didn’t speak a word of English.
Until her arthritis made cooking and cleaning [...]
How Long Would You Like To Live?
By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
The scientific community is abuzz since the announcement that the 2009 Nobel Prize for Medicine has gone to Drs. Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak. In 1985, they discovered an enzyme call telomerase.
What’s Telomerase?
Our genes have ends on them called telomeres. They are like the plastic tips on a [...]
VFW Buddy Poppies
By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
It always happened on a Sunday in Spring. Right before we attended church services, in fact.
My Mom would slide a small handful of coins into my tiny fist with instructions to give them to the man or woman standing on the sidewalk in front of the church. I would return [...]
