Category: Advocate For The Aging

Life|H&W|What Medicare’s New Telehealth Rules Really Mean

Why Patients Are Frustrated — and What Medicare’s New Telehealth Rules Really Mean By Lady Flava | Simply Flava Reflections on Healthcare TL;DR: COVID made virtual visits a lifeline. Now, as Medicare rolls back many of those telehealth flexibilities, patients—and the staff who care for them—are feeling the strain. 🌎 Who We Serve At Swedish Neuroscience,…

Lady Flava News

October 11, 2025

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🌻 100 Days of Flava — A Journey Through Words and Life

🌻 100 Days of Flava — A Journey Through Words and Life Fifteen years ago, I started my blog as a space to share the things I loved — mostly about independent artists, musicians, and creatives. In those early years, I wrote from time to time, whenever inspiration struck. Back then, my words were more about…

Lady Flava News

October 4, 2025

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H&W|Calling Off: Workplace Culture & Policy (Part 2)

🌻 Seasoned SoulZ Health & Wellness Reflection Calling Off: Workplace Culture & Policy 🌻 (Part 2) In Part 1, I shared how I’ve learned to honor my health and stay home when I’m sick. It’s taken me years—and a little wisdom from the younger generation—to understand that calling off isn’t weakness, it’s responsibility. But this…

Lady Flava News

September 24, 2025

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H&W|🌻 Flava Wellness: Pain, Breath, and Balance

🌻 Flava Wellness: Pain, Breath, and Balance Living with radiculopathy and arthritis has taught me more than I expected — not just about pain, but about myself. Early on, I noticed something: my anxiety and anticipation of the pain often made it worse than the pain itself. I would tense up, worry, and expect the…

Lady Flava News

September 22, 2025

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Welcome, Seasoned SoulZ ~Lady Flava~🌻

🌻 Welcome, Seasoned SoulZ Now that I fully embrace being a Seasoned Soul, I would love to connect with others who embrace the Flava of their own seasoned soul. What matters to you? 🌻That your body doesn’t work like it used to 🌻Retirement and the changes it brings 🌻Health and wellness in this season of…

Lady Flava News

September 22, 2025

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Life|65|69 Days of Blogging

69 Days of Blogging & Asking Why 🌻✨ When I saw the announcement on my site that I have blogged for 69 days in a row, I paused and thought about my Why. I’ve always been big on the Why—why people think a certain way, why they do things that make sense or don’t, and…

Lady Flava News

September 3, 2025

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Life|65|A New Approach to Life

A New Approach to Life 🌻✨ I am learning something new about myself. For much of my life, I have been the one to help, to fix, to keep things flowing. It came naturally to me—I wanted to make sure everything was taken care of. But lately, I am embracing a new approach: staying in…

Lady Flava News

September 3, 2025

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H&W| 🌻 Prepare with Care: The Emergency Go-Bag + A Preview of the Lady Flava Wellness Journal 🌻

🧳 Be Ready, Stay Ready: Creating a Wellness Go-Bag for Emergencies by Susan Koshi / Lady Flava Wellness I was driving home recently, listening to NPR News, when I heard a story that stopped me in my tracks. A pharmacist shared how he created a To-Go Emergency Bag for his father—placing it near the door, ready…

Lady Flava News

July 23, 2025

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60+|🌿 What Does an Elder Advocate Do?

🌿 What Does an Elder Advocate Do? By Susan “Lady Flava” Koshi As our loved ones age, the systems around them become harder to navigate—from healthcare to housing to basic daily needs. That’s where elder advocates step in. But what do we actually do? An elder advocate is more than a helper. We are protectors,…

Lady Flava News

July 20, 2025

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Being Seen, Heard & Connected: Reflections at 65 |Sharing My Tho

Now that I’ve been blessed to see 65 years of age, I find myself reflecting on what I’d like to experience next in this journey of mine. One of my favorite nurses—a trusted colleague and confidant—recently told me, “You still have many more years to bless others with your presence. You shine so bright.” Her…

Lady Flava News

July 8, 2025

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