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Preparing for Your Senior Years |Chapter 9: Learning to Advocate for Yourself
Do you know your doctor’s name, your diagnosis, and exactly why you are calling the clinic? Learning to advocate for yourself is not about being difficult—it is about being prepared, asking questions, keeping records, and making sure your concerns are understood. In Chapter 9 of Preparing for Your Senior Years, we are talking about how…
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Preparing for Your Senior Years | Chapter 7 The Emotional Side of Aging
We prepare our finances, organize our important documents and make changes to our homes. But how do we prepare emotionally for the person we are becoming? Aging can bring changes in our bodies, independence, relationships, identity and sense of purpose. Those changes may come with grief and fear—but they can also bring clarity, wisdom and…
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H&W|Loving Our Elders Through the Aging Process
Watching someone you love grow older can be hard. Their body changes. Pain may become more complicated. Healing may take longer. Independence may look different. And sometimes the family is searching desperately for one answer when the truth is that an aging body may be carrying decades of history. After nine years working in the…
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H&W|Heat. Aging. PNW
Wednesday Health & Wellness 🌡️ When the Heat Isn’t Just Uncomfortable… It Can Be Dangerous Seattle isn’t known for extreme heat, and many homes still don’t have air conditioning. But for older adults, people living with chronic pain, or anyone recovering from an illness, hot weather can quickly become more than just uncomfortable. Today, let’s…
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H&W|Check Your Blood Pressure
Friday Health & Wellness Don’t Guess Your Blood Pressure — Know It Today on the phones, I told one of Dr. Patel’s patients something simple. If you want an accurate blood pressure reading and you don’t have a cuff at home… go to your local fire station. Yes. The fire station. Most of them will…
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H&W|Dementia
Have you ever had a parent, grandparent, or loved one experience dementia? Today I’m sharing lessons I learned while working in rehabilitation and elder care, along with practical ways families can support loved ones with patience, dignity, and compassion. 🌻
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ATasteOfFlava|The Landlord Walk Through
I spent the week preparing for my landlord’s annual walk-through. What started as a simple cleaning project quickly turned into a lesson in patience, persistence, and adaptation. There was laundry. There was a closet that looked like it had a mind of its own. There was hip pain. There was a multipurpose walker that became…
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H&W|Aging Parents
As our parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and older loved ones age, the family dynamic often begins to shift in ways we never expected. Today, after several conversations with elderly patients and their families, I found myself reflecting on the realities of aging, caregiving, transportation challenges, falls, medical appointments, and the emotional adjustments that come with…
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H&W | Weather & Body Pains
Some people think it’s “all in your head” when the weather changes and your body suddenly starts aching. But many of us know differently. The wind shifts. The rain moves in. The pressure changes. And suddenly the hips, joints, back, nerves, and muscles start talking loud. Today Seattle was one of those days for me.…
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RealTalk|Your Foundation Matters More Than You Think
This weekend I finally realized something important: My standards, values, and strong reactions to life did not come out of nowhere. They were planted in me by the people who raised, mentored, protected, and guided me. Monday’s Real Talk is about: 🌻 foundation 🌻 legacy 🌻 integrity 🌻 family complexity 🌻 community influence 🌻 healing…
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