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Preparing for Your Senior Years | Part 10: Your Future Self Is Counting on You
The choices we make in our 50s can shape the health, security, independence, and joy we experience in our senior years. Preparing for the future is not about being afraid of aging. It is about understanding your whole health, organizing your important information, planning your finances and housing, building a dependable support system, and continuing…
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H&W|Preparation For Discharge After Surgery
If you or someone you love is scheduled for surgery, don’t wait until discharge day to figure out what will be needed at home. Where will the patient heal? Is the bathroom easy to reach? Who will prepare meals, pick up prescriptions, and help with everyday tasks? Recovery begins before surgery—with a safe space, the…
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H&W|Know Why You Are Calling
The birds outside my window were bouncing from the grass to the cedar to the roof. Every time I focused on one, it flew somewhere else. 🤣 Sometimes our thoughts do the same thing when we call the doctor’s office. In today’s post, I’m sharing one simple way to catch your thought before you dial…
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H&W| Stress and Your Body
Stress does not only live in our thoughts—it can settle into our bodies. Headaches, fatigue, stomach problems, body tension, sleeplessness, and simply feeling unwell may be signs that we have been carrying more than we realize. In Thursday’s Health & Wellness blog, we’re discussing what happens when stress makes us feel physically sick, why those…
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Today’s Victory / Evening Reflection
Tonight’s victory came wrapped in news I never wanted—but answers I desperately needed. After months of saying the problem was my hips, today I finally saw the proof for myself. I wasn’t failing to move. I was doing my best to function with two severely damaged hips. Sometimes the victory is not receiving the news…
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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 8: Technology Is Part of Healthy Aging
Technology can be frustrating as we age—but it can also help us stay informed, connected and independent. From patient portals and prescription delivery to ordering groceries, using voice-activated devices and asking AI to explain something in plain language, the right tools can make everyday life a little easier. We do not have to learn every…
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H&W|What’s Causing The Pain
Have you ever stopped in the middle of a painful day and wondered, “Is this my muscle, my joint or a nerve?” Living with radiculopathy and bilateral hip arthritis, I ask myself that question often. The pain can ache, burn, tighten, throb or travel—and sometimes several types of pain seem to speak at once. For…
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H&W|Understanding the Difference Between Your Concern and Medical Urgency
When you are living with pain, losing mobility or frightened by changing symptoms, your medical situation feels urgent—because to you, it is. But how does a medical clinic determine whose condition requires immediate attention? And what can you do when your concern feels urgent, but your tests, imaging or clinical findings do not classify it…
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