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Boomer friendly gardens

Though I bristle a little at the notion that Baby Boomers, a little too close to my age for comfort, are crippled and wheelchair ridden, The Tennessean has an article about building gardens that work...

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: aging, wheelchairs
Dear Hallmark

Eek! Hallmark entry somehow published itself, it wasn’t ready yet! I’ll put it back up when I finish it. Sorry. Share This

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: uncategorized
Treating cancer that has spread to the liver

An ominous sign for a cancer patient is when cancer spreads to the liver. There’s not usually a lot that can be done, but, an interesting finding in Science Daily reports: Placing tiny...

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: healthcare, research, cancer, liver cancer, sandwich generation
They cared enough to send the very best

I was privileged to attend the Blogger’s Conference at the Hallmark International Headquarters in Kansas City last week (disclosure: I was a guest of Hallmark, they paid). Hallmark invited...

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: uncategorized
Activities for aging parents

With the holidays coming up, many people will be spending time with family, including aging parents. Perhaps people are in need of inspiration for activities in addition to just visiting. Maryan...

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: aging parents, activities for aged, sandwich generation, sometimes i feel like a piece of bologna
Intellectually disabled outliving their parents

In a different twist on children and elderly parents, the Canadian Press reports that we are seeing the first generation of “intellectually disabled” who are outliving their parents....

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: aging parents, canadian press, intellectually disabled, sandwich generation
Blogtoberfest Winner

And the winner from the last GenBetween Blogtoberfest entry is: Caryn from the Bailey Family! Caryn’s name and comment number was selected using a handy dandy random number generator, and, she...

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: b5 media, b5media, blgotoberfest, career and kids, lara gallagher
Back to my dad

A while back (no pun intended, but, it made me laugh, anyway) I told you that my dad’s back problems were getting worse. Well, today, he reports that he has nearly cured himself. All it took...

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: my father, back pain, sandwich generation
Memory Tips

Though memory has been shown to decline with age, there’s a lot of research out there that suggests regular “mental exercise” can stave off some of this loss. Additionally, you can...

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: websites, advice, memory toolbox, mionding our elders, online education database
Where elders blog

Where Elders Blog is the creation of Ronni Bennett at Time Goes By. It’s a collection of bloggers over 50 and their workspaces. I love to see pictures of where bloggers work, it helps me to...

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: technology, websites
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