November’s Letter From the CEO
Dear friends, I imagine each of us marks the passage of time differently. I mark time by how fast my 4 grandchildren are growing, and not just in physical terms. My two oldest grandchildren (ages 15 and
October’s Letter From the CEO
Dear friends, I’ve just returned from a 21-day journey to Istanbul, Bursa, Konya and Cappadocia, Turkey, and find myself again appreciating what travel can do for us. I find that travel offers more than just
September’s Letter From the CEO
Dear friends, For some time now, a sub-group of the Hawaii chapter of the Amazing Care Network has been studying Okinawa, one of the places in the world designated as a “Blue Zone”. A
August’s Letter From the CEO
Dear friends, The term “medical gaslighting” is new to me, and yet it’s a word that regrettably describes an experience felt more often by women, the very young, the very old, and people of
July’s Letter From the CEO
Dear friends, A couple of months ago, I wrote about a talk given by Laurie Adamshick on planning for that time in our life where we frankly will need more help to do all
June’s Letter From the CEO
Dear Friends,I’ve just finished reading Life After the Diagnosis, a book written by Dr. Steven Pantilat, who practices palliative care medicine in San Francisco. The book offers acute observations about what happens when people receive
May’s Letter From the CEO
Dear Friends,Some weeks ago, Laurie Adamshick presented to the Honolulu chapter of theAmazing Care network about estate planning, a topic most of us would rather ignore. She gave a compelling presentation about the importance of
March’s Letter From the CEO
Dear Friends, I’m at my wits’ end trying to figure out how to convince a relative that she is not too old to visit new places. It’s especially frustrating as she was quite a
February’s Letter From the CEO
Dear Friends, I admit to having a mix of emotions as I write this. I feel pride in what my son Alex has developed to help us seniors identify and mitigate fall risks; sadness
January’s Letter From the CEO
Dear friends,It may seem ironic and weird to talk about how to deal with grief in the first newsletter of 2024, since typically newsletters in January discuss new things to do, resolutions, places to visit,