Category: Aging

Issues of adjustment, making the best of it, cosmetic enhancements, decisions of how to die while living well

Looking Back on Cherished Holiday Traditions

Always one to appreciate the many traditions of the season, decorating remains my most cozy memory with my family.  As traditionalists we did not display or light the decorations until the Friday after Thanksgiving.  Of course, we started with the outdoor lights, decorating the front bushes, and hanging lights along the gutters.  Waiting until dark to adjust the…

Safety Packaging

There is very little that is more aggravating on a day to day basis as the frustration of opening packages of food, bottles of medicine, liquid bottles, and purchased over the counter drugs. Millennials take these inconveniences for granted, never really questioning the origin and implications for older Americans. In 1982, in the Chicago suburb…

Women and the Impact of COVID-19 on the Workforce

The current economy results from many factors, the most significant of which is the impact of the closures in March due to COVID-19. While the economic recovery sputters along, Americans are differentially impacted, with working mothers and Black Americans falling significantly behind. Of the over one million Americans who stopped working or even looking in…