(photo courtesy of Felix42_contra_la_censura and flickr)
It’s Monday so let’s get our week off with a good laugh!
DRIVING
> Two elderly women were out driving in a large car - both could barely see
> over the dashboard. As they were cruising along, they came to an
> intersection. The stoplight was red, but they just went on through The
> woman in the passenger seat thought to herself ‘I must be losing it. I
> could have sworn we just went through a red light.’ After a few more
> minutes, they came to another intersection and the light was red again.
> Again, they went right through. The woman in the passenger seat was almost
> sure that the light had been red but was really concerned that she was
> losing it. She was getting nervous. At the next intersection, sure enough,
> the light was red and they went on through. So, she turned to the other
> woman and said, ‘Mildred, did you know that we just ran through three red
> lights in a row? You could have killed us both!’
> Mildred turned to her and said, ‘Oh, crap, am I driving ?’
This episode features Jan Dougherty, Family and Community Services Director at Arizona’s Banner Alzheimer’s Institute. Jan is responsible for setting new standards of care for patients with dementia and their families through the development of innovative programs. She has developed many pioneering programs being used in Arizona and nationally.
Jan was named “Gerontologist of the Year” in 2003 by the AZ Geriatrics Society and received the “Caring Spirit Award” in 2005 from the Area Agency on Aging, Region One. She was awarded the Vision Award in 2006 from Hospice of the Valley, the Nation’s largest non-profit hospice organization. We were honored to have an opportunity to speak with her about some of the programs she has pioneered.
This video brought me to tears. Happy tears. It is great to see so many different generations of families playing together. We should have local parks and senior centers merged together in every city in America. The level of joy on the faces of the children and our senior adults made me want to drive right down to Apache Junction just to view this incredible multi-generational gathering. I have little doubt that after55.com will create another video at the Generations Unite Center in Apache Junction, Arizona. Enjoy this wonderful concept that has become a reality. It brings hope that the family values in America will continued to be respected and preserved.
As the wave of baby boomers move toward retirement, long-term care is becoming more important. A federal state initiative called, “Own Your Future”, has been launched to urge consumers to focus on their finances. The campaign offers a Long Term Care Planning Kit, downloadable at no cost in English and Spanish. Consumers may order the Long Term Care Planning Kit by phone, (1-866-PLAN-LTC) or view online at www.longtermcare.gov/campaign
My commentary on why the medical profession is jumping on the bandwagon to develop a medication to help increase an older woman’s sex drive might cause a few heads to spin. I got on this rant when I read an article which you can read at the end of this blog. First of all, viagra is here to stay. With the divorce rate climbing, something better be done so the woman can keep up with her husband’s falsely restored sexual energy. Let’s stop right there and repeat, ”falsely restored sexual energy”. Has anyone stopped to consider (more…)
Get ready for our roving reporters, Sam and Sadie Silver, as they span the globe looking for interesting and fun senior news!
