A Day in My Life as a Senior

What does a day in my life as a senior like? A few weeks ago, out of idleness, I thought of knowing what a day of some seniors be like. So I posted this question this question to some FB senior citizens groups: “What keeps you busy in a typical day?”

Six Old-age Issues You Need to Know

Do you feel angsty when you wake up some mornings? You feel something is amiss, or about to go wrong. But you don’t know what it is. It burdens your heart but you can’t express it. What’s worse is you don’t have anybody to express it to, I do. And my first time got me…

Seven Life Lessons to Help You Enjoy Life More

How do you enjoy life? If you surf this question, Google will show you ten articles about the subject on the first page, alone.  It will also show you that no less than 3 billion people are as interested to know the answer. And you should, too, because, at this point in your life, your…

Things You Need to Know about Aging in Place

A real issue faced by people on the verge of retiring is where to retire in – at home (aging in place), or in a care facility? Why? The euphoria of finally being free from the shackles of work, work, and more work clouds everything out. After years of making a living, now they want…

Myths and Realities of Being an Elderly

Many years ago, you did not know what it is to be old. Oh, you knew someday you will be. But you chose to put it in the backburner; ignored it because it evoked a lot of scary images in your mind. The stories you’ve heard about old people, the movies you saw and the…

What is Elder Abuse and How to Deal with It

Right now, an elderly is being abused. It could be you but are not aware of it. Even if you do, you prefer to be mum about it for fear of the repercussions. You fear that you won’t be taken seriously, be told that you are imagining things, or be told that you are getting…