Footlose Old-timer
We all have a retirement bucket list (dreams). They can be small, or gigantic, sensible to wild, achievable or otherwise. And in my frequent interaction with other seniors, and reading FB threads from members of elderly groups, one of them stands 10 feet taller above the rest. Yes, some dream to travel, to fall in…
Do you, at times, have this urge of wanting to be young again? Of going back in time and re-do those things you had so much pleasure in doing before? Or something new that brings out the youth in you; make you feel young again? I guess we all do. And there’s nothing wrong about…
If you are experiencing breathlessness, chest pain, wheezing, coughing with some sputum, you are showing symptoms of respiratory diseases. They will cause breathing difficulties and may cost you a good night’s sleep. Some respiratory diseases do not respond to Grandma’s home-cure recipe of a “couple of decongestants, lots of rest and drink plenty of water.”…
“You have cancer,” your doctor said in a very calm and professional way. No matter how he said it, the gruesome news that you have the dreaded disease of cancer will still hit you like a vicious punch in the gut. You will slump in your chair like an empty sack. Your face gets tight; life seems…
Are you the “exercise” type? If not, here’s a bit of good and bad news for you. The bad news… The health risks due to lack of exercise are similar to that of smoking. Researchers in the U.K. found out that the chances of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and colon cancer, among others, are about the…
Last month, May 3 to be exact, the husband of my sister-in-law died due to massive kidney failure. It was a complete surprise to me and his family. He did not show anything to indicate kidney problems and he never hinted about it when we talked over the phone a month earlier. Did he or…
Have you ever thought what life would be if you cannot see? Maybe you haven’t. Maybe you treat your eyes on “as-need” basis. That as long as you wake up each morning to a burst of colors, you need not care for them.
When was the last time you had diarrhea? Two weeks ago I had a mild case. I thought it was mild because I did not feel any of its side-effects. I thought two tablets of Loperamide and meals of hard-boiled eggs and congee were enough to help me get over it. They did, but my…
I am not a diabetic (knock on wood), but I am surrounded by people who are. My younger sister is a diabetic. So is my uncle, my best friend, a cousin and more than a couple of guys I play tennis with. A friend became blind in one eye due to diabetes and another had…
Do you suffer from occasional aches and pains? Welcome to the club. At our age, that is expected. But they should not be dismissed as part of growing old, especially if they are chronic (lasting more than three months), without referring them to a doctor. Neither should it be a reason for becoming a drug…