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Will the Republicans Cut Social Security?

Earlier this week, I posted a story titled The Attempted Theft of Medicare. That done, today it is time for a Social Security update – especially since the Board of Trustees released its annual report (pdf) on the status of... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 28 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady, Prescription Drugs and Insurance Companies

Having complained in these pages about my fuzzy brain with its lack of focus and concentration, it's only fair to let you know that over last weekend, it improved dramatically. Or, maybe it has been improving a little at a... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 26 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Attempted Theft of Medicare

While the American president and the Senate majority leader are trying (and so far, failing) to make sure only the rich in the United States can afford health care, GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan is proposing to take out Medicare.... Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 24 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: I Don't Want to Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes

This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to... Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 23 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Reverse Bucket List

Not many people with pancreatic cancer survive for long. As a reminder, here is how I explained my condition after surgery: ”The tumor was determined to be 'clean at the margins' - that is, cancer had not escaped the pancreas.... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 21 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Specialness of Caregivers

Pretty much everyone works for a living. Some enjoy their jobs, others don't and a few lucky people consider their work a calling, even a mission to which they are fully dedicated. Undoubtedly the Oregon Health & Sciences University Hospital,...

Published Wed, Jul 19 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Focus and Concentration Deficiency

It's really annoying. Since my surgery four weeks ago, I've lost focus. I can't concentrate long enough to get through an average news article or sift through a simple Google search results page and certainly not a book chapter. Sometimes...

Published Mon, Jul 17 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Try To Remember

This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to... Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 16 2017 5:47 AM by TIME GOES BY

First Post-Surgery Outing

JOURNAL ENTRY The doctor removed my 20-odd surgical staples on Wednesday. For those of you who asked, it was no big deal, feeling something like a minor pin *** for each one. Although I consider it a milestone, this, of... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 14 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Post Surgery At-Home Assistance Tools

My 20-some staples come out today – three weeks and one day since the surgery and I'm glad for that. The incision looks nicely healed to me and it's time to move on. Still, overall recovery will take much longer.... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 12 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

There Was an Old Woman...

...who was estranged from her only relative. A short, sad story. They had adored one another as children – big sister, little brother. Then, the parents' divorce separated the two resulting in their living in different states, visiting on holidays...

Published Mon, Jul 10 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: NAIDOC Week 2

This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to... Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 09 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Surgery Recovery – Day to Day

(NOTE: This is a report about my personal progress – no one else's. Maybe there are hints for others in a similar recovery, maybe not. Aside from the general path toward recovery, none of us can know another's needs or... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Cancer Patient's Perspective on Today's Politics

A Cancer Patient's Political Perspective There is a lot I want to write here about this frightful disease, treatment and recovery, the hospital, doctors, nurses, other care professionals, friends, helpers and more. But today, I want to give you a...

Published Wed, Jul 05 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

My Pancreatic Cancer Prognosis

According to my surgeon, only 10 percent of pancreatic cancer patients are eligible for surgery. Had I not been one of them, there would have been, essentially, no useful treatment. Following surgery, it was a week before the pathology report... Read...

Published Mon, Jul 03 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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Will the Republicans Cut Social Security?

Crabby Old Lady, Prescription Drugs and Insurance Companies

The Attempted Theft of Medicare

ELDER MUSIC: I Don't Want to Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes

A Reverse Bucket List

The Specialness of Caregivers

Focus and Concentration Deficiency

ELDER MUSIC: Try To Remember

First Post-Surgery Outing

Post Surgery At-Home Assistance Tools

There Was an Old Woman...

ELDER MUSIC: NAIDOC Week 2

Surgery Recovery – Day to Day

A Cancer Patient's Perspective on Today's Politics

My Pancreatic Cancer Prognosis