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• Unanswered Questions.

  SERENADE 2 SENIORSHow come drugstores make sick people walk to the back of the store to pick up their medication while the healthy ones can buy what they need a... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• What is Unconditional Love?

  

  SERENADE 2 SENIORSUnconditional love enables us to focus on the strengths, talents and capabilities of those close to us which we should take note of and... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Psychiatric Illness in MY Family?

  Too often, families coping with a psychiatric disorder in a close relative, neglect their own health. I know that we were so emotionally involved, that we faile... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Read David’s Story by Jill Sadowsky

  DAVID’S STORY by Jill Sadowsky, is available as an e-book from AMAZON and SMASHWORDS.To download, go to www.amazon.com – search for Jill Sadowsky then click on... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Another View: More Mental Health Care

  

  DON’T SCARE AWAY PEOPLE SEEKING HELP by Ron HonbergIn the aftermath of the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, it’s important to consider whether changes to... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Ever Wondered Why People Commit Suicide?

  When people take their own lives, they think that they are ending their pain. But, what they are doing in fact, is passing it on to the loved ones that they... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• That’s the Kind of Love I Would Like in My Life, She Thought.

  

  It was a busy morning at the clinic and at about 8:30, an elderly man in his 80’s arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Why Don’t People Talk About Suicide and Depression?

  Why don’t we talk about suicide and depression?WHY? Because of the stigma. A few people have told me that if they speak out about the fact that they suffer... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Advice from Bill Gates

  SERENADE 2 SENIORS … AND TO THE YOUTH OF TODAYLife is not fair so, get used to it.The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• That Old Telephone of Ours

  

  SERENADE 2 SENIORSWhen I was a little girl, our family had one of the first telephones in the neighborhood. I remember the polished, black case that was fastene... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep …

  GRIEF AND GRIEVINGDo not stand at my grave and weepI am not there. I do not sleep.I am a thousand winds that blow,I am the diamond glints on snow.I am the... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Happy 2013 – Better Late Than Never

  

  It is now January 2, 2013 and it’s time for me to look back at achievements as well as remember those who are no longer with us. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Visiting a Psychiatrist …

  A visit to a psychiatrist was necessart if we wanted to help our son. This time, we skipped Medicaire and visited a psychiatrist on a private bases. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Caregiving is an Inadequate Term. Maybe It Should Be Changed to Lovegiving?

  SERENADE 2 SENIORS – ALZHEIMER’S DISEASEIn my opinion, caregiving is a most inadequate term which is used loosely. I think that it should really be called... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• One Psychiatric Hospital in Particular …

  

  This particular hospital remains in my memory because of its garden. It was well kept and must have been planned by somebody who not only loved nature, but... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Why Do Some People Look About Furtively Before Slipping into a Psychiatrist’s...

  

  Random thoughts about visiting psychiatristsWhy do many people look around furtively before slipping unobtrusively into a psychiatrist’s clinic, reminding me... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2012 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Happy Birthday to a Faithful, 42-year-old Austin Mini Minor … Lets Stop Judging...

  

  SERENADE 2 SENIORSMy children feel that I should change my car because it is five-years-old but when I told them the following story, they let up for a while. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Lack of Understanding Surrounding a Suicide.

  There is a great deal of stigma and a lack of understanding surrounding mental illness and suicide. Someone was actually heard to say the following while... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2012 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Grandfather Drinking and Driving?

  

  SERENADE 2 SENIORSMost people have been lucky to have avoided brushes with the law on their way home from social functions over the years. Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2012 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Texting Codes for Seniors. Children Have Them, So Why Not for Us?

  

  SERENADE 2 SENIORSWhen a grandchild used the code LOL at the end of a message to me, I thiought it meant Lots of Love, but I was told that the meaning is Laugh... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2012 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY