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Communities of One?

Photo Credit: Free Digital Photo’s Roads that appear smooth can turn bumpy on a moment’s notice.  That happened to us this weekend as ‘The Little One’ experienced some ‘bumps in the road’ with his...

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Phone A Friend!

  Photo Credit: Pinterest   SunServe’s Phone A Friend program is off and running with a full head of steam. The goal of the program is to pair cohorts for a daily, friendly, phone conversation. The...

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Gen-Silent in Fort Lauderdale

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Obama Administration Participates in 2012 International AIDS Conference

Thursday, August 2, 2012 Good morning, Last month, the 19th International AIDS Conference came to the U.S. for the first time since 1990 – thanks to bipartisan action by Presidents Obama and George W....

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LGBT Aging through the lens of Gen Silent

It’s never too late to give up our prejudices. – Henry David Thoreau You might remember an earlier blog post where I talked about a question that was posed to me by a good (straight) friend of mine,...

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Be A Healthy Caregiver on Blog Talk Radio

  Join  Chris MacLellan ‘The Bow Tie Guy’ on Tuesday at 1:00pm (est) for ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ on Blog Talk Radio  with  special guest Patrick Cavanaugh from Broward County Elderly and Veterans...

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Remember…Blame the Disease, Not The Caree!

When I was a kid, one of my favorite roller coasters was the Zephyr at the old Pontchartrain Beach amusement park in New Orléans.  Those steep curves and big drops were exhilarating, especially when...

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The Perfect Sunset

We Don’t Have Secrets: Secrets Have Us! ‘The Little One’ Many of you who have followed ‘The Purple Jacket’ over the past year or so know that ‘The Purple Jacket’ is a heartfelt account of my Caregiving...

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82: Who Would Have Known?

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.  Aristotle  Today, ‘The Little One’ turns 82! It is a feat to recognize considering we are now 16 months past the oncologist‘s original...

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End of Life Wishes: Let’s Talk About It!

‘Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.’  Henry Van Dyke Join us this morning (Saturday 1/26) at 10:00 am est  (9 a.m. CT, 7 a.m. PT) with Denise Brown from Caregiving.com  on...

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“In Sickness and In Health:” My Response to Florida’s Attorney General Pam...

“Love, care and commitment is the same for any two people” - Chris MacLellan Friends, I’ve taken a break from blogging  in order to adjust to life without my partner, Bernard Richard Schiffer.  Your...

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Listen In Love

The First Duty Of Love Is To Listen. Celebrating Richard’s 83rd birthday January 24, 2014 When Richard mentioned ‘Hospice‘ for the first time in December of 2011, it opened the door  for one of the...

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Communities of One?

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