Prepare for Take-Off
Welcome to sixty seconds session. Today, we will share useful tips on how to make your travel less stressful & scary. Plan your trip by knowing the health and safety requirements of your airline & destination. Have your vaccination card handy as well. Wearing an N95 mask with your cloth mask provides an extra […]
Stroke Alert
Welcome to 60 second session, the fast and easy way to get information on how to take better care of yourself. Our topic for today is how to spot a STROKE. The acronym BEFAST is an easy way to remember the main warning signs of a stroke. B is for BALANCE – Are you suddenly […]
Petrified
Cats, dogs, fish, birds, lizards, snakes, horses…. If you are a pet owner, it would be very hard to imagine a world devoid of your lovable fur babies. In fact, for many of us, it would create a feeling of emptiness comparable to losing a loved one, a significant other, or a family member. Our […]
Laugh, Think, Cry
Most of us have experienced the “pain” of cancer in some form or another. We each have our own stories to tell, our own experiences to share, our own battles to fight, and our own journeys to bring to fruition. Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. According to 2020 statistics from […]
Farm to Table
It’s Saturday and we are here at the City Center to check out San Ramon’s Farmer’s Market. We are still 10 days away from June 15 but I’m pretty sure that everyone has been anticipating for the full reopening and can’t wait to enjoy the summer. This place is different from other farmer’s market because […]
Bravo Zulu
Memorial Day is a holiday that we observe in remembrance of America’s fallen heroes. In 1868, a group of Union veterans under the leadership of Major General John A. Logan “established a Decoration Day for the nation to adorn the graves of the war dead with flowers”. The first commemorative event happened at Arlington National […]
A Pen Is Mightier Than…
Do you have an advance directive? This is a question that you would most likely have to answer when checking in at a hospital or the Emergency Room. While many people think of this question as it relates to “end of life”, there are other several reasons why we have to consider having one. Advance […]
Caution: Antifragile
We welcomed 2021 with great anticipation beginning with the coming of a vaccine that we hoped would slow down, if not put to a halt, the present pandemic. The world embraced this medical breakthrough with open arms despite lack of research data and unclear risks involved. There were many of us who were open to […]
Shilly-Shally
“The only way out is through.” Robert Frost December 14, 2020 marked a historical medical breakthrough. On this day at 9:23 a.m., Sandra Lindsay, a critical nurse from Northwell Long Island Jewish Medical Center received the 1st dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine. Other states are expected to follow suit starting with the immunization of frontline […]