November 20, 2009
The first time I saw tulips I remembered Wauke. I also remembered his unique voice, his long fingers and the mystical eye. When I saw his picture with the silver hair I thought about his dad’s limping walk. Wauke was an example of a singular human being to me at that time. He was attractive and gay; he was smart and docile; he had a moustache, but spoke softly. He looked lost when I met him, but on stage he was a Greek God. My inner eye was in delusion mode when I witness his magical singing. But, who never... Read: Transition
November 20, 2009
June 12, 1984. Camarillo, California. I could hear my husband, Jim, heading toward my writing desk. His strong footsteps were as recognizable as his undecipherable scrawl on a prescription pad, his sly smile in a gotcha moment and his well-known predilection for order, efficiency and tidiness. Since he rarely had time for conversation before he grabbed his car keys and headed to the medical center, I was surprised when he stopped at my desk. I looked up from my computer thinking: You look like the six-million dollar man, Doctor Howatt. Snappy yellow shirt. Blue silk... Read: A Walk on the Wild Side
November 20, 2009
President Obama has proclaimed November 2009 National Family Caregivers Month. It’s a time for us as a nation to celebrate the estimated 50 million caregivers around the country. Of course, these husbands, wives, friends, and neighbors deserve our year-round appreciation and gratitude. Just consider some of the statistics from the National Family Caregivers Association: The value of the services family caregivers provide for "free" is estimated to be $306 billion a year. That is almost twice as much as is spent on homecare and nursing home services combined ($158 billion). Women who are family caregivers are two-and-a-half times more likely... Read: Caregivers Deserve Year-Round Applause
November 20, 2009
Perfect presents for the working woman in your life Read: Gifts for Career Gals
November 20, 2009
What happens when you have an abnormal mammogram—just before the mammogram guidelines are rewritten? Read: A Timely Biopsy: Changing the Rules Mid-Game
November 20, 2009
Last Monday the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued its guidelines on mammograms, pushing the recommended start age for the average woman to 50 from 40. You’d have to be living inside a mammography machine not to have noticed the maelstrom that has since erupted. Medical groups like the American College of Radiology and many political opponents of health care reform didn’t waste a second criticizing the group for taking away benefits women need, a first step, they see, towards rationing care. But like those ridiculous signs that sprung up at Tea Party rallies this summer saying “Keep the... Read: 50 is Fine With Me
November 20, 2009
What do teens and 40-something women have in common? Believe it or not, it’s unplanned pregnancies. Read: Unplanned Pregnancy: Not Just for Teens
November 20, 2009
We dare you to watch it just once. Read: Funniest Two-Word Video We've Ever Seen
November 19, 2009
Routine mammograms did not detect this woman’s cancer. Let’s focus more on finding a cure, she says. Read: It’s November and We’re Still Talking About Breast Cancer
November 19, 2009
The writer is relieved that a government panel suggested that mammograms are not necessary for most women until they’re in their fifties. Read: Why I Stopped Getting Mammograms
November 19, 2009
Great reads for Read: The Best Books to Give—and to Get!
November 19, 2009
They're actors, musicians, stand-up comics, all tripping the light fantastic. And they all set out to make a name for themselves after 40. Read: Showbiz Reinventors
November 19, 2009
What really gets people to the gym? Read: Feeling Good vs Being Good & Going to the Gym
November 18, 2009
Reminiscing about Woodstock? You may as well be recalling Prohibition. Read: How Not to Act Old: Nostalgia Edition
November 18, 2009
Before I got married, I never thought much about celebrating Christmas in a major way. Having lived life as a bachelorette until the ripe age of 51, I threw a few ornaments in a vaguely festive basket and called it a day. I didn’t realize that I was really in a “resting mode” –waiting for the time I would inherit Christmas from Sheila. Sheila was my husband’s first wife. She was married to Wilson for 40 years and she had a definite thing for the holidays. She spent hours scouring specialty shops for the perfect ornaments and other Christmas... Read: A First Wife's Christmas Legacy
November 18, 2009
How to plan a trip to the Maldives you won’t forget Read: A Beach Worth Traveling 9,000 Miles For
November 18, 2009
I didn’t even hear them announce my name—I never expected to win. Read: Beauty Queen at 60
November 18, 2009
thank GOD we don’t have our own reality show…but wait…we DO, right here at More! Read: Re(ality)invention
November 18, 2009
There are some dances that will lead others to wish they didn’t know you Read: Belly Dance Your Way to Reinvention
November 18, 2009
Not using a product with Vitamin A (aka retinol)? A top doc implores you to start. . .unless you’re into wrinkles Read: Retinol: A Girl's (Skin's) Best Friend