By Betty Berry, Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Q: A year or so ago I attended a festive shopping event at the Senior Concerns Thrift Shop and Boutique in Thousand Oaks. Is a similar event planned for this holiday season? A: I am glad to hear you enjoyed that special shopping event, but there are no [...]
By Betty Berry, Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Q: I keep reading about all types of crime and I’m almost afraid to leave my house for fear that I will become a victim. Am I, as a senior, more vulnerable, and what can I do to reduce my chances of becoming a statistic? A: We do [...]
Many of us live in Never Never Land: We’re never going to get old and we’re never going to need help. Of course, just the opposite is true. According to clinical bioethicist Viki Kind, author of the book “The Caregiver’s Path to Compassionate Decision Making: Making Choices for Those Who Can’t,” “Only 10 percent of [...]
