GenBetween

July 13th, 2008

Olive Riley, 108 year old blogger dies

Sad news, Olive Riley, the 108 year old blogger from Australia I’ve talked about here, died today.
I can’t seem to get her blog, The Life of Riley to load right now, but I read it on the RSS feed, and here’s a story about her death.
Godspeed, Olive.
Tags: 107-year-old-blogger, Olive Riley death, Olive-Riley, The-Life-of-Riley, world’s […]

By Elizabeth -- 3 comments

July 1st, 2008

80 year old runs ultramarathon

I love stories like this:
It took him longer than he wanted, but Saturday was such a glorious bright and clear day to run 50 miles along Hungry Horse Reservoir that Bob Hayes wasn’t too disappointed to finish the Le Grizz ultramarathon in 11 hours, 4 minutes.
“It went OK, I finished OK and I feel pretty […]

By Elizabeth -- 1 comment

June 25th, 2008

Exercise to improve balance and prevent falls

Falls are a major cause of injury and even death among seniors.
There’s much out there about fall prevention and it often focuses on fall prevention by modifying the environment to remove hazards or discontinuing medications that might negatively affect someone’s gait. But, there’s a new emphasis on activity and exercise as keys to reducing falls:
“Several […]

By Elizabeth -- 0 comments

June 4th, 2008

I sure hope they have Bingo there

How to make your teenager start searching for an assisted living program for you:
1. Put teen’s bathing suit in sink to hand wash.
2. Turn on water.
3. Go check something else while sink is filling.
4. Wonder what the running water noise in the bathroom is.
5. Go check sink.
6. Start yelling, “Who left the water on?!”
Oh well, […]

By Elizabeth -- 1 comment

June 3rd, 2008

Predicting rain by joint pain

The next time mom or dad (or your spouse?) says that rain must be coming because one or more of their joints ache, you’d better listen.
Research by Javad Parvizi, M.D., Ph.D., of the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital found that load-bearing joints (knees, ankles, hips, etc.):
…contain sensory nerves called baro-receptors which respond to […]

By Elizabeth -- 2 comments

May 21st, 2008

10 warm weather safety tips for older adults

Summer is almost here for many of us, and it’s a good time to remember that children and older adults in particular are susceptible to heat illnesses.
Heat related illnesses include heat rash, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heatstroke, and you can find out more about heat illness from the Center for Disease Control.
Some warm […]

By Elizabeth -- 17 comments

May 19th, 2008

Your mental age

Even when she was sick, my mother always said that she didn’t feel much different than when she was 16.
It was weird for me to hear that from someone as old as my mother. I guess I thought there’d be some magic time when I grow up where I will feel my age. […]

By Elizabeth -- 3 comments

May 14th, 2008

On being old

My good buddy, Hoss, needs no introduction, you just need to go over there and read about his take on being what some perceive as “old”.
Tags: Aging, Old Horsetail Snake, on being oldShare This

By Elizabeth -- 1 comment

May 8th, 2008

Robotic Elder Care?

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a robot that can be used to assist an elderly person by dialing 911, issuing medication reminders, grocery shopping, interact with family and caregivers and more:
It can also recognize an abnormal visual event, such as a fall, and notify a remote medical caregiver. Through an interface, […]

By Elizabeth -- 1 comment

April 29th, 2008

More from the Young@Heart Chorus

A while back, I wrote about the Young @ Heart chorus.
Here are a couple of new (to me) videos that will really make you think:

(via Mamcita)
Tags: Young@Heart chorusShare This

By Elizabeth -- 4 comments