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Sep 10, 20236 min read
Pay Attention To Signs Of Pancreatic Cancer, Known and Common Risk and Symptoms, Lesser Known Symptoms and Risk Factors, Know the Best Treatment Available Where There is Also Promising News
PopPop died five years and two months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It is not pure luck. It was hard work and ups and...
Mar 18, 20233 min read
Stephen Fred Goldenberg AKA PopPop Obituary
For our children and grandchildren, PopPop’s obituary was published in the Sun Sentinel, Sunday, March 11, 2023. It will always be on...
Jan 1, 20234 min read
Please Do Not Wait To Tell Your Loved Ones What They Mean to You
We grandparents are at the age when it is getting harder to say we are young. When age 80 is closer than I want to admit, although I work...
Apr 22, 20223 min read
The Best New Source For Artistic, Colorful, Modern Customized and Personalized Gifts for Every Occasion and Purpose is Kicks By Sammy
This Grandma immediately goes to one of three sources for personalized gifts, especially new baby gifts, Chad and Jake, Pottery Barn...
Apr 15, 20223 min read
Best Mother’s Day 2022 Gifts Are To Create Memories and More
2022 is a year where memories are especially important. Covid has made us realize that time and time together is precious. We want the...
Sep 18, 20195 min read
Convincing Adults to Get the HPV Vaccine For Themselves Is a Hard Sell When Maybe It Should Not Be In Certain Circumstances
According to the United States Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV ) is the most common sexually transmitted...
Jun 19, 20196 min read
Now That I Am in My Seventies I Understand Why No One Tells You the Truth About How To Optimize Life in Your Seventies
When I was about to hit seventy, GG Lee’s (Great Grandmother age 95) mantra was hitting home. She said live your life to its fullest...
Mar 7, 20196 min read
Best Four Tips We Boomer Women Should Share About Menopause and Beyond
This Grandma has written about how we should have friends that are at least ten years older than us so we can learn what faces us in life...
Jan 31, 20193 min read
Five New Important Facts About Breast Milk That May Make Everyone A Believer Who Were Not Convinced
This Grandma has written several posts about breastfeeding over the years, most saying that it should be a choice, nor guilting or...
Dec 6, 20187 min read
Women’s Health Care Takes A Massive Downward Dive With Medicare and We Women Must Advocate for No Mo
This Grandma made an annual appointment for the gynecologist. I received a call from the office right before the appointment. They...
May 16, 20183 min read
Why Boomers’ Lives May Depend On Paying attention To Oral Health and Periodontal Disease
Here is a short true-false quiz: (persistent is defined as two weeks or more) If you have persistent bad breath it may be a sign of...
Apr 17, 20183 min read
Be Aware and Beware of Little Known Adverse Consequences of DNA and Genetic Testing Before You Do Such and Before You Gift It to Loved Ones
“23 and Me” ads are all over the television. So many people gifted this ancestry and their health genetic testing or other companies’...
Mar 6, 20183 min read
Two Best Baked Apple Recipes With No Added Sugar For Toddlers To Adults
We know sugar is our enemy. As a post menopausal woman, I was advised that my body could not process sugar but could process fat, and...
Feb 10, 20183 min read
What We Should Know About Science Daily, Tell the Parents of Our Grandchildren about It, and What Is Reported About when To Introduce Foods to Babies
My brother forwarded me an article about a report on when to introduce foods to babies in an online publication called “Science Daily.” ...
Apr 29, 20165 min read
Five Reasons Why Boomers CAN Move “Old Old” Up to At Least Age Ninety
This Grandma listens to her elders. They have the wisdom and experience of long years. GG (Great Grandmother), my mother-in-law, now...
May 10, 20152 min read
Melanoma Awareness Month is a Great Time for Grandmas to Remind Everyone to Buy Protective Swim Clothing and Use Proper Sun Screen
May is Melanoma Awareness month. In Florida, we do not have to remind ourselves that the sun is strong, but we may have to remind those...
Dec 11, 20143 min read
The Red Tent is Fiction But the Consequences Are Real When Circumcision Benefits Outweigh the Risks
This Grandma read the book, “The Red Tent,” but does not remember it, other than the book being enthralling at the time. Now watching...
Sep 7, 20144 min read
Grandma’s Reflection on the Importance of Participating in Life Passage Events, even the Caretaking before the Death of a Parent
“On siblings who don’t help with an elderly parent’s care,” was the title of advice given by a reader of Carolyn Hax’s column while she...
Sep 3, 20143 min read
The Best Sunscreens for Grandchildren Recommended by the Best Dermatologist–Think Zinc Oxide and Titanium
This Grandma has had the same dermatologist for forty years. Gulp! It is hard to believe that I have used the same doctor for that many...
Mar 11, 20143 min read
Nuts! Nuts! Nuts!
This Grandma did not know about nut allergies when her children were young. Now it seems that child nut allergies are rampant. A recent...
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