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April 2, 2020 0

Coronavirus Chaos…Time for Teaching Moments and to Recall a Carly Simon Song….

Sandy Taradash remembers other catastrophic events in the past several decades and a popular song once used in a ketchup commercial. [Read more...]

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). (CDC Photo/Alissa Eckert, MS, Dan Higgins, MAMS)

March 16, 2020 2

Guest Commentary: COVID-19 pandemic no laughing matter

Guest contributor Marc Blesoff offers some suggestions on how to cope with emotional and physical stress during the coronavirus shutdown. [Read more...]

"In the Ambulance," sketch from a photo by Carole Leskin

January 20, 2020 6

Is This the Day I Die? A Solo Ager’s Look at Death

Carole Leskin's trip to the emergency room becomes an encounter with mortality. [Read more...]

London clock. Copyright ©2008 Steve Lubetkin. Used by permission.

January 6, 2019 2

Father Time and Me

I saw him approaching. An ancient man, bent, dressed in black and carrying the symbolic scythe. I recognized him immediately. My heart pounded. It’s too soon, I [Read more...]

December 27, 2018 0

Guest Post: Health, Empathy, and Interconnection

I work out regularly at the local tennis and fitness center. I’ve been a member there for many years, and I love their Yoga Centre. The us made sarms that I consume [Read more...]

December 6, 2018 10

The Heron

It was one of the few days in October when the weather was perfect. Mild. Azure blue skies. White fluffy clouds. And what was even better – I felt well! Hardly any [Read more...]

September 20, 2018 0

“You’ve Had A Stroke, Carole,” She Said. “How Can That Be?” I Asked.

Carole Leskin tells about the surprising and life-threatening news she got from a recent eye examination. [Read more...]

August 6, 2018 0

The Question

Carole Leskin thinks about the question she got from a fellow patient in the doctor's waiting room. [Read more...]

May 6, 2018 1

The Search

It had to be perfect. Just the right color. Ruby red. Just the right shape. Easily visible from the air. It had to reflect the light and glisten in the sun. It had to say [Read more...]

March 13, 2018 0

Medical Issues with Boomers, with guest Dr. David Laskin

Caring for Parents and Medical Issues with Boomers are the topics in this Jewish Sacred Aging Radio program. Dr David Laskin reviews current issues and trends that impact our [Read more...]

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