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Are you in your mid-60s? Do you have a few chronic diseases? This combination changes the travel equation. Why not look at how you like to spend your days at home and apply this to travel? At my home, in small town Manitoba, Canada, I let the days unfold. I don’t make big plans. I […]
Have you ever looked at Booking dot com or Air B and B and mused about renting something entirely different for a few days? I live in an old house in the country so I do – often. When is the last time you considered the artistic design of the place you book for the […]
Have you ever looked at your wrinkles in a magnifying mirror? Have you noticed they’re a rather complex network of teeny tiny lines that branch off into even smaller ridges? Have you wondered why complex figures fascinate our minds so much? There is a curious scientific explanation, and it has to do with fractals. But […]
If you are spending time (with or without chronic disease) in Naples, Florida you may be unaware of why they feel so darn good most of the time. You may think it is the good company, the warm temperature, the beach, the tennis, or the golf. And this may be. There are another million […]
We all know that we are not going to live forever. But in our sixties the harsh reality of our own expiration date hits home. The good news is that if you are 67 years old have no chronic diseases, you can expect to live another 22.6 years. You will likely live to see your 90thbirthday. […]
I discovered in desperation one day that once I got outside and started walking in among the trees I started to feel better – a lot better. My family of chronic illness includes: Systemic Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Raynaud’s, and Sjogren’s Syndrome. I was diagnosed two years ago. I am 65 years old. Two years ago I […]
Raynaud’s syndrome is serious business when you love winter in northern Manitoba, Canada. Winter warm up tips like hot drinks, exercise, no caffeine, certain herbs, dressing in layers — don’t provide enough help. Raynaud’s can be an outside show stopper. This is what happens. Outside in the Freezing Cold: The Blood Vessels In Our Fingers […]
An easy and fun twist on chronic illness and aging mindset, from Ellen Langer PhD, Stanford will give you energy. It will not take it away. Langer’s recent studies apply this mindset approach to aging and chronic illness mindsets. She says we need to know about it to set ourselves free. Now 67 years […]
Two years ago I did not know I had a chronic disease. It turned out that I had several. Systemic Lupus, Raynaud’s, and Sjogrens are my new chronic disease family. Two years ago I lived in the City of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. This a city between Toronto and Hamilton. Burlington was home for my two […]
A Chronic Voice blog site has monthly get togethers for anyone with a chronic illness. Each month there are writing prompts. This is my first stab at the exercise. For September our prompts are: Reconnecting, Confessing, Romanticizing, Relaxing,and Sharing. These are my responses. This September I am Reconnecting with why I started to blog in […]