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Giving thanks

We have just celebrated Thanksgiving and Black Friday. I think my favorite holiday in my adult life has been Thanksgiving. My family, including my brothers, their wives and children, gathered at Mom and Dad’s house, later at my husband’s and my house, and now at my brother and sister-in-law’s home or the home of one of my children. Age has a little something to do with it, but there is the passing down of tradition to younger generations and hoping the traditions will continue when we have passed on. Why my favorite holiday? Because when we gathered for that delicious dinner and ...

Honoring our military veterans

“Thank you for your service.” We hear and say those words frequently, throughout the year to express gratitude for the man or woman who has paused in civilian life to step into the military and protect our great nation, our people. Saturday is Veterans Day. Originally it was called Armistice Day, beginning on the one-year anniversary of the end of World War I, Nov. 11, 1919. In 1926, Congress established the day as a National Day of Remembrance, and in 1954 President Eisenhower changed it to Veterans Day to honor all who have served and sacrificed for their country – for the rest ...

Angels: Celebrating holidays with seniors

Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, injuries and impairments that affect older adults. With this in mind, we at the local Visiting Angels office in Salem have created this series of articles to keep our older population and their families informed and to offer some practical advice for meeting the challenges faced by seniors and those who care for them. ——— Thanksgiving is a holiday when families get together, old friends ...

Embracing change

Things change. People change. Faces change. I have heard that change is the only thing that is consistent in life. Changes may be bad, risky, negative. But they also can become good, healthy and positive again. I do not know how my supervisor at FRC is going to feel about this column, but being the sentimental person that I am … I am an introvert. I write much better than I speak. And I write from the heart. So, maybe Eloise will be OK with these words. In 1994, I was named editor of the social pages of the Salem News. When another agency in the county let go of their space because ...

Halloween can be scary for those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease

Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, injuries and impairments that affect older adults. With this in mind, we at the Salem Visiting Angels office have created this series of articles to keep our older population and their families informed and to offer some practical advice for meeting the challenges faced by seniors and those who care for them. ——— While a good scare is all part of the fun of the Halloween season, for ...

The hill was alive with the sound of music

The Idabelle Firestone Fall Concert Series ended on Sunday, Oct. 15 with the sound of harps and a bagpipe ….. and a 100-plus audience. Held at Grace Church, Harvey Firestone’s Church, because of a turn in the weather, the “Hired Hands,” Allison Miller and Sairey Miller Williams, filled ...