Nobody's Perfect - Sticking with Velcro

YOU PROBABLY DO SOMETHING with Velcro fasteners every day. Velcro, the nylon fastener, is used in almost all areas of our lives. It is used in industrial, business, automobile, sports and recreation, clothing-shoes, wallets and purses, plus health care uses, too.

SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING—God bathing

In God bathing, the body is still, speech is silent, the mind is at peace. One bathes in the presence of the very Being of God. +Kathleen Dowling Singh Just stand wherever you are—in the kitchen, in the shop, or in the bathroom— and wrap your arms around yourself as tightly as you can.

Nobody's Perfect - Avoiding the speed trap

“YOU MUST BE BETTER— you’re going home! At least the medical stuff is over!” A friend told me that after I returned home after being gone about six months. I had my first severe MS (multiple sclerosis) flash/ attack in my 48 years of diagnosis. It weakened my already weak legs and arms.

How to put the bite on Japanese beetles

ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA), the Japanese beetle ( Popillia japonica Newman) first appeared in America in the year 1916 near Riverton, New Jersey, its larvae concealed within the potting soil of a plant imported from Japan.

SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING — This is what you shall do

I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU, but when someone writes or says, “This is what you shall do,” the hair on the back of my neck rises up a bit. I’m almost 80, and you’re telling me what to do? Come on, show some respect for my years of experience making my own mistakes and celebrating my successes.

Assistive devices help seniors stay safe and independent at home

AS PEOPLE AGE, they undergo various physiological changes that can have an adverse impact on muscle mass, bone density, flexibility, dexterity, vision, hearing, balance, and a host of other bodily processes and systems.

Advocating for excellence

THE STATE OF OHIO Long-Term-Care-Ombudsman Program has roots seeded in federal and state law. The program began as part of the Older Americans Act (federal) of the 1960s and 1970s.