Archive for October 2015
How to Manage Incontinence During a Zombie Apocalypse!
As any fan of The Walking Dead will tell you. A zombie apocalypse is coming and we all need to be prepared. Even the CDC agrees – and they’ve even written a great guide to the coming zombie apocalypse. But they left out some important tips – so we’ve collected our best zombie apocalypse wisdom…
Read MoreOpen Enrollment: What You Need to Know About Medicare Advantage
I just spend two and half hours on the phone with 1-800-Medicare. It was NOT fun. A friend signed up for a Medicare Advantage plan last year and it’s turned into an epic, if predictable, disaster. I was trying to help clean up the mess. So why am I telling you? As our regular readers…
Read MoreThe other “I” word for active baby boomers
Hello my friends – a few weeks ago, we were lucky enough to do a radio interview with Health, Wealth and Wisdom – part of Senior Voice America. And one of the questions really struck me – “why is it so important to have a conversation about incontinence?”
Read MoreA Broken Cord: Part 2
About two weeks after my accident and spinal cord injury I was lying in the Intensive Care Unit of what is now Shands Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL when the hospital-appointed Psychiatrist walked into my room. I knew immediately she needed more therapy than I did. With a feigned look of interest she glanced over…
Read MoreHow Men’s Liberty Helped Me Overcome Travel Anxiety
I’ll admit that wearing the Men’s Liberty external catheter caused me some degree of anxiety when I started using it last year. I’m not one to follow directions once I’ve read the first paragraph. By July of this year, however, I find that I am navigating the learning curve with some success. (I’m sure that…
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