I had been escaping from the Internet for most of the day when I checked my Twitter feed. It couldn’t be true! Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was gone! And yet, it was amazing she made it so long. She died of pancreatic cancer. I know how brutal that disease is because my boyfriend died from it at the beginning of the year. Justice Ginsburg battled 4 different cancers during … [Read more...]
Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Caregivers Story
It’s always hard to hear that a person has passed away from cancer. It’s a horrible disease that can completely change a person’s life as well as their families, causing deep pain and enormous stress. With Senator John McCain’s passing from Glioblastoma Multiforme, it brings back the pain my family went through when my husband succumbed to the same disease. Glioblastoma … [Read more...]
How Eco-Friendly Living Will Leave a Legacy for Future Generations
Since the first Earth Day in the 1970s we as Baby Boomers have become aware of the need to keep our environment clean for our health and the health of future generations. Eco-friendly living may feel like a hippie term, but it's more important than ever before due to the Climate Change crisis and other environmental concerns. Remember smog? Los Angeles in the ’70s and … [Read more...]
Don’t be a Litterbug: Can We Bring That Campaign Back?
A friend mentioned that she’d been to Grand Canyon and was horrified at the amount of litter that was lying around. Tourists and even local residents think it’s no big deal to fling their soda bottles and fast food bags over the rim to see how far down they'll go. She reminisced about the “Don’t be a Litterbug ” campaign we watched every single day on TV as kids. There … [Read more...]