Social Seniors

1. New Year, New You: did you make your resolutions happen?

   We’re in the danger period of New Year’s resolutions, according to Johanna Gilland, co-owner of Home Helpers of Southern Maine. Apparently most of us give up within 30 to 60 days of vowing to eat less, exercise … Continue

2. Phone Scams: not on this Nana!

   75 year old Dottie Hamm got the phone call that we all dread: her grandson was in trouble in a foreign country and asking for bail money to get out of jail. Lucky for Dottie, she kept her … Continue

3. Bucket List: not just a New Year’s Resolution

   New Year’s Resolutions, Bucket Lists, and Other Ways to Live Your Best Life by Dr. Len Kayes, guest writer in MAINE SENIORS Magazine.  The 2007 film The Bucket List portrays two terminally ill men, Edward Cole and … Continue

4. Live Your Best Life: Bucket Lists and New Year’s Resolutions

   New Year’s Resolutions, Bucket Lists, and Other Ways to Live Your Best Life by Dr. Len Kayes, guest writer in MAINE SENIORS Magazine.  The 2007 film The Bucket List portrays two terminally ill men, Edward Cole and … Continue

5. AARP Names Portland, Maine As Best Travel Destination: Senior Trips

   AARP has named Portland, Maine as its #1 travel destination of the year. Why Portland? Active harbor, Portland Head Light, great restaurants, fun shopping and proximity to L.L. Bean are a few reasons. There are other travel … Continue

6. Incontinence: new hope with sacral nerve stimulation

   New Hope for People with Urinary and Bowel Incontinence By Roxanne Jones, Freelance writer specializing in health and medicine If you think that incontinence is a normal part of aging and something you just have to live … Continue

7. Georgianna Preacher: Brunswick poet exhibits at USM

   Congratulations to Georgianna Preacher, a resident of Thornton Oaks in Brunswick who is featured as a solo exhibitor at the Chappell Center for Book Arts at USM. The exhibit is open from February 1 to April 30. … Continue