As the adage goes, “Getting older ain’t for sissies.” While certainly true, it also “ain’t” for feeling unempowered, confused or disconnected. For many on the precipice of the third chapter of life, physical and emotional “landmines” can appear unexpectedly, along with mystifying and sometimes scary questions such as, “Who am I now?” “How do I…
Pictured above: Seniors work out at Rick German’s cycle class at The J. According to the Parkinson’s Foundation’s website, nearly 1 million people will be living with Parkinson’s disease in the United States by the year 2020. Approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with PD each year. Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological disease that affects a…
Pictured above: Dr. Ira Ehrlich at work in the mobile clinic. Photo courtesy Mission of Mercy/NationSwell A little more than eight years ago, Dr. Ira Ehrlich began volunteering with Mission of Mercy Arizona. MOM is a nonprofit that has provided free healthcare and free prescription medications to the uninsured and underinsured since 1997. Every Thursday,…
Pictured above: Don and Esther Schon In July 2018, Don and Esther Schon were traveling with a Jewish Federations of North America mission to Berlin and Budapest. Being so close, the Schons decided to extend their trip and travel to Austria to try and find Esther’s place of birth. Esther’s parents, David Silver and Fayga…
Pictured above: The Israeli Dance class. Jewish Family & Children’s Service is offering a new 8-week session of its popular Creative Aging classes for the spring, beginning the week of March 18. The program offers four classes in northeast Phoenix/Scottsdale and one class in Sun City. Story Telling meets Tuesdays, March 19-May 14, at Temple…
By Dr. Rick Kirshner February is Heart Month and the perfect time to make a commitment to leading a heart-healthy lifestyle. Whether you or a loved one has heart disease, it’s a good time to educate yourself about resources to help minimize risk for a heart attack or stroke. It’s also timely to discuss medical…
There’s a new single’s group in the West Valley for ages 55 and older and Helene Fox hopes that it is as successful as the one she started in New York in 1991. “I started a Jewish singles group in Orange County, in upstate New York,” says Helene. “It went over really well – we…
When you’re young, an injury from a fall may sideline you for a few days or weeks, but a full recovery is usually quick. As you get older, the consequences of falls can become more serious, setting up a sequence of events that can have longstanding implications on independence and health. It doesn’t have to…
If you find yourself constantly turning up the volume on the TV or asking people to repeat themselves, you’re not alone. In fact, 1 in 5 Americans – nearly 50 million people – have hearing loss, according to the Hearing Health Foundation. On average, it takes 10 years for someone with hearing loss to seek…
When you’re young, an injury from a fall may sideline you for a few days or weeks, but a full recovery is usually quick. As you get older, the consequences of falls can become more serious, setting up a sequence of events that can have longstanding implications on independence and health. It doesn’t have to…
