Surviving the BIG Family Holiday

By Janet Lunder Hanafin

When I was a little kid, Christmas, indeed, most holidays, was “just our family.” The family consisted of my grandparents, my parents, my aunt and uncle, my siblings (four of us at the time) and my four cousins–14 in all. We could pretty much squeeze around Grandma’s dining table.

Janie Jasin
Finding the Positive & Paying It Forward

By Robin Sauerwein

Janie Jasin says that these days she is trying to give back. She wants to give back for all the years of wisdom, living and learning she’s received along the way.

A Rochester Holiday
Discover New Celebrations of the Season

By Chris Godsey

For two evenings in early December, Crossroads College’s humble, wooded campus glows with the school’s annual Living Nativity: a Christmas story told in 12 scenes, beginning with one that represents the prophecy of Christ’s birth, traveling through pivotal parts of his life, and ending with three empty crosses.

Stop Googling Your Symptoms
Find Reliable Health Information Online

By Jeannette Moninger

With more than 1 billion website pages covering every health woe from asthma to yeast infections, the Internet has become one of the most widely used sources of health information—and misinformation.

If You're Fifty and You Know It, Check Your Eyes!

By Maura Keller

If age 50, 60 or beyond is fast approaching, new vision concerns may be within your sight. It is natural for some vision changes to occur by age 50. But more serious conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration become more prevalent in later years. And while you can’t do much to prevent them, early detection and treatment can often slow their progress.

Long Term Care Demystified

By Susan K. Gower

Individuals needing long term care used to turn to family members. But over the years, families have become smaller, more people are working outside the home, and people are living longer. The result is, there are more people needing long term care and fewer family members available who can provide it.

Expand Your Options
Alternative Medicine is a Growing Choice

By Janet Lunder Hanafin

Most of us grew up going to THE doctor. He or, very unlikely, she probably treated the whole family, and only in very dire situations were we sent off to specialists. Now, however, medical doctors, including those who specialize in various parts of the body or distinct illnesses, are just part of the spectrum of health care.