
Offering more than just a guide – we provide a comprehensive platform committed to offering valuable resources, practical advice, and compassionate support for families navigating the journey of aging together. Our newsletter covers a wide range of topics, including elder health tips, caregiving strategies, medical assistance resources, and lifestyle advice, tailored to meet the diverse needs of every family member.
How to Spot Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is by far the most common type of cancer. If you know what to look for, you can spot warning signs of skin cancer early. Finding it early, when it’s small and has not spread, makes skin cancer much easier to treat.
Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease
Over 7 MILLION Americans are living with Alzheimer’s
1 in 3 older adults dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia
IT KILLS MORE THAN Breast Cancer + Prostate Cancer COMBINED
Your Guide To Managing Asthma
May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.
What Causes or Triggers Asthma?
People with asthma have inflamed airways which are sensitive to things which may not bother other people. These things are “triggers.”
Your spring cleaning checklist
March 20th marks the official first day of spring. It's time to refresh your home—and your finances—with these helpful, achievable tips.
Breast Cancer Awareness
Breast cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point.
The good news is that most women can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early. A mammogram – the screening test for breast cancer – can help find breast cancer early when it’s easier to treat.
5 Reasons Men Skip Doctor Visits, and Shouldn’t
Men are 24 percent less likely than women to have visited a doctor within the past year, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Cooking Safety for All
WATCH WHAT YOU HEAT - Cooking is the number one cause of home fires.
Back to School: Questions to Consider for Fall 2021
The most common question for school leaders last summer was: What will school look like next year? Since then, a lot has changed. Many districts navigated significant disease spread in their communities in 2020-2021. Some schools started the year with in-person learning, and others opened up with virtual learning only. Some used a hybrid model.
Regardless of how each school system responded to the pandemic, they learned a ton about what is possible during interrupted schooling. As the old saying goes, “When you know better, you do better.”
Helping Children Understand COVID-19
During this time, it's important to help your children feel well-informed about COVID-19. Use simple language they can understand and allow them to ask questions or share how they are feeling. Try to underreact to anything surprising, but answer honestly and gently.
Love and money: 5 things to teach the kids
Some of the most memorable advice that Sri Reddy ever received about love and money was 31 years ago, from his grandfather who was visiting from India.
“When it comes to your spouse, your shoes, and your mattress,” his grandfather said, “choose wisely.”
It’s a good reminder to stay cautious about what provides our foundation—day, night, or throughout a lifetime.
Top 9 Things Not to Say to Your Child About Learning and Attention Issues
Words have power. They can shape how kids with learning and attention issues feel about themselves. Here are nine things not to say, plus some suggested alternatives.
1 - “Normal.”
Avoid comparing your child’s challenges to what’s “normal.” If you use this word, you may imply your child is abnormal—even if you don’t mean to. Talking about what’s usually “expected” could be a more useful approach.
Top 4 Things Parents Need to Know about Measles
You may be hearing a lot about measles lately, and all of this news on TV, social media, internet, newspapers and magazines may leave you wondering what you as a parent really need to know about this disease. CDC has put together a list of the most important facts about measles for parents like you.
It's Your Life. Treat Your Diabetes Well.
November is National Diabetes Month. Here’s to managing your diabetes for a longer, healthier life.
There isn’t a cure yet for diabetes, but a healthy lifestyle can really reduce its impact on your life. What you do every day makes the difference: eating a healthy diet, being physically active, taking medicines if prescribed, and keeping health care appointments to stay on track.
Financial Aid App
Christopher Gray’s Scholly App Is Bringing Millions of Dollars to College Students in Need
The entrepreneur’s new digital platform has helped applicants land $50 million in scholarships
As an 8-year-old in Birmingham, Alabama, Christopher Gray was an avid fan of Batman, the comic-book champion born without special powers who invented his own superhero-training regimen. “He had a moment where everything fell apart,” Gray says. “He lost his family, lost everything. He had to overcome that, overcome those fears, by using everyday things around him.”