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What does 37 minutes have to do with it?

08/05/2023
Cathy Brownfield

The grandchild, prompted to shut off the TV, came over to me. I had just begun work on a crochet project requested by a daughter. It is small. It won’t take long to make it.

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Dog days of summer

07/29/2023
Cathy Brownfield

Here we are, in the midst of what my paternal grandmother called “the dog days of summer.” I don’t think it had much to do with dogs. Actually, the phrase refers to the hottest days of summer. My grandmother was a superstitious Irish woman so there might have been something more to it. But when I think of the dog days of summer, I think of high heat and humidity. I remember headaches when the heat was extreme, and hiding away to read my books when the headaches eased. We know so much more these days.

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More older adults struggle with substance use disorder

07/22/2023
Cathy Brownfield

There is an epidemic we don’t hear much about. There is just no denying that aging has its issues. But for some older adults, things become even more complicated. This issue is substance use disorder (SUD) which often is unintentional, often misdiagnosed and untreated because some of the symptoms mock signs of conditions associated with aging.

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More than just scary

07/15/2023
Cathy Brownfield

The War on Drugs has an official start date. Actually there are several of them. The first one was June 18,1971. President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse “Public Enemy Number One.” He saw to an increase in federal funding for drug-control agencies and drug treatment, according to “The War on Drugs: History, Policy and Therapeutics – Research Guides” at research.dom.ed

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Taking a chance

07/08/2023
Cathy Brownfield

What is the best advice or wisdom anyone has ever shared with you? Who was the source? Why did you find it so good it was worth following? I ask because, you know, we all have asked for advice at some time, but we didn’t always use it.

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