The questions — from family, friends, acquaintances, professional contacts and people accustomed to seeing this face in an old photo the size of a thumbnail — have reached a tipping point. Most start politely and are well-meaning. Others meaner and approach...
OSCODA – “It was worth every minute,” said Angel Johnston, of her four-hour drive to Lumberman’s Monument in Oscoda Township, where she attended the Michigan Bushcraft Spring Gathering this past Saturday, May 7. The Three Rivers resident, joined by a friend...
OSCODA – “It was worth every minute,” said Angel Johnston, of her four-hour drive to Lumberman’s Monument in Oscoda Township, where she attended the Michigan Bushcraft Spring Gathering this past Saturday, May 7. The Three Rivers resident, joined by a friend...
Teaching magic tricks to children with disabilities can enhance their feelings of self-esteem and confidence, a study has shown. The study, published in Health Psychology Research, is a collaboration between the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Institute for Arts in Medicine,...
Editor’s note: Every community depends on the resources and support that nonprofit agencies provide people, whether physical, material or emotional. The Chronicle’s ongoing series, Nonprofit Spotlight, profiles the nonprofit agencies in Citrus County that exist to help make life better for...
ALPENA – Region 9 Area Agency on Aging is hosting a free Healthy Living Webinar Series via Zoom, on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 2 pm According to Brooke Mainville, special projects coordinator, Region 9 Area Agency...
Having spent nearly 30 years as a non- clinical health care insider, the treasure trove of knowledge that I’ve accumulated has been both fascinating and frustrating. It is very clear that those individuals who have decided health care as a career...
I love my sister-in-law Ronna. The first time I met her, she gave me the most incredible hug. It wasn’t obligatory, wimpy or semi-committal. It was a full-on bear hug, complete with belly contact and a stout, strong, enveloping embrace. She...
For many senior adults in Texas and across the world, this month marks two years of frequent isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These were two years they were supposed to spend playing with their grandchildren and great grandchildren, not watching...
Chuck Norris I admit that when I wrote last week complaining about the public health downsides created by the annual switch to daylight saving time, I was unaware of the Sunshine Protection Act, even though this bill calling for a permanent...
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