Author Archives: Jim deMaine

The top 5 Scams that affect seniors

Ed note: It’s unfortunate but true that there are some bad actors out there trying to fool you, spy on you and scare you–all to get your money or identity. In addition to the below, consider the following: Use two … Continue reading

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Your Will: A Plan for Care, Connection & Impact

Thanks to Mary M.   Thursday, August 22 12 – 1:00 p.m. Free Online Event sponsored by The Seattle Foundation August is National Make-A-Will Month. Whether you’ve had a will for many years or are just getting started with your estate planning process, … Continue reading

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The healing power of the mind

Thanks to Ed M. Ed Note: I’ve always been fascinated with the placebo effect, the poorly understood but real connection between mind and body. Click here for my story concerning the placebo effect on one of my own patients. by … Continue reading

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Guns have no place in our democratic process

Thanks to Bob P. The Brady organization provides education and advocacy about gun violence. Please click on this link to view the horrific statistics in our country: https://bradyunited.org/resources/statistics The assassination attempt on Donald Trump was carried out with an assault weapon … Continue reading

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Comments from a widow

Thanks to Mike C.

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To Donald with love

Thanks to Janet M. and Pam P.

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Nice to have company

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Memory Hub Summer Newsletter

Stop by for a visit–it’s only a block away at 1021 Columbia St.

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Replacing Judge Cannon

Thanks to Pam P. Biden Uses Presidential Immunity to Replace Judge Cannon with his Dog Commander Jul 16     Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— Using the sweeping presidential immunity recently granted him by the U.S. … Continue reading

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‘Tis the season

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Heather Cox Richardson on PBS

Thanks to Mary Jane F. Click here for a great sense of hope and aid in keeping ourselves centered during all the craziness around us.

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Guns and conspiracy theories

New Conspiracy Theory Links Wide Availability of Guns to People Getting Shot Jul 15     READ IN APP   Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— The Internet was gripped over the weekend by a wild … Continue reading

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The Science of Love

John Gottman is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Washington where he founded ”The Love Lab” at which much of his research on couples interactions was conducted. World-renowned relationship expert John Gottman set forth to understand why … Continue reading

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Why is the pundit class so desperate to push Biden out of the race?

Rebecca Solnit in the Guardian (thanks to Pam P.) Yes, Biden had a bad debate – but so did Trump. The media is once again repeating the mistakes of 2016. I am not usually one to offer diagnoses of people … Continue reading

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For Biden, a Race Against Time

By Maureen Dowd Opinion Columnist, reporting from Washington in the NYT When my mom got into her 80s, we had to deal with periodic medical issues. Fainting. Falls. Broken bones. Luckily, she was in good stead with the local rescue squad … Continue reading

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Comment on Climate

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AI writes about CCRCs

Ed note: This morning I asked Bing, Microsoft’s search engine now powered by AI, to write a poem about the benefits of CCRCs. It’s a bit corny but does cover the landscape! Bing responded, “Sure, I’d be happy to write … Continue reading

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Sweden just launched a groundbreaking new childcare law, extending paid parental leave to grandparents

Thanks to Pam P. Fifty years after it became the first in the world to introduce paid leave for fathers and not just mothers, Sweden just extended paid leave benefits to include grandparents. Under a groundbreaking new law, grandparents providing … Continue reading

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Cognitive health

Thanks to Pam P.

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The privatization of Medicare and Medicaid

Ed note: This is an in depth look at how a few large insurance companies are taking over control of health care (doctors, clinics, laboratories, pharmacies, etc.). It is notable that “the government will pay roughly $500 billion to insurance … Continue reading

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Thursday’s Health Talk – 11 AM in the MBR

Sleep expert Brandon Peters-Mathews returns to Skyline once again to update us on a subject near and dear to us: What goes on during that one-third of our lives while we sleep? Brandon is a Virginia Mason neurologist who has … Continue reading

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Optimism

Thanks to Pam P. “Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, it’s unlikely you will step up and take responsibility for making it so. If you assume that … Continue reading

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It’s time for a smile

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Maria Prymachenko⁠ — Folk Pacifist from Ukraine

by ZUZANNA STAŃSKA Thanks to Pam P. Maria Prymachenko, A Dove Has Spread Her Wings And Asks for Peace, 1982 Have you heard of Maria Prymachenko? She was an internationally acclaimed self-taught artist who drew from traditional Ukrainian folk art. What distinguishes … Continue reading

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H5N1 Influenza Virus (“Bird Flu”) Is Unlikely to Become a Human Pandemic

Here’s why: by Paul Offit (thanks to Ed M.) In May 1997, a 3-year-old boy died in Hong Kong of influenza. His death wasn’t unusual. Every year in every country in every corner of the world healthy children die from … Continue reading

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