by Leonard Baer | Jan 2, 2020 | Aging, Blog
It seems the world has been full of bad news these days and I see this when my clients come into my office. Everyone is depressed, sullen, and cranky; myself included. We’re beating ourselves up daily when we read the paper, watch the news, or walk down the street...
by Leonard Baer | Dec 5, 2019 | Aging, Blog
Another holiday faux pas—using family time to tell an aging parent that maybe they ought to give up their car keys. Want a real downer? Start talking to a senior about driving and maybe even getting rid of their car. Here’s a stocking stuffer—just hide their keys and...
by Leonard Baer | Oct 3, 2018 | Aging, Blog, Uncategorized
How often in our lives do we have the same conversation over and over with ourselves; I wish I had said this, or I should have done or would have done that? We repeat this to ourselves or to our patient spouses who have heard this same old story over and over. We...
by Leonard Baer | Sep 20, 2018 | Aging, Blog, Uncategorized
I’m sitting here watching the television coverage of a hurricane that’s about to sneak up on my back door. I switch channels and hear politicos of all “denominations and faiths” spend hours upon hours screaming at each other about minutiae found in someone’s past when...
by Leonard Baer | Aug 15, 2018 | Aging, Blog, Uncategorized
A story has been circulating on the Internet, regarding a young woman who had the presence of mind, to call 112 on her cell phone, when she was being stopped by a “police officer” on a lonely street. So, clients have been asking me, “What’s up with this?” or as their...
by Leonard Baer | Aug 2, 2018 | Aging, Blog, Uncategorized
I’m a big fan of the comic strip, Peanuts, and the wonderful character, Lucy. I love when she sits in front of what looks like a lemonade stand, with a sign, that says, “The Doctor is in… Well Lucy, I need you now. Usually, I’m the one trying to relax clients that...
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