In talking with parents, I find there is a significant amount of fear of government intruding into their lives and who can blame them? I was speaking with someone whose young child ran into a post at a play ground and had a big bruise right under her eye. The neighbor quietly whispered to the family, “What did the school say? Did they call CPS?” The parent responded, “No, lucky it happed at school on the play ground.” A quick Google search on the subject reveals pages of n

My great-grandfather was a Pennsylvania coal miner in a beautiful little town called Shamokin. It was a hard, dirty and dangerous job. My grandfather died young. My father told me stories about how, as a really young boy, he would go collect coal for the stove so his family could cook meals and keep warm. It was a messy and time consuming process. Mornings were cold and the coal stove would have to be stoked to heat the house. Today we cook, heat, light our homes and move abo

The Seniors’ Resource Center is holding its annual Gift of Independence Fundraising Breakfast on September 27th. This will mark the third year I have attended the event. The SRC is a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides services and resources in the Denver Metro area to help older adults age at home. The organization is celebrating 40 years of service to older adults and caregivers. In April I lost my mom due to complications from dementia. Dementia is a hor