by Beth Lueders | Aug 15, 2019 | Blog Post, Everyday People
“Frances, Frances, hello, Frances!” Oh, the rewards of being neighborly. It really does not take much effort to stop and say “hello” to a neighbor. I’m willing to bet you can even branch out past the people who live directly next to you. My dogs and I have long made...
by Beth Lueders | May 2, 2019 | Blog Post, Everyday People
Tap. Rap-tap. Tap. For the past several weeks I’ve heard the slight knock at my front door around 7:40 every weekday morning. My 11-year-old neighbor five houses up stops by now to greet Posie, my new collie girl who was a littermate to my Ayrabelle. Bit by bit, I am...
by Beth Lueders | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Resilience
Unwittingly, we make friends through Alzheimer’s and dementia. If you are like me, you most likely know someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. Some 5 million people in America are currently facing age-related dementia, and Alzheimer’s is...