There is a crispness to the October morning air in Georgia now that signals the seasons are finally turning the corner into fall. Leaves will shift their colors soon to the golds, oranges, and reds that lure folks to the mountains and clog the winding roads with leaf...
Better behaved than New Orleans and more demure than Charleston, Savannah takes its place among the great Southern grandes dames as a city of beauty, hospitality, and charm. Laid out with an engineer’s precision, old Savannah is beautiful in the way of all...
This year I read a book entitled, “Being Mortal” by Dr. Atul Gwande. I don’t remember who recommended it to me, but it articulated many of my observations, experiences, and feelings based on my decision to pursue a career in nursing. When I was a 20 year old...
I was born in overalls, or more accurately, I was raised in them. The moment I had the ability to think and move for myself, I ran full speed ahead to the most functional, albeit fashionable, OshKosh pair. They fit unbelievably. Like the quintessential poster child...
Many of Georgia’s hospitals are in critical condition. That is the message delivered by speaker after speaker at the Senate Health and Human Services Committee hearing at the Georgia Capitol on August 22, 2016. Our rural hospitals are struggling. Forty-one percent...
One of the challenges in getting human trafficking victims the help they need is finding them to begin with. Many trafficked women and children are hiding in plain sight and just need someone to ask the right questions to identify them. Georgia Cares, the statewide...
More people in the baby boomer generation are reaching age 65 – some 10,000 a day until 2030 (Pew Research Center, 2010). I happen to be one of those this year. As usual, each milestone for my generation causes social change. The most recent to attract my attention is...
A major strategy for preventing broken bones is our daily diet. Calcium is essential for many bodily functions including the ability of blood to clot. This mineral is stored in bone and is responsible for bone strength. The body cannot make calcium, so it must be...
The National Osteoporosis Foundation estimates that osteoporosis and low bone mass affect 54 million Americans over the age of 50. Osteoporosis causes an estimated two million broken bones each year, and the aftereffects are often devastating, resulting in pain, loss...
I have been doing osteoporosis screening and education for many years. Once again it is the month to focus on prevention of osteoporosis. As I began to write this article, I began to review the statements produced by the national organizations focused on this...