BOOM!, The River Region’s 50+ Lifestage Magazine
Contents
November 2015
“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” Carl Bard
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Thought Relationships Taste Inspiration
Humor Advice Health Community
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” C.S. Lewis
3 Jackson Hospital’s Health News 8 Publisher’s Letter 10 Fall Prevention - A New Way to Train Leigh Anne Richards 11 BOOM! Advertising 12 A Purse with Holes in It Brandt McDonald 14 Joy – An Irish Christmas page 30
Features
30 Dick Van Dyke
Pushing 90, Dick Van Dyke prescribes song and dance.
Departments 14 This and That
Now You’re “In the Know”
15 Callaway Gardens School of Needle Arts 18 BOOM! Cover Profile
32 Memoirs by Seniors Write down a little something every day.
34 Wildlife Safari
Jackson Hole, Wyoming in winter is like a magical scene inside a snow globe.
44 {12} Things
24 Beauty Buzz New Year with New Peepers 26 Eating Smart with Tracy Bhalla: Holiday Snacking
38 Greg Budell
Solutions for Bored Boomers
23 Healthy Hearing Casey Gonzalez
JERSEY GIRL & E.D. (MATURE CONTENT)
27 Dating Advice: Is he right for you?
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28 Noticing Cognitive Decline Ask an Elder Law Attorney
COVER PROFILE page 18
37 AA Farm Creamery “Udderly Delicious” 40 7 Spectacular Ways Fall Boosts Your Health page 15
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41 Ask Nancy: advice for an Alzheimer’s patient with sundowning 43 The Need is Growing for hospice
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46 How to Find the Perfect Grandparent Name
BOOM! The River Regions 50+ Lifestage Magazine is published monthly by River Region Publications, 6398 Eastwood Glen Pl., Montgomery, AL 36117. The phone number is 334.324.3472. Copyright 2015 by River Region Publications. No part of this publication can be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. Opinions expressed in BOOM! The River Regions 50+ Lifestage Magazine are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the owners, nor do they constitute an endorsement of products and services herein.
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