Armistice Day was a day set aside to reflect the bravery of those who died in our country’s service. November 11th was chosen because it is the anniversary of the Armistice signing that ended World War I formally recognized at the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month in 1918. In 1954,…

  Peter J. Kappel was born in Chicago, July 1947. He was the third child with two older sisters and a younger brother. He lived in Cicero until age 7 or 8 before his family moved to Wisconsin. For three years of grade school, Kappel went to the Redemptorist Seminary, a school of theology, educating…

The Choose Home Care Act was introduced July 29th by Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) and Todd Young (R-Indiana); with Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire), and James Lankford (R-Ohio) signing on as co-sponsors. This bipartisan bill would expand eligible Medicare patient benefits by adding services at home…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, millions of seniors 65 and older fall each year. At the same time, more than one out of four seniors who fall each year keep that information from their family or healthcare professionals. The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Report on Falls Prevention in Older Age…

Francis LaPlante was born in Worcester, MA, in 1943. He was raised in a rural area of Massachusetts with his three sisters. LaPlante had a love of all sports growing up but particularly baseball. His father was a World War II Navy Veteran, and wanting to follow in his footsteps, LaPlante enlisted in the Navy…

Syndicated columnist Hy Gardner once said, “You know you’re getting old when everything hurts. And what doesn’t hurt doesn’t work”. Although funny, it is also true. As we age, we experience changes, our heart works harder, our skin gets thin and feels dryer, harder to see and hear, and bones become more brittle. It’s a…

With Americans living longer thanks to advances in medicine and other factors, it is still possible to positively affect the quality of life in your later years by eating healthy. It is vital to maintain a well-balanced diet as you age but is critical to those suffering from chronic symptoms such as high blood pressure,…