Health
Heavy drinker? Try to put a cork in it – for your health’s sake
I recently treated a middle-aged man who was discharged from the hospital after he had a stroke. He also had hypertension and kidney failure, and I…
Bay Area
Staff at SF Jewish senior home get first Covid vaccines
UPDATED Dec. 22, 10:45 p.m. The San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living, one of the largest senior facilities in the Bay Area, administered 195 doses of…
Family Matters
How to combat dad’s extra loneliness this holiday season
Dear Rita: My 82-year-old father lives alone. His birthday and other holiday celebrations are coming up. I don’t want him to be alone, but I also don’t…
Bay Area
Covid outbreak reported at San Francisco Jewish senior home
UPDATED Dec. 16, 1:00 p.m. A “significant outbreak” of coronavirus cases has been reported by the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living, one of the…
First Person
Thanks to the pandemic, I'm learning to live with my gray hair
Our back lawn is sprouting clouds of gray, remnants of our Covid-19 haircuts safely executed outdoors. My husband had salt-and-pepper hair when he…
Culture
‘I choose to live’: ‘Irmi’ tells story of triumph out of tragedy
Cogent words from an elder who has lived long and well and triumphed over adversity always serve the young. But it has been a while since wise exemplars…
Seniors
Party on! How this 102-year-old keeps busy and stays optimistic
For her 100th birthday, Hilda Richards hosted a party for 72 friends and family members. “It was all we could seat,” she said. There was wine, hors…
Health
How curing loneliness can increase longevity and health
Zara Jaffe, president of the Senior Friendship Club of Peninsula Temple Beth El (which meets at the Peninsula JCC), does not mince words: “Loneliness is…
Art
After long, eclectic career, her creative drive is a ‘volcano’
“I didn’t know what was wrong with me when I was growing up,” says Carol Roseman, 71, of San Francisco. “It turned out that I was an artist.” Roseman…