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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…
By Dr. Jerry Saliman Dec 29, 2020
Nurse Manager Teri Grados receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine from Mary Ann Salinas at San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living, Dec. 21, 2020. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)

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…
By Gabriel Greschler Dec 21, 2020
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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…
By Rita Clancy Dec 15, 2020
The San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living in the Excelsior neighborhood of San Francisco. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)

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…
By Gabriel Greschler Dec 11, 2020
Janet Silver Ghent sporting her new look. (Photo/Courtesy Silver Ghent)

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…
By Janet Silver Ghent Dec 11, 2020
Irmi in the driver’s seat as a young mother in France. (Photo/Courtesy Veronica Selver)

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…
By Laura Paull Nov 4, 2020
Hilda Richards, now on the cusp of 103, married Paul Richards on April 18, 1948. (Photo/Courtesy Richards)

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…
By Liz Harris Oct 21, 2020
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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…
By Dr. Jerry Saliman Oct 13, 2020
“Fragile,” blown and sandblasted glass, by Carol Roseman.

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…
By Liz Harris Oct 8, 2020
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