Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife Eben Alexander, M.D. (Simon & Schuster, 2012) 196 pages.Reviewed by Lois Schroff   Who am I? Why am I here? What is my purpose? — questions humanity as a whole share, are addressed in this deeply thoughtful book by a highly trained surgeon who had a […]

Imprints By Antonio Ramblés antonio.rambles@yahoo.com San Juan P.R., USA   Travel to San Juan by sea at least once because no other view can compare. Here in the same time zone as Nova Scotia and Bermuda the sun rises early and as dawn breaks the island’s highest peaks rise out of a lush emerald carpet and thrust

Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson   There is no question that defense is the hardest part of bridge but quite often using a little logic and exchanging information with partner can pay huge dividends.   The West player in this month’s deal would have fared much better if he had used basic defensive signals

Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayerbillfrayer@gmail.com Postman Was Right: Huxley Had it Right   Neil Postman was a professor of Education and Media Studies at NYU where he worked for forty years until his death in 2003. He was a humanist who believed that technology could never replace human judgment and interaction.  He was the

Tired, Just Tired By Kathy Koches   Some days I find I am just tired. I’m not talking about when I don’t get a good night’s sleep, or when I try to do too much in one day.  I’m talking about feeling overwhelmingly tired. Most people know me as the “FBBOH” (the freakin’ blue bird

Child Of The Month By Nicole Sergent, Clinic DirectorPrograma Pro Nińos Incapacitados Jennifer C. Jennifer was born in April 2001, a healthy baby girl and grew up taking dancing lessons and enjoying many sports. In September 2015 she was diagnosed with Lupus with renal activity and a few months later with Rheumatoid Arthritis. She came

Thank You, Mother! By Margaret Ann Porter   I recently had surgery on my cervical spine to correct two instabilities in the 5th and 6th vertebrae that for years had caused neurological problems and pain in the neck, torso and arms. A series of accidents over the last 20 years were the culprits: A jet-ski

Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum   Like many of us senior humans who may be dealing with arthritis, our pets may also have the same situation. Both cats and dogs can experience arthritis.  The time to start thinking about managing this medical condition is before the pet is a senior. Similar to humans, pet arthritis

The Big Top By Jeremy Monroe     “She’s all hot air,” they say. “It’s a circus,” comes the reply. “Hot air head to foot, front to back, top to bottom, side to side. She’s just hot air and that’s for sure,” they say. She knows, and she still goes on.  What else can she

Front Row Center By Michael Warren CHICAGO (the musical)Staged and Directed by Barbara ClippingerChoreographer Alexis Hoff, Music Director Patteye Simpson   We’ve all seen the 2002 movie version of Chicago which won the Best Picture Award that year, and maybe a few of us have seen the musical on the stage. This show was a