Many friends celebrated the life of Lyn Roche a few weeks ago. I was privileged to be one of them. She truly was the caregiver's caregiver. My husband had Alzheimer's disease. Through their support group Lyn and Bill gave me and many others information and practical solutions to our every day challenges. ...more

May 22, 2009

The recession has turned into a boom for career counselors. And boomers are responding, as they find themselves out of work for the first time in years. Many spent their entire life within a single industry and wonder what they can do next and who will hire them. ...more

March 22, 2009

Let me see if I have it right: Older Americans ought to keep working in order to lighten the burden of Social Security and assorted benefits on younger generations. ...more

March 22, 2009

We all groan nostalgically or with jealousy when we recall or read about gas at 27 cents a gallon in 1950. Boy, that sure was affordable. ...more

February 27, 2009

Until the 2008 stock market crash, David and Priscilla Williams were planning on not spending many more cold winters in Philadelphia. ...more

January 18, 2009

The next U.S. president will inherit a record budget deficit of more than $490 billion, a Bush administration official said Monday, according to the Associated Press. That figure shouldn't surprise anyone, with our economy not in the best shape right now, the war in Iraq, and the stimulus payments made to 130 million households. ...more

July 29, 2008

Summer is here, and you know what comes next: You, standing with your hands on your hips, trying to get the kids to go outside and play. ...more

June 21, 2008

Tax And Spend Regarding "Probing Irony Of Tuesday's Vote Results," Tom Jackson, Jan. 31: ...more

February 4, 2008

With the snow already falling up North (and especially after last year's disappointing accumulations), Floridians have begun their treks to the slopes. ...more

January 2, 2008

Lyn's new column, The Caregiver's Caregiver, first appeared last July in 4You, Tampa Tribune's magazine for health, fitness, nutrition and appearance. Kim Franke-Folstad, editor of 4You, recognized the need for caregivers to take as good care of themselves as they do the loved ones in their care. The subject is one Lyn has been involved in since the 1980s when she began helping care for both her father and her grandmother. Her father suffered with Alzheimer's disease for 13 years. Her grandmother did not have dementia, but she grew increasingly frail and unable to care for herself. She lived to be 95. Lyn's many magazine articles on caring for caregivers and her book filled with practical caregiving tips earned her the nickname "the caregiver's caregiver." Therefore, naming the new column was easy. ...more

December 7, 2007