Parents, Alzheimer’s and money: Easing into a difficult conversation
Every eighth American aged 65 and older has Alzheimer's disease, and 43 percent of Americans aged 85 and older have it, according to the Alzheimer's Association. Consider those percentages in light of the Social Security Administration's estimate that about 25 percent of today's 65 year olds will live past age 90. These shocking statistics have serious implications for family wealth.
‘In my mother’s garden…I listen closely to her heartbeat – and hear my own.’
My mother’s garden is the whole Earth…within this sacred space my roots join the roots of every growing thing, my arms and fingers stretch to reach the moon, the leaves are talismans, and sap runs warm as blood.
49ers team up with county libraries
The San Francisco 49ers will join the Santa Clara County Library District, which includes Gilroy and Morgan Hill libraries, for this year’s Summer Reading program, which started June 1 and runs through July 31.
The 49ers join returning sponsors The Tech Museum of Innovation and...
WEAVER: Timeout to point a few things out
The 38th annual Charlie Wedemeyer Silicon Valley Youth Classic All-Star football game is approaching - July 18 at 7:30 p.m. from Westmont High School, to be exact.
Help find Gypsy
GYPSY was afraid of the New Years Eve noise and escaped from her backyard on Forest St. in Gilroy. She is white with black mottling spots, black eye patch and ears - feet are brown spotted. She’s about 18” long and 15” tall from head to toe and weighs 20 lbs. She is wearing a pink poke-a-dot collar with a pink heart ID tag. Call 408-842-4629
Keep pets away from those who have the flu
Q: This flu epidemic has all of us worried. Can our dog or cat catch the flu from one of us if we are sick?
