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• It’s the season: Considering tech gifts for older adults

  By Silver Spaces LLC, Dr. Jill M. Bjerke on December 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

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• Breast Cancer and the Older Adult: What You Should Know Now

  By Silver Spaces LLC, Dr. Jill M. Bjerke on October 17, 2017 • ( 0 )

  As a woman who has had breast cancer twice, I have lived through that “punch in the gut” feeling when your doctor first gives you that diagnosis and says “that word.”  For me, both times, I never heard a single… Read More ›

• Will your next sign of serious illness be on your wrist?

  By Silver Spaces LLC, Dr. Jill M. Bjerke on February 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  There is no doubt that expos like the most recent Consumer Electronic Show whet our appetite for what “could be.”  While much of it approaches gadgets right out of science fiction, there truly is a bright future for technology that… Read More ›

• Elderly homelessness: is this the future of growing old?

  By Silver Spaces LLC, Dr. Jill M. Bjerke on February 2, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

    (Part 2 in a 2 part series) Statistics in U.S. have shown a distinct increasing trend in the number of “older” persons (ages 50-64) within the homeless population.  Due to a variety of circumstances, this is a group which… Read More ›

• Elderly homelessness: is this the future of growing old? (Part 1 of a 2 part series)

  By Silver Spaces LLC, Dr. Jill M. Bjerke on January 26, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Every day we treat them as if they are invisible.  We don’t establish eye contact and tend to go about our business of getting home or to work without a second glance. It probably never occurs to us that one… Read More ›

• One day, you’re going to die. Have you put your “final wishes” in writing?

  By Silver Spaces LLC, Dr. Jill M. Bjerke on January 16, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  No one wants to consider that they will one day no longer be living on earth. When I give presentations on aging, I take a moment to remind people that they have the time RIGHT NOW to make decisions that… Read More ›

• Sea Hero Quest: Can A Video Game Solve The Alzheimer’s Puzzle?

  By Silver Spaces LLC, Dr. Jill M. Bjerke on November 7, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  7 November 2016 Dr. Jill M. Bjerke There is no doubt the race to find the cure for Alzheimer’s and other dementia diseases is in full tilt and will be for some time.  One only has to type “Alzheimer’s research”… Read More ›

• Why Google Is Turning My Car Into Fly Paper

  By Silver Spaces LLC, Dr. Jill M. Bjerke on October 3, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Dr. Jill M. Bjerke Picture this:  You are driving your car when suddenly a pedestrian appears in your path.  You have no choice but to strike the pedestrian. What you weren’t expecting though is for that pedestrian to now become… Read More ›

• Wake Up To “Cloudy With A Chance Of Pain!”

  By Silver Spaces LLC, Dr. Jill M. Bjerke on September 15, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

    So many of us swear when we get up in the morning, we can tell exactly what the weather forecast is simply by how our joints react.  Now, the scientific evidence to back this up is accumulating, giving credence… Read More ›

• Warning: Do You Need To Attend Laughter University?

  By Silver Spaces LLC, Dr. Jill M. Bjerke on September 6, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  I thought I had heard of everything, but Laughter University? Seriously?  Yes, it is real.  The full title is Laughter Online University (laughteronlineuniversity.com) and it is a fascinating web site .  I have never doubted the contribution laughter makes to… Read More ›

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