Tag: health
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Savvy Senior: Is long-term care insurance worth it?
Dear Savvy Senior, My husband and I have been thinking about getting a long-term care insurance policy, but we hate the idea of paying expensive monthly premiums for a policy we may never use. Is long-term care insurance worth it? — Approaching Retirement Dear Approaching, There are two key factors you need to consider that…
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Savvy Senior: Can you get a lump-sum Social Security payment?
Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve read that the Social Security Administration offers a lump-sum payment to new retirees who need some extra cash. I haven’t yet filed for my retirement benefits and would like to find out if this is true. What can you tell me? — Born In 1958 Dear 1958, There is indeed a…
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Colorado Springs area wellness events starting Oct. 21
Listings appear on a space-available basis, free for nonprofits and at the discretion of The Gazette. Email information at least two weeks in advance: listings@gazettedev.gazette.com. Breakfast of Champions — To benefit Peak Vista Community Health Centers, with keynote speaker Olympian Carl Lewis and Champion of Community Health Dr. Patrick O. Faricy, 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, The Broadmoor…
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Savvy Senior: How to stave off cognitive decline as you age
Dear Savvy Senior, Are there any proven strategies to preventing cognitive decline? I have a family history of dementia and worry about my own memory and cognitive abilities as I grow older. — Forgetful at 55 Dear Forgetful, For most people, starting in their fifties and sixties, the brain’s ability to remember names, multi-task or…
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Colorado Springs area wellness events starting Oct. 14
Listings appear on a space-available basis, free for nonprofits and at the discretion of The Gazette. Email information at least two weeks in advance: listings@gazettedev.gazette.com. Breakfast of Champions — To benefit Peak Vista Community Health Centers, with keynote speaker Olympian Carl Lewis and Champion of Community Health Dr. Patrick O. Faricy, 7:30 a.m. Oct. 22, The…
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Savvy Senior: How to use Medicare’s star ratings system during open enrollment
Dear Savvy Senior, What does Medicare factor into their star rating system? I need to find a new Medicare plan during the open enrollment period and want to get it right this time. — Medicare Shopper Dear Shopper, If you’re shopping and comparing Medicare Advantage plans (the alternative to original Medicare) or Part D prescription…
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Implant device a ‘game-changer’ for Colorado Springs-area epileptic mom
When explaining to her 3-year-old son about the implanted device that helps control her epileptic seizures, Aly Bukoski compares herself to a robot. “When he is a little older, I’ll explain it in a little more detail,” said Bukoski, a mother of two. “For right now, I tell him that I’m kind of like a…
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Simulation center helps prepare Colorado Springs nursing students
The simulation is fake. but the tears are real. The grief is palpable in the faux hospital room at the Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences Simulation Learning Center at University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Two nursing students comfort Jacob Hacker, a local actor playing the role of Eric, and his mother, Sophia,…
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Field of dreams: High tech diagnoses, surgeries a game changer for young athletes in Colorado
If walking is a series of controlled, false falls, 18-year-old Aidan Harris moves in precision plunges and pivots so smooth he sometimes seems to float — all while snapping ball after ball after ball exactly where he wants it to go. Kid’s got better aim with his leg than most people do with their arm,…
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Colorado Springs company helps people organize messes of all kinds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lauren Klayton once found two toes in the same week while at work. Yes, human toes. And no, she doesn’t work crime scenes. The appendages, which she calls “sentimental toes,” are part of the gig when you’re a professional organizer. You never know what you…