West Hartford’s A Hand Up helps the homeless transition to new homes by accepting donations of furniture and other household goods. They will pick goods up from your home, but bringing donations to their location…
Now that the holidays are upon us, I want to remind you of this phenomenon that I call January Men & Women. I had so many reponses last year that I’ve decided to run this…
Advocates for the elderly and disabled gathered at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford have voiced their objections to Gov. Dannel Malloy’s Executive Order 10 which provides for – some say requires – the unionization…
WHY DID I COME INTO THIS ROOM? Last week, the East Coast lost power as the result of Storm Alfred. Some of us were without electricity for 10 days or more. We initially felt power-less!…
DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I have a mother’s intuition that something is terribly wrong with my 2-year-old daughter. She is lethargic, doesn’t make eye contact, and doesn’t interact with other children. Her pediatrician says she is…
LIFE UNPLUGGED For those of us on the east coast without electricity since Saturday October 30, life has focused on the pursuit of warmth, food, water, and safety. BUT MOSTLY, IT HAS BEEN A QUEST…
A few weeks ago I wrote about Gov. Dannel Malloy issuing Executive Order 10 which calls for establishing a Personal Care Attendant Quality Home Care Workforce Council which calls for documentation of “approved” home health…
HISTORY REPEATS DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I am wondering why all of my relationships have been with abusive men. At first they seem to be loving and good to me. And about 6 months into the…
Most of us get nervous when we face a test. And some of us get so stressed out that we freeze. The good news is that there are successful techniques that are easy to do…
Few of the issues affecting the elderly are as likely to provoke emotional reactions as the rights of grandparents to visit their grandchildren. It is safe to presume that in stable marriages there isn’t much…
Two West Hartford residents who were thrown out of one of largest medical practices in the state for complaining about its billing practice have won at least a minor victory by forcing the group to…
Written by Lisa Chedekel A Hartford rest home will be monitored by a special consultant, after a June incident in which a resident set himself on fire and died while the home’s overnight attendant was…
ONLINE EMOTIONAL AFFAIRS DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, Every night after dinner, my husband gets on his computer for the rest of the evening. He tells me he has to work at home just to stay on…
There are few issues involving aging that create more concern for the elderly and those caring for the elderly than falling. A fall can leave a person injured and unable to get to a phone…
Celebrate Life When Alive I recently attended memorial services for a wonderful woman who had everything to live for. High school sweetheart husband, 3 smart and handsome sons, loving siblings, life-long friends, beautiful home,…
LIVING IN FEAR DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I am scared of everything. If I have a cold, I think it will turn into pneumonia. When I drive my car at night, I’m certain I will be…
Connecticut’s elderly residents got some heavyweight assistance in their quest for uniform elder abuse laws this week when Sen. Richard Blumenthal chaired hearings in Washington seeking to chart a course for the federal government to…
The entire state of Connecticut erupted in a frenzy earlier this month when news outlets reported that as part of his debt reduction and government reorganization efforts Gov. Dannel Malloy was going to stop the…
PURPLE HAIR DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I am 29 years old, have a great husband, 2 beautiful children, wonderful friends, and yet my self-esteem is painfully low. When I was a child, my parents were neglectful…
Claudette, a nurse in Eastern Connecticut, faces an unenviable choice: Pay as much as $3,000 in an out of court settlement or take a chance that her full identify is revealed if a porn company…