safety

The first "Baby Boomer" turned 65 in 2011! With 15% of the population being 65 or over and the BIG group of Boomers coming down the turnpike, many of the people in the Lumigrate 'audience' have concerns related to medications and driving, driving with medical impairment and aging, adaptive equipment and strategies to keep them safer and as independent as possible.  But that 15% is taking OVER 33% of the prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications in the US!   read more »

My 'work' in strategy sessions with clients as a "functional advisor and consultant" utilizes my unique background which includes 10-15 years working as an occupational therapist, certification and experience as a "peer health educator" at Colorado State University's Student Health Center, and more than the average person's experience dealing with personal and family medical issues lead me to develop some 'tools of my trade'.    read more »

I'm writing about YouCan Toocan,  a Denver-based medical equipment supplier for the whole United States, in this very first piece in a NEW FORUM I created here at Lumigrate in honor of my father.  "Dad" passed away this past Labor Day; his 89th birthday was yesterday.  And I believe all of his equipment for two houses came from YouCan Toocan. They used to joke and say they could tell where I'd moved to because sales would go up in that area.  read more »

As promised, here is a short piece on stopping.  The same day that I was nearly clipped in the traffic circle, I observed some extremely poor stopping behaviors.  I was driving on a two-way street, preparing to make a left turn onto another street.  I saw two cars coming toward me, but far enough away that I could make my turn safely, without causing them to have to slow for me to complete the turn.  There was another car on the street I was turning into.  This car looked to see the other two cars coming, then SPED UP to make a quick right turn so s  read more »