Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in women worldwide, and the second most frequent overall. Every October we recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a global campaign, involving thousands of organizations, focused on raising awareness, education and funds for research for better treatments and cures for breast cancer. This month, wear pink, get your mammogram, and see what local events are happening; join the fight! Sources: www.wcrf.org, www.wearitpink.org, www.nationalbreastcancer.org

Golden Horizons exists to be a resource to seniors in greater Middlesex County region. Another tremendous resource is the Estuary Council of Seniors - senior center to 9 towns on the Shorelin - Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Essex, Killingworth, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook and Westbrook. The Estuary provides a plethora of services - Meals on Wheels, gym, the Thrift Store, activities, classes. 

Check them out at https://www.ecsenior.org/!

In the United States, most people recognize the month of November and the color purple with Alzheimer's awareness. We are familiar with the Walks to End Alz, the fundraising, the memory loss and how it is the worst designation of dementia. What we don't often do is take a pause and recognize that this disease devastates across the globe. Dementia is no respecter of persons, race, gender, creed. It affects us all.

Coasts with Hurricane Dorian. Dorian wreaked havoc - high winds, heavy flooding, many injured and killed, millions in damage. Now, a week after the storm, as so many sift through the wreckage, we are reminded of how short life is and how being prepared can be the 
difference between life and death.

September marks the height of hurricane season in the Atlantic, thus it is appropriate that September is also National Preparedness Month (NPM). NPM is an annual campaign lead jointly by FEMA and Department of Homeland Security (through Ready.gov) to  promote 
family and community emergency preparedness. 2019’s theme is “Prepared, Not Scared”. There are weekly themes as well: Sept 1-7, Save Early for Disaster Costs; Sept 8-14, Make a Plan to Prepare for Disasters; Sept 15-21, Teach Youth to Prepare for Disasters;  Sept 
22-30, Get Involved in Your Community’s Preparedness. Campaign hashtags are #BeReady, #PreparedNotScared.

Being prepared for an emergency is vital, it can mean the difference between life and death. Some tips: Make an emergency fund to prepare financially, check your insurance coverage,  make an emergency plan in case of fire or natural disaster, sign up for local emergency alerts and warnings,  create a document with phone
numbers for local emergency personel and national resources, put emergency kits together for your home and vehicle - extra water, hard candy, flashlights and batteries, non-perishable food items, first aid kits, extra clothes and blankets etc. The NPM provides a variety of resources, including emergency checklists. You can find this information https://www.ready.gov/september.

Don’t let our gorgeous weather fool you; it always pays to be prepared. ~ Golden Horizons Office Team

Have you been watching the news? Hurricane Dorian has done a number in the Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, has skirted FL, and pounded the Carolina Coasts. High winds, heavy rain and flooding have caused millions in damage and left several casualties and injured. All those affected are in our thoughts and prayers. It leaves us reflecting on our blessings, and what we can do in the event that we are hit.

September marks the height of hurricane season in the Atlantic, thus it is appropriate that September is also National Preparedness Month (NPM). NPM is an annual campaign lead jointly by FEMA and Department of Homeland Security (through Ready.gov) to  promote 
family and community emergency preparedness. 2019’s theme is “Prepared, Not Scared”. There are weekly themes as well: Sept 1-7, Save Early for Disaster Costs; Sept 8-14, Make a Plan to Prepare for Disasters; Sept 15-21, Teach Youth to Prepare for Disasters;  Sept 
22-30, Get Involved in Your Community’s Preparedness. Campaign hashtags are #BeReady, #PreparedNotScared.

Being prepared for an emergency is vital, it can mean the difference between life and death. Some tips: Make an emergency fund to prepare financially, check your insurance coverage,  make an emergency plan in case of fire or natural disaster, sign up for local emergency alerts and warnings,  create a document with phone
numbers for local emergency personel and national resources, put emergency kits together for your home and vehicle - extra water, hard candy, flashlights and batteries, non-perishable food items, first aid kits, extra clothes and blankets etc. The NPM provides a variety of resources, including emergency checklists. You can 
find this information https://www.ready.gov/september.

Stay safe and be prepared, not scared!

Kids are going back to school next week, but the weather doesn't realize that. We still have another 4 weeks of summer. So while you're soaking up those rays and enjoying some more summer weather, be sure to keep yourself hydrated!

...was half American. His mother was Jennie Jerome, daughter of a wealthy NY financier. He wasn’t a good student. He flunked the exam to enter Royal Military College at Sandhurst. He passed on the 3rd try, after getting help from a military tutor. He traveled world over while in the military - Cuba, India, Sudan, South Africa. He even escaped a prison camp in South Africa, earning instant fame. Churchill won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953. Churchill was accident-prone all his life. He was a painter, creating some 500 works and showing 50 at Royal Academy during his life. His other hobbies included landscaping and bricklaying. ​

Be safe and have a good weekend!

with summer sun comes the need for sunblock and sunglasses. Sunlight is good and bad for us - good source of Vitamin D, bad source with the harmful UV rays. While we take proper steps to protect our skin from sunlight, there are other ways to "lyte" up our lives this summer.

Spinach, kale and dairy foods like yogurt are good sources of calcium. Potatoes, raisins, bananas, spinach and sweet potatoes are good sources of potassium. Canned tuna, canned salmon, soup, beans, pickles, olives are good sources of sodium, as is table salt. There are many more, but be sure to make sure you keep your "lyte" up your life.