‘Human Interest’ Archives
Tragic vessel accident kills 31 year old Emil Dan Prunean
An East Naples man was killed on August 5th in a boating accident after he was thrown into another vessel near Keewaydin Island. Emil Dan Prunean, 31, originally from Medias Romania, suffered fatal injuries as a result of the accident. There were no other injuries or any signs of alcohol consumption reported. Emil came from Romania with his [...]
Vision loss to double with peak of baby boomers
August is Cataract Awareness Month Approximately 20.5 million Americans age forty and older are affected by cataracts, a concern for 50% of those aged 65-74 and 70% of those over age 74. These statistics are staggering as cataracts are the number one cause of blindness in adults, causing 48% of world blindness. Today more adults than ever [...]
What’s in a name?
There was no Buffy in my family; no Lindsay; no Kirk; no Graham. I had a nephew Jonathan, but he was a beagle; a niece Penelope, but she was a spaniel; and my own daughter Brandy, but she was (primarily) spaniel. They don’t count. We two-legged creatures all had basic twentieth century names. In those days there was apparently some limit on [...]
Operation Gratitude
Keller Williams Real Estate agents are collecting supplies for the troops with their Operation Gratitude campaign, part of a larger Keller Williams Realty International Cares program. The theme of Operation Gratitude is “You Can Make A Difference.” The Realtors are gathering a variety of items to ship to the military overseas, such as: hand [...]
Should My Loved One Be Placed On An Antidepressant?
When determining if someone could benefit from antidepressant medication, the first step is to define what necessitates the use of medications in the first place. Essentially, a Major Depressive Episode needs to have occurred and/or be presently occurring to consider if antidepressants are necessary. The following is a list of depressive [...]
“I Thought I was Invincible!”
Coastal Breeze News salutes Gil Mueller in our ‘Salute to Veterans’ Series By Val Simon and John Patterson Gil Mueller started getting draft notices while he was still in high school in Park Ridge, Illinois. He was still too young to serve in the military. But as they say, the third time is a charm, at least for the government that [...]
10 Reasons not to skimp on your sleep
Your health may be at risk Everyone has an occasional sleepless night, and this is not a problem for most people. Conversely, it is often true that less may mean more. Are you too busy to go to bed? Do you have trouble getting quality sleep once you do? Well, I for one may have to literally add getting more sleep to my “to-do-list” [...]
LOVE AT FIRST BYTE
We were at 41,000 feet over the Pacific when I first noticed her. She was gorgeous, and sparkled even in the darkened aircraft cabin. Her spectacular shape was right out of the slick ladies’ magazines, and I don’t mean Playboy. I’m talking class. I was smitten and overwhelmed by one of the worst of the seven Deadly Sins - envy – envy of [...]
How do you know if it is dementia, depression or both?
Have you ever had trouble recalling certain words? Do you remember your first grade teacher? Could it just be a “senior moment” or is it something more serious? We all have trouble recalling particular things like these on occasion. We may not remember where we left the car keys, or even why we went into a room; we get there but scratch our [...]
Joe ‘Pepsodent Smile’ Capilets
Salute to Veterans: Continued from last issue When I was young we were children of the depression. My father had no work and raised four kids. So, I poured my heart into sports; it was free.” He dreamt of being in the big league someday. At 17 he was offered an opportunity to be in the minor leagues, 3-I League (Illinois, Indiana and [...]
