Author Archives: john graham

“Equity Release – Life Raft or Scandal?”

Posted on June 12, 2012 by john graham

For a long time now I have been advocating that older people will have to use the value built up in the house to secure themselves a better lifestyle in later life.   There is around £1 trillion locked up in … Continue reading →

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“Best Foot Forward”

Posted on June 10, 2012 by john graham

I went for a short walk the other day and when I got back home, one of my feet was very sore.  The following day I could hardly walk at all.  Being a man I rested up all day on … Continue reading →

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“Food for Thought”

Posted on June 7, 2012 by john graham

The Daily Mail has to be applauded for its relentless, if half-hearted, campaign in pursuit of “Dignity for the Elderly”.  (Click on “Dignity be Damned” in the TAG CLOUD for earlier blogs on this subject). It is a good story line, … Continue reading →

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“Happy Hundreds”

Posted on June 5, 2012 by john graham

It is easier to find grumbles than smiles.  More of the headlines about getting old tend to be negative.  Issues about ill-health, limited finances and isolation dominate many discussions about ageing. With this mood music, how long will it be … Continue reading →

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“Kill or Cure”

Posted on June 3, 2012 by john graham

It is hard to keep up with all the medical advice on the pills and potions you should or should not take these days.  My last two blogs have talked about just two such cases.  (Click on PILLS in the … Continue reading →

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“Start Taking the Pills”

Posted on May 31, 2012 by john graham

Only just having passed on advice about stopping taking one lot of pills, (see previous blog or click on PILLS in the TAG CLOUD), now 5 minutes later comes advice, not from me, but in the Lancet no less.  EVERYONE … Continue reading →

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“Stop Taking the Pills”

Posted on May 29, 2012 by john graham

Taking pills seems to become a daily task for older people.  If doctors won’t prescribe them, we will go out and buy them for ourselves. I have written a lot about the exploits of Pilly Galore whose experience and expectation of … Continue reading →

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“Home Alone 3”

Posted on May 27, 2012 by john graham

This blog continues on the theme of elderly people being left at home in an “asset” that they are desperately hanging onto, but with insufficient income to live a good life, especially if they become frail and need support.  (See … Continue reading →

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“Home Alone” 2

Posted on May 24, 2012 by john graham

The discussion about equity release is hotting up !  ( see earlier posts on this subject by clicking on equity release in the tag cloud ) A report by property agent Rightmove, based on a consumer survey, has indicated that … Continue reading →

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“Home Alone”

Posted on May 22, 2012 by john graham

This blog follows on from “Feel Good Inaction” (to see it click on previous post in the ARCHIVE, 20th May 2012), which was written in response to an open letter to the Prime Minister from 78 charities, calling for action … Continue reading →

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