Author Archives: john graham

“No more pills”

Posted on May 17, 2015 by john graham

This is the 500th post since I first started writing this blog in 2010.  Obviously now with my thousands of followers, my writing has become much more influential.  Nothing bears this out more than over the last two weeks.  At … Continue reading →

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Smallprint loses trust

Posted on May 10, 2015 by john graham

Another common theme that I have been writing about regularly since 2010 is the subject of “small print”. This might seem like a relatively significant issue.   However a very high proportion of older people wear glasses and over 50% of them … Continue reading →

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Pills

Posted on May 3, 2015 by john graham

Ever since I have been writing this blog, “pills” have been a regularly recurring theme and Pilly Galore has been a character that has featured in many of my posts.  Pills are a daily feature of many older people’s lives … Continue reading →

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“Old Paper Boys”

Posted on April 19, 2015 by john graham

A rattle of the letterbox caused me to look out of the front window, only to see a smart new car parked outside our door.  Two older gentlemen were walking off in opposite directions delivering the local free newspaper to … Continue reading →

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“Same Old, Same Old 1”

Posted on April 14, 2015 by john graham

My blog posts have thinned out in the last few months because it is hard to think of new things to say about the same old issues.  It seems like no-one is listening, or if they do hear, perhaps no-one … Continue reading →

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“Wonder Porridge”

Posted on April 12, 2015 by john graham

I do not normally look in the Journal of the American Medical Association for recipes about healthy living, but obviously I should have. They reported on a study at Harvard School of Public Health which looked at the eating habits … Continue reading →

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” More Age Rage “

Posted on March 26, 2015 by john graham

Two months ago I wrote  a couple of posts on pensioners in Sheffield protesting about cuts to free travel.  (see “Protesting Generation” by clicking on  January 2015 in the Archive) Now on the 23rd March at a rally in London … Continue reading →

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A rallying call for a great place to grow older

Posted on March 26, 2015 by john graham

This is a post that I have taken from the Age UK blog.   It starts with a nice publicity shot taken outside the Houses of Parliament to promote a rally to celebrate  the joys of later life. Read the Age … Continue reading →

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“Kitchen Comforts”

Posted on March 8, 2015 by john graham

Redecorating the kitchen with a wifely makeover, a clear-out of all the cupboards and drawers; the cupboards where things fell out when you opened the door; the drawers that would not open because of something stuck at the back. Where … Continue reading →

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ExtraCare Traditions 9 — Going for Gold

Posted on March 3, 2015 by john graham

This blog follows on from earlier posts on the subject of ExtraCare Traditions.  They can be found by clicking on “EXTRACARE TRADITIONS” in the TAG CLOUD. The common thread that runs through all of the work at ExtraCare was the … Continue reading →

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