Terrence Casey

"I Had My Old Girl Back" - Age of Aging - Apple Podcasts Podcast Episode · Age of Aging · 04/15/2025 · 40m

People living with dementia sometimes experience brief moments of clarity. Caregivers describe these instances as a blessing, feeling they have their loved one "back" for a short time. However, these moments also intensify the pain when the lucidity fades.

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Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Flurry of Dismissals at Pentagon The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star fighter pilot, upends a tradition in which the Joint Chiefs chairman traditionally remains in place as administrations change.

Mr. Hegseth has previously said that General Brown should be fired because of his “woke” focus on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the military.

Replaces a Black four-star fighter pilot with a white man who does not meet the statutory qualifications supposedly over DEI.

Every day the nightmare worsens

Clarks Summit's Memory Cafe provides community, support for those experiencing memory loss Twice a month, attendees of the Memory Cafe, including those with memory loss diseases and their loved ones, gather for laughs, crafts and support.

Dr. Kyra O’Brien spoke with @wviatvfm.bsky.social about the impact of Memory Cafés both at PMC and beyond—safe spaces for older adults with memory loss to connect. She also highlighted the importance of caregiver self-care.
“They feel more at ease just being themselves.”
Full conversation 👇

A gospel I want to spread is that smart and independent news media are necessary *but not sufficient* for a functional democracy.

Never had to. Still did, constantly.

I drove on 76 for the first time in months (years?) this past weekend and was reminded why I adore public transit.

Ride the train, people! I promise you’ll be much happier.

Y’all, Tiff Urquhart did such an incredible job on this “Go Birds!” mural: designed and painted in five days! Go Birds and Go Philly Arts! 🦅🎨 #StreetsDeptWalls

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AAUP opposes "anticipatory obedience" to Trump, GOP The American Association of University Professors released a statement Thursday urging universities not to engage in “anticipatory obedience,” which it defined as “acting to comply in advance of any p...

Important: The AAUP released a statement urging universities not to engage in “anticipatory obedience,” which it defined as “acting to comply in advance of any pressure to do so.”

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This isn't just an attack on scientific research. It's an attack on *scientists.*

Central to Trump's "Revolution of Common Sense" is the idea that scientists impede progress in pursuit of political goals.

This move -- Telegraphed in Project 2025 -- upends life for those who depend on NIH funding.

A small sample of populations served by NIH proposals that I personally know are stalled in review right now: kids with concussions, people with Alzheimer’s, caregivers of people with disabilities, adults ages 60+

Just keeping a record of who’s on the losing end of executive orders.

This is amazing! I’m in awe.

Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity – The White House By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1.  Purpose.

We should be clear that the language in the anti “DEI” executive order and the subsequent letter sent to federal employees to turn in colleagues who try to “disguise” DEI under other names means hires and promotions of Black and other POC will be deemed suspicious. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

The Bishop Who Pleaded With Trump: ‘Was Anyone Going to Say Anything?’

“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”

So, she took a breath, and spoke.

Surprise! The Age of Aging has a bonus episode while we work on Season 3.

This one brings together three global leaders in aging in a State of Dementia address of sorts.

Cognitive Comedy has had several different iterations in the last decade, but it remains one of my favorite programs at Penn Memory Center. Patients and caregivers mix their lived experience with their natural sense of humor and create absolute joy in these sessions.

A sick snow goose in West Philadelphia is the city’s first suspected case of avian flu, health officials say It’s the first bird in the city to test positive during a national outbreak of the highly infectious virus.

Philly has reported its first suspected case of avian flu, detected in a snow goose in West Philadelphia.

Anyone who had contact with a sick goose in Carroll Park around Jan. 11 should call the city health department at 215-685-6741. www.inquirer.com/health/avian...

Imagine seeing the wealthiest people in the world filled with glee at an inauguration and still thinking you made the right choice.

Eagles receiver A.J. Brown makes big play by showing kids it's cool to read At a time when kids are reading at some of the lowest levels ever, Eagles' A.J. Brown making reading all the rage could be a game-changer.

Reading rates in America are abysmally low. If even one kid picks up a book because they saw AJ Brown reading on the sideline, it’ll be the biggest play he’s ever made.
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I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN THAT TARIFF REVENUE IS NOT EXTERNAL. IT IS NOT PAID BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THEY ARE NOT WRITING CHECKS TO THE TREASURY.

Thinking a lot about Jimmy Carter, born a white, rural man in 1924 in a strictly apartheid Georgia and how he became a champion for racial justice and human rights, demonstrating once again that racism, xenophobia, crass and selfish individualism, are always a choice.

remember the time a guy shot up a black bible study group, including a sitting south carolina state senator, and the cops stopped to get him burger king while taking him into custody?

Thanks to Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans cut $190 million for pediatric cancer research from the funding bill.

Congrats to DOGE on their first victory.

Is any All Star game not a gimmick?