Comic Theater: Prelude to My Morning Walk

By Howard Sachs, MD, PhD
As usual, I begin my day with an invigorating walk outdoors, regardless of the weather forecast because this after all is New England and not the Arctic.  Nevertheless, before I reach the exit door to the lobby, a ceremony takes place reminiscent of comic theater, especially if a few snow flakes [...]

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President Obama, We Need A Secretary of the Elderly

What Constitutes Hope and Change with the Advent of the New Presidency of Barack Obama
By Howard Sachs, MD, PhD. howardsachs@rocketmail.com
Yesterday, like many of you, I cried as I watched the first African American inaugurated as President of the United States.  But it was not only this historic fact which moved me to tears, but Obama’s [...]

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Memories of a Different War

By Howard Sachs, MD, PhD. howardsachs@rocketmail.com
Several days ago, my friend Lisa left me a book by Studs Terkel “Will the Circle be Unbroken” which consists of the author’s reflections on death, rebirth, and a hunger for faith. Though his reflections on death consisted of a series of interviews of people who had faced or witnessed [...]

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I Wouldn’t Recommend This Place to the Living

By Howard Sachs, MD
I am an 82 yr old retired neurologist, currently living in a Massachusetts retirement community. Shortly after the Christmas holiday, I called the nearby Medical Center where I had been a staff neurologist, to inquire about the possibility of work as a teacher or physicians assistant, especially at the headache clinic which [...]

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Hope for a Sustainable Economy in a Compassionate Society

By Howard Sachs, MD, PhD
A recent article in that wonderful ODE magazine described how a number of new corporations had described in their by-laws that the goals of their corporation was directed not only to profit, but also to the creation of a better society along with a sustainable economy and environment. But these companies [...]

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