September is World Alzheimer’s month. Dementia affects one out of three dying seniors in this country. Kim Callinan heads the group Compassion & Choices, and they’ve released two online videos to help people diagnosed with dementia make their healthcare wishes and end-of-life treatment options known…
Callinan says the videos are also important for the adult children of seniors who may be faced with making those decisions for them…
For more information about the new tools visit CompassionAndChoices.org.
Also being celebrated this week, something a little more fun and fast: it’s International Go-Kart Week. A West Nyack company is at the center of that celebration…
That’s Don Wagner of Autobahn Indoor Speedway, which uses Formula One-inspired electric cars instead of gas powered lawn-mower clunkers. They’re in Palisades Center. International Go Kart Week runs through Saturday, September 26th. For more information visit www.gokartweek.com.