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DOCTOR’S ORDERS TAKEN UP A NOTCH

I recently underwent some rather unpleasant dental surgery. (Really, is there any other kind?) Thus, I was placed first on a liquid diet and then told to eat “mush” for two weeks. My doctor didn’t give me much advice besides “puddings…

MEET SOME OF YOUR NEIGHBORS…

“SISI” OLUPTIE At 105 years old, Sisi, as you may imagine, knows something of black history. She was born and bred in the beautiful city of Cap-Haïtien in Haiti, not far from the Atlantic, “before oceans became polluted and fish were…

BODILY CHANGES AREN’T ALWAYS GOOD; BUT, THEY AREN’T ALL A SIGN OF DISEASE

AS PEOPLE AGE, the human body changes. Often, these come as surprises since these secrets are not popularly handed down through the generations. Many seniors are left to find out about them from personal experience and sometimes with a great…

Meet Senior and Volunteer Pianist, Joe Francis

Joe Francis is an active member of LiLY's newest project, West Harlem Neighbors, which is a "sister"-group-to-the-north to Morningside Village in Morningside Heights. Joe is a singer, and he plays piano for the West Harlem Neighbors Music Group.…