Transitions With Jean - Columns
April 4, 2021
Dear Jean - You had a column a few years ago about “death and taxes” and getting your affairs in order. I really need it now. Can you share it again?
Answer - Certainly! Here you go:
Initially, this was going to be a column...
Change is inevitable, but you can be prepared
March 7, 2021
Sometimes we want to keep things just the way they are. Wouldn’t that be nice? But in life, there is constant change, although sometimes we do not notice it right away. Those changes might be our health, memory, abilities, or the health of our loved ones.
Even when we know things...
Vaccine = Freedom!
February 7, 2021
Thank you, Wisconsin! In November, our COVID-19 cases had climbed to about 6,500 new infections a day. You listened. You masked up more, cared about others more. Our numbers have fallen to about 1,500 per day. We aren’t out of the woods yet, but your actions helped.
Now the vaccine...
Hope is in the air
January 6, 2021
2020. Maybe you are as happy as I am to say goodbye to 2020. Indeed, all the weirdness threw us into a bit of a tailspin. 2020 challenged us in ways we never would have imagined. We did our best to be strong.
There was an upside to 2020. As never...
Avoid gathering and find other ways to mark the holiday
December 6, 2020
What shall we do for Christmas this year? We all miss our families. There is a temptation to ignore the warnings and get together anyway.
The CDC is begging us to stay home. The doctors and hospitals are taking out full-page ads telling us not to gather with family. We are told that there...