Keeping senior Covid blues away Source: Photo by Gail Melson I come by my expertise to speak for all stressed seniors out there with just one number—78. That’s the age I will turn in two months. Since early March, the last time I went out to a restaurant, traveled on a plane, or did something so radical as shopped in a grocery store, I’ve been living the Covid life with my husband at home. We are extraordinarily lucky and privileged. We are financially secure in a comfortable retirement ; we are healthy, and our children and grandchildren are too. What’s more, we are sheltering in one of the most beautiful places on the planet, Cape Cod, where miles of pristine beaches beckon in every direction. Socially distancing here, even in the summer tourist season, can mean spying a lone beach walker through binoculars. What do I have to complain about? Rationally, the answer is nothing. Yet, I find myself fighting off malaise and Covid Blues of the senior variety. And I am not … [Read more...] about Covid-19 and the Mental Health of Seniors