Even though we are in a COVID-19 pandemic, life goes on. We continue to eat, sleep, and have birthdays. For some, this is a very special birthday, your turning 65 and time to enroll in Medicare.

I was a sophomore in college when Sept. 11 happened. Like everyone else, I remember a lot of confusion in the aftermath of that day. It wasn’t until about a week later when a letter from my father drove home the impact.
“The world has forever changed,” he wrote. That’s the line that stuck in my brain nearly two decades later. My dad wasn’t prone to hyperbole. He didn’t make grand, definitive statements. Of course, his blunt assessment then was correct.
Unfortunately, my father’s words hold true for today’s current crisis.

During April I do an article on sun safety.  Most of you know my husband died of Melanoma. After seeing the suffering he endured with this disease, I will continue to write articles and give radio programs with the chance of educating even one person to prevent the possibility of getting this cancer.

With temperatures warming up and green grass emerging in the pastures, it won’t be long before producers will be getting ready to move livestock to pastures. Which also means it’s time to give routine vaccinations to protect livestock from having health problems due to infectious diseases. The proper handling of vaccines is vital to assure the product is effective. Improper handling can cause the product to be useless.