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By Frances Kolarek — He has been called “The poet Laureate of Medicine.” And over the years I have read his books with fascination. A neurologist, his stories of patients…

By Frances Kolarek —  I go back so far—See how I ducked that ugly word ”old?”—that I remember when the age of 30 was over the hill and a lady…

By Frances Kolarek — When I thought of writing a blog about music at Collington, I knew there was a lot of ground to cover, a lot, but I never…

By Mike McCulley, Residents Association President — The Collington Board of Directors invites the President of the Residents Association to sit in at their meetings, and participate in the deliberations.…

By Frances Kolarek — Second to its reservoir of fascinating residents, Collington’s greatest attraction is its setting — gardens, lawns, woodlands and a small lake, home to Canada Geese and…

By Joe Holwell — On March 14, Collington Board Member Joe Howell and his wife, Embry, set off on an around-the-world tour without using airplanes. CLICK HERE to see their…

By Frances Kolarek — Somewhere in my 30s I got a piece of valuable advice from a woman in her 80s. It was in Belgrade, (then) Yugoslavia, where she was…

By Frances Kolarek — Irony? You better believe it. The greater our need for help, the greater we resist accepting it. Why? Independence. Don’t erode it. Independence — we have…

By Frances Kolarek — Some of my friends have become so addicted to eating “right” — no Beef Wellington — and avoiding all the “wrong” things — a second glass…