To start the new year, there's no better gift to give yourself and your family than an understanding of the issues revolving around end of life issues.

"End-of-Life Planning Groups" taught by Trudy James, is a rare and unique opportunity for you to become aware of your choices and resources, and to get help so you can take control of your end of life plans and legacy before there is a crisis.

These wonderful classes - which cost $100 per person for 4 sessions (including Advance Directive & Resource Binder) will be presented January. 16, 23, 39, and February 6 - Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m at the Interfaith Community Sanctuary, 1763 NW 62nd St, Seattle, WA 98107

Our September newsletter story revolves around a study reported in this month's Journal of Clinic Oncology, entitled Marital Status and Survival in Patients with Cancer.   NBC Evening News reported this story under the heading, Married Cancer Patients are 20% More Likely to Beat the Disease.  which talks about these findings.

It's the end of July, and in the Northwest, we've had thirty-three days without rain, which remined us of a recent inquiry in the June/July AARP Magazine. The question was: Do we really need to drink eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy? 

According to the Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board, which develops dietary guidelines, there's no scientfic evidence to support this often repeated advice.  They say most healthy people can meet their need for water by letting thirst be their guide. In fact, humans can get fluids from a variety of sources, including fruits, vegetables, juice, milk, coffee, soda and even beer.