A guide with strategies for Seniors to deal with the problems of aging such as loss of independence, grief, depression, chronic illness and living with pain. Buy your copy! Amazon Amazon.co.uk Froogle Barnes & Noble.com senior moments books A book for seniors written by a senior. It contains stories of seniors who have over come some of the obstacles that come with aging  Excerpt This book is addresses senior citizens and the large number of Baby Boomers entering the “golden years.” It was written by a senior citizen for senior citizens. The Baby Boomer generation is estimated to be 78 million strong and will have a unique set of beliefs and characteristics, vastly different from previous generations. This encompasses all aspects of life, affecting beliefs about self, career, home, and leisure. The book is attentive to those concerns. When Boomers age, they will face many standard chronic health problems and will also face their own mortality. For many seniors this is and will continue to be an all-encompassing problem, one they are often not willing to talk about. This book is directed to those who want to better understand what is happening to their bodies, and those who want to live more rewarding and contented retirement years. Personal examples of many seniors are given illustrating different ways of dealing with senior problems. Isolation and loneliness, chronic illness, personal relationships, sleeping and maintaining a healthy attitude toward life are all discussed. Each section closes with a short prayer for those who find strength in religious expression. This is not a one-nostrum-fits-all approach to solving the problems of the aged. There are suggestions for many positive ways to look at the senior years.

Kaye Trout Review
Reviewer: K. Trout "Kaye" (Pagosa Springs, CO USA) - See all my reviewsSenior Moments
Getting the Most Out of Your Golden Years
David Wayne Silva
Outskirts Press
10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Denver, CO USA
www.outskirtspress.com
ISBN: 1598001639, $13.95, 148 pp., 2005

I particularly wanted to review this book because I'm a senior myself and just starting to enjoy the benefits of retirement-doing just exactly what I want.

David Silva was a teacher, school administrator, and family/grief counselor prior to his retirement. I'm sure his vocational history contributed to the fine quality of this POD published book. Senior Moments is a well-written, well-edited, and poetically inspirational collection of thoughts and experiences. David's lyrical prose style makes one stop and rereading a verse or two for the pleasure and feel of it. Allow me to quote from Cricket Songs:

"Cricket songs are night sounds, much like rain falling on the roof, a mockingbird singing its ancient night song, or the neighbor's dog barking in the distance. Crickets lull us to sleep and keep us company when we have trouble sleeping."

"The awareness of a common, taken-for-granted sound suddenly interrupted my contemplations. Once again I became aware of the ancient song of the crickets. Their melody crept in from the garden, through the open window, and over the windowsill. I could not help but wonder at the strength and beauty of the cricket song. We usually have to be alone to hear cricket songs. Their voices are a sound that lulls us back to sleep or gently wakes us, a sound that sings accompaniment to our nighttime thoughts. While I listened, night's darkness no longer appeared quite so somber, and a pleasant sensitivity permeated my thoughts."

Senior Moments is a collection of thirty-three short inspirational stories and of these, Are There Really Miracles? was my favorite. It's the story about David and Sallie's two-month premature baby, Dave, which they took home from the hospital to hold while he died. Sallie had a dream that gave her the answer to keeping her baby alive . . . and he did indeed survive.

David Silva urges the reader to, "look at the process of aging with humor and good intentions-to observe the beauty in the natural world around us, to take care of our bodies, to exercise and eat a balanced diet, to maintain old and build new relationships, to maintain and reenforce our spirituality, and to laugh more and cry less."

Reviewer: Kaye Trout of Kaye Trout Book Reviews - Copyright 2006





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Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (5/06)

Senior Moments: Getting the Most Out of Your Golden Years
David Wayne Silva
Outskirts Press (2006)
ISBN 1598001639

I took this book on to review because I know that the Golden Years for me are eminent
and I’m closer to them than I’m not. I wanted to learn from a Golden Ager what I was to
look forward to. But, to my surprise I learned more than I bargained for.
David Wayne Silva speaks not only to senor citizens but to Baby Boomers that are
entering the Golden Years of their lives. With over 78 million Baby Boomers facing
their own transition from their set beliefs and circumstances to facing their own mortality
as well as challenging health issues, Silva gives the reader a glimpse into the reality that
they will encounter. He has “been there, done that” and now shares his experience with
chronic health issues, deterioration of the body, isolation and loneliness after loss of a
loved one or friends, and even issues like sleeping and maintaining relationships.
In each chapter Silva writes about his own experience, often reminiscing or lamenting.
The stories touch the heart with many emotions – sadness, laughter, and concern. He
ends each story with suggestions to overcome or embrace the situation. Each section is
closed with an ecumenical prayer. Although “Senior Moments” has religious
connotations, it is not a book about religion.
Reading Silva’s book had me sit back and get in touch with my own decisions of how I
wanted to live my remaining years. I reflected on my in-laws, whom are now deceased,
and on my own parents, whom are still living. I realized that each has chosen how they
want to live out their Golden Years and how they contend with their challenges and
issues that arise daily. Silva’s book confirmed in my mind that I’m the one that has to
choose whether or not I want to live the Golden Years with grace and dignity, or, with
complaints and isolation. I chose the first and add to it the necessity of activity and
relationships with others.
Although Silva targets the senior citizens and Baby Boomers with this book, I highly
recommend “Senior Moments” to children and families of both. Silva gives a clear and
concise understanding of seniors – many things we don’t know about unless we
experience them ourselves. The second best is to read about another’s experience and
learn from it. Silva gives the opportunity.