PHS - Portable Health Solutions

"Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them." - FDR

We give thanks this Memorial Day for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

🤔 Food for thought!

Depression in older adults is widely recognized as a serious societal problem with inevitable health consequences including accelerated cognitive decline, increased risk of chronic disease complications, and weakened immune systems. As Mental Health Awareness Month continues, we recognize the steps being taken to address this, e.g. senior community centers, respite care, talk therapy options, & the growing field of geriatric specialists, but also one that could benefit the entire community: intergenerational connection.

Up-and-coming generations - with their own mental health & identity struggles - have as much to gain from communal interaction as the older generations in search of a renewed sense of identity & purpose. Some schools have begun structuring visits at centers, assisted livings, etc., & perhaps this can be expanded upon. It's easy for those of us in the thick of the goings-on of adulthood (work, raising kids, mortgages, appointments, caring for older adults, and did we mention work?) to forget how magical a simple game of cards or a conversation can be when "identity" and "purpose" aren't so easily assigned to a career or caretaking responsibility. Can you remember?

I remember my History class meeting with WW2 & Korean War veterans at a diner long ago; the vets were delighted to tell their tales. These men have since left us, but the pride, identity, respect and responsibility to take great care with what they fought for remains in us. We brightened their day while we in turn established a deep connection with veterans who'd defended our community 70 years prior & shaped it in the years since. This was a wonderful morning for them and a lifelong imprint for us, and at its foundation, it was a simple matter of waffles and conversation.

The efficacy of intergenerational connection is real, and we owe it to the older adults who seek a renewed sense of identity and purpose as well as our children who are just beginning the search for their own to forge these bonds.

Today is National Teacher Day, and we'd like to celebrate the wonderful instructors who prepared our team members for careers in radiography and sonography! How you molded our radiologic technologists and sonographers in image quality, patient care, knowledge, and professional focus in turn molds our industry-leading approach to portable imaging, and we cannot thank you enough.

Happy Star Wars Day!