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href="#abh_about">Author</a></li> <li class="abh_posts"><a href="#abh_posts">Recent Posts</a></li></ul><div class="abh_tab_content"><section class=" abh_about_tab abh_tab"style="display:block"><div class="abh_image" ><a href = "http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target = "_blank" title = "Cheryl Huguenor" rel="nofollow" > <img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/screen shot 2017-02-28 at 8.17.56 am.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Cheryl Huguenor" /></a > </div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name fn name"style="font-size:14px !important;"><a href="http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheryl Huguenor</a></div><div class="abh_job" style="font-size:14px !important;"></div><div class="description note abh_description"style="font-size:14px !important;">Cheryl Huguenor is the program director at Live Oak Adult Day Services in Gilroy. For more information visit liveoakadultdaycare.org.<br /></div></div> </section><section class="abh_posts_tab abh_tab" ><div class="abh_image"><a href="http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target="_blank" title="Cheryl Huguenor" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/screen shot 2017-02-28 at 8.17.56 am.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Cheryl Huguenor" /></a></div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name" style="font-size:14px !important;">Latest posts by Cheryl Huguenor <span class="abh_allposts">(<a href="https://southvalley.com/author/cheryl-huguenor/">see all</a>)</span></div><div class="abh_description note" ><ul> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/the-need-for-low-cost-care/">The need for low-cost care</a><span> - December 9, 2019</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/services-for-seniors/">Services for seniors</a><span> - September 6, 2018</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/songs-of-yesteryear/">Songs of yesteryear</a><span> - August 9, 2018</span> </li></ul></div></div> </section></div> </div><div class="mh-excerpt">I recently had the good fortune to view an amazing new documentary, Sue’s Story. Sue Berghoff, a Morgan Hill resident, was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia a few years ago. As she recalls in the film, she felt sorry for herself for a little while, then decided that she had to <a href="https://southvalley.com/the-need-for-low-cost-care/" title="The need for low-cost care">[...]</a></div> </div> </article><article class="post-204110813 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-featured category-seniors tag-music tag-on-seniors"> <div class="loop-wrap clearfix"> <div class="loop-thumb"> <a href="https://southvalley.com/songs-of-yesteryear/"> <img class="mh-image-placeholder" src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/themes/mh-purity/images/noimage_featured.png" alt="No Picture" /> </a> </div> <header class="loop-data"> <h3 class="loop-title"><a href="https://southvalley.com/songs-of-yesteryear/" rel="bookmark">Songs of yesteryear</a></h3> </header> <div class="abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business"><ul class="abh_tabs"> <li class="abh_about abh_active"><a href="#abh_about">Author</a></li> <li class="abh_posts"><a href="#abh_posts">Recent Posts</a></li></ul><div class="abh_tab_content"><section class=" abh_about_tab abh_tab"style="display:block"><div class="abh_image" ><a href = "http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target = "_blank" title = "Cheryl Huguenor" rel="nofollow" > <img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/screen shot 2017-02-28 at 8.17.56 am.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Cheryl Huguenor" /></a > </div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name fn name"style="font-size:14px !important;"><a href="http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheryl Huguenor</a></div><div class="abh_job" style="font-size:14px !important;"></div><div class="description note abh_description"style="font-size:14px !important;">Cheryl Huguenor is the program director at Live Oak Adult Day Services in Gilroy. For more information visit liveoakadultdaycare.org.<br /></div></div> </section><section class="abh_posts_tab abh_tab" ><div class="abh_image"><a href="http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target="_blank" title="Cheryl Huguenor" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/screen shot 2017-02-28 at 8.17.56 am.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Cheryl Huguenor" /></a></div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name" style="font-size:14px !important;">Latest posts by Cheryl Huguenor <span class="abh_allposts">(<a href="https://southvalley.com/author/cheryl-huguenor/">see all</a>)</span></div><div class="abh_description note" ><ul> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/the-need-for-low-cost-care/">The need for low-cost care</a><span> - December 9, 2019</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/services-for-seniors/">Services for seniors</a><span> - September 6, 2018</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/songs-of-yesteryear/">Songs of yesteryear</a><span> - August 9, 2018</span> </li></ul></div></div> </section></div> </div><div class="mh-excerpt">MUSICAL MEMORIES In pre-television days, families would gather around the radio to hear the latest songs. I once heard a comedian commenting that today’s youngsters will someday be older people hanging around the senior center, dancing to hip hop and gangster rap. It is a <a href="https://southvalley.com/songs-of-yesteryear/" title="Songs of yesteryear">[...]</a></div> </div> </article><article class="post-204090615 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-seniors tag-cheryl-huguenor tag-seniors tag-time-travel"> <div class="loop-wrap clearfix"> <div class="loop-thumb"> <a href="https://southvalley.com/a-different-world/"> <img width="310" height="174" src="https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-28-at-10.35.10-AM.png?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-28-at-10.35.10-AM.png?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 310w, https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-28-at-10.35.10-AM.png?zoom=2&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 620w, https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-28-at-10.35.10-AM.png?zoom=3&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 930w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" data-attachment-id="204090616" data-permalink="https://southvalley.com/a-different-world/screen-shot-2018-06-28-at-10-35-10-am/" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-28-at-10.35.10-AM.png?fit=990%2C788&ssl=1" data-orig-size="990,788" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Seniors ponder a different time" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-28-at-10.35.10-AM.png?fit=300%2C239&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-28-at-10.35.10-AM.png?fit=990%2C788&ssl=1" /> </a> </div> <header class="loop-data"> <h3 class="loop-title"><a href="https://southvalley.com/a-different-world/" rel="bookmark">A different world</a></h3> </header> <div class="abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business"><ul class="abh_tabs"> <li class="abh_about abh_active"><a href="#abh_about">Author</a></li> <li class="abh_posts"><a href="#abh_posts">Recent Posts</a></li></ul><div class="abh_tab_content"><section class=" abh_about_tab abh_tab"style="display:block"><div class="abh_image" ><a href = "http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target = "_blank" title = "Cheryl Huguenor" rel="nofollow" > <img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/screen shot 2017-02-28 at 8.17.56 am.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Cheryl Huguenor" /></a > </div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name fn name"style="font-size:14px !important;"><a href="http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheryl Huguenor</a></div><div class="abh_job" style="font-size:14px !important;"></div><div class="description note abh_description"style="font-size:14px !important;">Cheryl Huguenor is the program director at Live Oak Adult Day Services in Gilroy. For more information visit liveoakadultdaycare.org.<br /></div></div> </section><section class="abh_posts_tab abh_tab" ><div class="abh_image"><a href="http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target="_blank" title="Cheryl Huguenor" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/screen shot 2017-02-28 at 8.17.56 am.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Cheryl Huguenor" /></a></div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name" style="font-size:14px !important;">Latest posts by Cheryl Huguenor <span class="abh_allposts">(<a href="https://southvalley.com/author/cheryl-huguenor/">see all</a>)</span></div><div class="abh_description note" ><ul> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/the-need-for-low-cost-care/">The need for low-cost care</a><span> - December 9, 2019</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/services-for-seniors/">Services for seniors</a><span> - September 6, 2018</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/songs-of-yesteryear/">Songs of yesteryear</a><span> - August 9, 2018</span> </li></ul></div></div> </section></div> </div><div class="mh-excerpt">Much like a couple experiencing relationship problems, my computer recently stopped communicating with my printer. Nothing seemed to resolve the issue. As I banged my head on the desk I wished, not for the first time, that I had been born before the modern age. I would have <a href="https://southvalley.com/a-different-world/" title="A different world">[...]</a></div> </div> </article><article class="post-204062662 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-features category-seniors tag-county-fair tag-live-oak-adult-day-services tag-santa-clara-county tag-state-fair"> <div class="loop-wrap clearfix"> <div class="loop-thumb"> <a href="https://southvalley.com/fair-time-nostalgia/"> <img width="310" height="174" src="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shutterstock_16103866.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shutterstock_16103866.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 310w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shutterstock_16103866.jpg?zoom=2&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 620w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shutterstock_16103866.jpg?zoom=3&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 930w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" data-attachment-id="204062663" data-permalink="https://southvalley.com/fair-time-nostalgia/shutterstock_16103866/" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shutterstock_16103866.jpg?fit=2705%2C1800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2705,1800" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="shutterstock_16103866" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shutterstock_16103866.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/shutterstock_16103866.jpg?fit=1024%2C681&ssl=1" /> </a> </div> <header class="loop-data"> <h3 class="loop-title"><a href="https://southvalley.com/fair-time-nostalgia/" rel="bookmark">Fair time nostalgia</a></h3> </header> <div class="abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business"><ul class="abh_tabs"> <li class="abh_about abh_active"><a href="#abh_about">Author</a></li> <li class="abh_posts"><a href="#abh_posts">Recent Posts</a></li></ul><div class="abh_tab_content"><section class=" abh_about_tab abh_tab"style="display:block"><div class="abh_image" ><a href = "http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target = "_blank" title = "Cheryl Huguenor" rel="nofollow" > <img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/screen shot 2017-02-28 at 8.17.56 am.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Cheryl Huguenor" /></a > </div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name fn name"style="font-size:14px !important;"><a href="http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheryl Huguenor</a></div><div class="abh_job" style="font-size:14px !important;"></div><div class="description note abh_description"style="font-size:14px !important;">Cheryl Huguenor is the program director at Live Oak Adult Day Services in Gilroy. For more information visit liveoakadultdaycare.org.<br /></div></div> </section><section class="abh_posts_tab abh_tab" ><div class="abh_image"><a href="http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target="_blank" title="Cheryl Huguenor" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/screen shot 2017-02-28 at 8.17.56 am.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Cheryl Huguenor" /></a></div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name" style="font-size:14px !important;">Latest posts by Cheryl Huguenor <span class="abh_allposts">(<a href="https://southvalley.com/author/cheryl-huguenor/">see all</a>)</span></div><div class="abh_description note" ><ul> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/the-need-for-low-cost-care/">The need for low-cost care</a><span> - December 9, 2019</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/services-for-seniors/">Services for seniors</a><span> - September 6, 2018</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/songs-of-yesteryear/">Songs of yesteryear</a><span> - August 9, 2018</span> </li></ul></div></div> </section></div> </div><div class="mh-excerpt">County fairs and state fairs are in full swing by this time of the summer. I am planning on attending one to try what sounds like a horrible, wonderful treat, the deep-fried Twinkie or, even better, the deep-fried Oreo. I keep hearing how delicious they are. Fairs specialize in <a href="https://southvalley.com/fair-time-nostalgia/" title="Fair time nostalgia">[...]</a></div> </div> </article><article class="post-204058698 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-seniors tag-live-oak tag-nostalgia tag-seniors"> <div class="loop-wrap clearfix"> <div class="loop-thumb"> <a href="https://southvalley.com/senior-citizens-reminisce-graduation/"> <img width="310" height="174" src="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-24-at-8.38.29-AM.png?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="silhouetted graduates throwing up caps into sunset" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-24-at-8.38.29-AM.png?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 310w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-24-at-8.38.29-AM.png?zoom=2&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 620w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-24-at-8.38.29-AM.png?zoom=3&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 930w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" data-attachment-id="204058699" data-permalink="https://southvalley.com/senior-citizens-reminisce-graduation/screen-shot-2017-06-24-at-8-38-29-am/" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-24-at-8.38.29-AM.png?fit=1010%2C780&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1010,780" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Senior citizens reflect on graduation" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-24-at-8.38.29-AM.png?fit=300%2C232&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-24-at-8.38.29-AM.png?fit=1010%2C780&ssl=1" /> </a> </div> <header class="loop-data"> <h3 class="loop-title"><a href="https://southvalley.com/senior-citizens-reminisce-graduation/" rel="bookmark">Pursuing dreams</a></h3> </header> <div class="abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business"><ul class="abh_tabs"> <li class="abh_about abh_active"><a href="#abh_about">Author</a></li> <li class="abh_posts"><a href="#abh_posts">Recent Posts</a></li></ul><div class="abh_tab_content"><section class=" abh_about_tab abh_tab"style="display:block"><div class="abh_image" ><a href = "http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target = "_blank" title = "Cheryl Huguenor" rel="nofollow" > <img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/screen shot 2017-02-28 at 8.17.56 am.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Cheryl Huguenor" /></a > </div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name fn name"style="font-size:14px !important;"><a href="http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheryl Huguenor</a></div><div class="abh_job" style="font-size:14px !important;"></div><div class="description note abh_description"style="font-size:14px !important;">Cheryl Huguenor is the program director at Live Oak Adult Day Services in Gilroy. For more information visit liveoakadultdaycare.org.<br /></div></div> </section><section class="abh_posts_tab abh_tab" ><div class="abh_image"><a href="http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target="_blank" title="Cheryl Huguenor" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/screen shot 2017-02-28 at 8.17.56 am.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Cheryl Huguenor" /></a></div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name" style="font-size:14px !important;">Latest posts by Cheryl Huguenor <span class="abh_allposts">(<a href="https://southvalley.com/author/cheryl-huguenor/">see all</a>)</span></div><div class="abh_description note" ><ul> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/the-need-for-low-cost-care/">The need for low-cost care</a><span> - December 9, 2019</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/services-for-seniors/">Services for seniors</a><span> - September 6, 2018</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/songs-of-yesteryear/">Songs of yesteryear</a><span> - August 9, 2018</span> </li></ul></div></div> </section></div> </div><div class="mh-excerpt">As graduation time rolls around this month, I am reminded of my own high school ceremony. It was during the 1970s, when streaking was all the rage, so naturally our event was interrupted by numerous naked people running amok. It was definitely memorable, but I cannot recall the <a href="https://southvalley.com/senior-citizens-reminisce-graduation/" title="Pursuing dreams">[...]</a></div> </div> </article><article class="post-5436 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-seniors tag-memorial-day tag-veteran"> <div class="loop-wrap clearfix"> <div class="loop-thumb"> <a href="https://southvalley.com/memorial-day-vfw-frank-sanchez/"> <img width="310" height="174" src="https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-26-at-2.20.23-PM-e1495834857671.png?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Veteran Frank Sanchez" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-26-at-2.20.23-PM-e1495834857671.png?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 310w, https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-26-at-2.20.23-PM-e1495834857671.png?zoom=2&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 620w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" data-attachment-id="5437" data-permalink="https://southvalley.com/memorial-day-vfw-frank-sanchez/screen-shot-2017-05-26-at-2-20-23-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-26-at-2.20.23-PM-e1495834857671.png?fit=927%2C503&ssl=1" data-orig-size="927,503" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Veteran Frank Sanchez" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-26-at-2.20.23-PM-e1495834857671.png?fit=300%2C163&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-26-at-2.20.23-PM-e1495834857671.png?fit=927%2C503&ssl=1" /> </a> </div> <header class="loop-data"> <h3 class="loop-title"><a href="https://southvalley.com/memorial-day-vfw-frank-sanchez/" rel="bookmark">Common threads</a></h3> </header> <div class="mh-excerpt">On the front lines or the supply lines, every veteran’s experience is different. However, what they have in common is more important. On the third Thursday of nearly every month, veterans at the American Legion Gilroy Post 217 gather for Social Night—they talk, laugh and <a href="https://southvalley.com/memorial-day-vfw-frank-sanchez/" title="Common threads">[...]</a></div> </div> </article><article class="post-5426 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-seniors tag-aging tag-experience tag-seniors tag-wisdom"> <div class="loop-wrap clearfix"> <div class="loop-thumb"> <a href="https://southvalley.com/a-lifetime-of-lessons/"> <img width="310" height="174" src="https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-25-at-7.34.24-AM.png?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="senior woman staring a camera: b/w photo" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-25-at-7.34.24-AM.png?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 310w, https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-25-at-7.34.24-AM.png?zoom=2&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 620w, https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-25-at-7.34.24-AM.png?zoom=3&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 930w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" data-attachment-id="5427" data-permalink="https://southvalley.com/a-lifetime-of-lessons/screen-shot-2017-05-25-at-7-34-24-am/" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-25-at-7.34.24-AM.png?fit=1016%2C786&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1016,786" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="On Seniors: On Wisdom" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-25-at-7.34.24-AM.png?fit=300%2C232&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-25-at-7.34.24-AM.png?fit=1016%2C786&ssl=1" /> </a> </div> <header class="loop-data"> <h3 class="loop-title"><a href="https://southvalley.com/a-lifetime-of-lessons/" rel="bookmark">A lifetime of lessons</a></h3> </header> <div class="abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business"><ul class="abh_tabs"> <li class="abh_about abh_active"><a href="#abh_about">Author</a></li> <li class="abh_posts"><a href="#abh_posts">Recent Posts</a></li></ul><div class="abh_tab_content"><section class=" abh_about_tab abh_tab"style="display:block"><div class="abh_image" ><a href = "http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target = "_blank" title = "Cheryl Huguenor" rel="nofollow" > <img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/screen shot 2017-02-28 at 8.17.56 am.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Cheryl Huguenor" /></a > </div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name fn name"style="font-size:14px !important;"><a href="http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheryl Huguenor</a></div><div class="abh_job" style="font-size:14px !important;"></div><div class="description note abh_description"style="font-size:14px !important;">Cheryl Huguenor is the program director at Live Oak Adult Day Services in Gilroy. For more information visit liveoakadultdaycare.org.<br /></div></div> </section><section class="abh_posts_tab abh_tab" ><div class="abh_image"><a href="http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target="_blank" title="Cheryl Huguenor" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/screen shot 2017-02-28 at 8.17.56 am.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Cheryl Huguenor" /></a></div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name" style="font-size:14px !important;">Latest posts by Cheryl Huguenor <span class="abh_allposts">(<a href="https://southvalley.com/author/cheryl-huguenor/">see all</a>)</span></div><div class="abh_description note" ><ul> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/the-need-for-low-cost-care/">The need for low-cost care</a><span> - December 9, 2019</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/services-for-seniors/">Services for seniors</a><span> - September 6, 2018</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/songs-of-yesteryear/">Songs of yesteryear</a><span> - August 9, 2018</span> </li></ul></div></div> </section></div> </div><div class="mh-excerpt">I try very hard not to roll my eyes when I hear someone extolling “the wisdom of the elderly.” To me, it sounds rather patronizing. Yet when I got a lively discussion going here at Live Oak Adult Day Services on the topic, I found that our seniors all disagreed. They feel <a href="https://southvalley.com/a-lifetime-of-lessons/" title="A lifetime of lessons">[...]</a></div> </div> </article><article class="post-5194 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-seniors tag-aging tag-attitude tag-gratitude tag-seniors"> <div class="loop-wrap clearfix"> <div class="loop-thumb"> <a href="https://southvalley.com/on-seniors-all-about-mindset/"> <img width="310" height="174" src="https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-28-at-8.25.51-AM.png?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="good attitude senior with young person" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-28-at-8.25.51-AM.png?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 310w, https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-28-at-8.25.51-AM.png?zoom=2&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 620w, https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-28-at-8.25.51-AM.png?zoom=3&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 930w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" data-attachment-id="5196" data-permalink="https://southvalley.com/on-seniors-all-about-mindset/screen-shot-2017-02-28-at-8-25-51-am/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-28-at-8.25.51-AM.png?fit=1012%2C606&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1012,606" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="seniors and youth" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-28-at-8.25.51-AM.png?fit=300%2C180&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-28-at-8.25.51-AM.png?fit=1012%2C606&ssl=1" /> </a> </div> <header class="loop-data"> <h3 class="loop-title"><a href="https://southvalley.com/on-seniors-all-about-mindset/" rel="bookmark">State of mind</a></h3> </header> <div class="abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business"><ul class="abh_tabs"> <li class="abh_about abh_active"><a href="#abh_about">Author</a></li> <li class="abh_posts"><a href="#abh_posts">Recent Posts</a></li></ul><div class="abh_tab_content"><section class=" abh_about_tab abh_tab"style="display:block"><div class="abh_image" ><a href = "http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target = "_blank" title = "Cheryl Huguenor" rel="nofollow" > <img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/screen shot 2017-02-28 at 8.17.56 am.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Cheryl Huguenor" /></a > </div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name fn name"style="font-size:14px !important;"><a href="http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheryl Huguenor</a></div><div class="abh_job" style="font-size:14px !important;"></div><div class="description note abh_description"style="font-size:14px !important;">Cheryl Huguenor is the program director at Live Oak Adult Day Services in Gilroy. For more information visit liveoakadultdaycare.org.<br /></div></div> </section><section class="abh_posts_tab abh_tab" ><div class="abh_image"><a href="http://liveoakadultdaycare.org" class="url" target="_blank" title="Cheryl Huguenor" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/screen shot 2017-02-28 at 8.17.56 am.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Cheryl Huguenor" /></a></div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name" style="font-size:14px !important;">Latest posts by Cheryl Huguenor <span class="abh_allposts">(<a href="https://southvalley.com/author/cheryl-huguenor/">see all</a>)</span></div><div class="abh_description note" ><ul> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/the-need-for-low-cost-care/">The need for low-cost care</a><span> - December 9, 2019</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/services-for-seniors/">Services for seniors</a><span> - September 6, 2018</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/songs-of-yesteryear/">Songs of yesteryear</a><span> - August 9, 2018</span> </li></ul></div></div> </section></div> </div><div class="mh-excerpt">When I started working here at Live Oak Adult Day Services, I was in my 30s, and I was often the youngest person in the room. When I would melodramatically lament that I was about to turn 38 or 40 years old, the seniors here would laugh and say, “You’re so young. You’re <a href="https://southvalley.com/on-seniors-all-about-mindset/" title="State of mind">[...]</a></div> </div> </article><article class="post-167 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-gilroy category-people category-seniors category-uncategorized tag-gilroy tag-slider tag-visual-arts"> <div class="loop-wrap clearfix"> <div class="loop-thumb"> <a href="https://southvalley.com/artist-richard-young/"> <img width="310" height="174" src="https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/richard-young-2.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/richard-young-2.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 310w, https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/richard-young-2.jpg?zoom=2&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 620w, https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/richard-young-2.jpg?zoom=3&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 930w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" data-attachment-id="169" data-permalink="https://southvalley.com/artist-richard-young/richard-young-2/" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/richard-young-2.jpg?fit=1670%2C771&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1670,771" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS-1D X","caption":"Afternoon light sneaks through the blinds and illuminates artist Richard Young and his painting tools at his sign business in Gilroy.","created_timestamp":"1482245047","copyright":"","focal_length":"50","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="richard-young-2" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/richard-young-2.jpg?fit=300%2C139&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/richard-young-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C473&ssl=1" /> </a> </div> <header class="loop-data"> <h3 class="loop-title"><a href="https://southvalley.com/artist-richard-young/" rel="bookmark">Evolution of an Artist</a></h3> </header> <div class="abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business"><ul class="abh_tabs"> <li class="abh_about abh_active"><a href="#abh_about">Author</a></li> <li class="abh_posts"><a href="#abh_posts">Recent Posts</a></li></ul><div class="abh_tab_content"><section class=" abh_about_tab abh_tab"style="display:block"><div class="abh_image" ><a href = "https://www.southvalley.com" class="url" target = "_blank" title = "Debra Eskinazi" rel="nofollow" > <img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/debra_e.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Debra Eskinazi" /></a > </div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name fn name"style="font-size:14px !important;"><a href="https://www.southvalley.com" class="url" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Debra Eskinazi</a></div><div class="abh_job" style="font-size:14px !important;"></div><div class="description note abh_description"style="font-size:14px !important;">Debra Eskinazi is the editor of South Valley magazine.</div></div> </section><section class="abh_posts_tab abh_tab" ><div class="abh_image"><a href="https://www.southvalley.com" class="url" target="_blank" title="Debra Eskinazi" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/debra_e.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Debra Eskinazi" /></a></div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name" style="font-size:14px !important;">Latest posts by Debra Eskinazi <span class="abh_allposts">(<a href="https://southvalley.com/author/deskinazi/">see all</a>)</span></div><div class="abh_description note" ><ul> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/lasting-legacy/">Lasting legacy</a><span> - 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} else if (/Edge/.test(ua)) { return "Edge"; } else if (android && /Silk\//.test(ua)) { return "Silk"; } else if (/Chrome/.test(ua)) { return "Chrome"; } else if (/Firefox/.test(ua)) { return "Firefox"; } else if (android) { return "AOSP"; } else if (/MSIE|Trident/.test(ua)) { return "IE"; } else if (/Safari\//.test(ua)) { return "Safari"; } else if (/AppleWebKit/.test(ua)) { return "WebKit"; } return ""; } function _detectBrowserVersion(ua, browser) { if (browser === "Opera") { return /Opera Mini/.test(ua) ? _getVersion(ua, "Opera Mini/") : / OPR/.test(ua) ? _getVersion(ua, " OPR/") : _getVersion(ua, " OPT/"); } else if (browser === "Chrome for iOS") { return _getVersion(ua, "CriOS/"); } else if (browser === "Edge") { return _getVersion(ua, "Edge/"); } else if (browser === "Chrome") { return _getVersion(ua, "Chrome/"); } else if (browser === "Firefox") { return _getVersion(ua, "Firefox/"); } else if (browser === "Silk") { return _getVersion(ua, "Silk/"); } else if (browser === "AOSP") { return _getVersion(ua, "Version/"); } else if (browser === "IE") { return /IEMobile/.test(ua) ? _getVersion(ua, "IEMobile/") : /MSIE/.test(ua) ? _getVersion(ua, "MSIE ") : _getVersion(ua, "rv:"); } else if (browser === "Safari") { return _getVersion(ua, "Version/"); } else if (browser === "WebKit") { return _getVersion(ua, "WebKit/"); } return "0.0.0"; } function _getVersion(ua, token) { try { return _normalizeSemverString(ua.split(token)[1].trim().split(/[^\w\.]/)[0]); } catch (o_O) { } return "0.0.0"; } function _normalizeSemverString(version) { const ary = version.split(/[\._]/); return (parseInt(ary[0], 10) || 0) + "." + (parseInt(ary[1], 10) || 0) + "." + (parseInt(ary[2], 10) || 0); } function _isWebView(ua, os, browser, version, options) { switch (os + browser) { case "iOSSafari": return false; case "iOSWebKit": return _isWebView_iOS(options); case "AndroidAOSP": return false; case "AndroidChrome": return parseFloat(version) >= 42 ? /; wv/.test(ua) : /\d{2}\.0\.0/.test(version) ? true : _isWebView_Android(options); } return false; } function _isWebView_iOS(options) { const document = (window["document"] || {}); if ("WEB_VIEW" in options) { return options["WEB_VIEW"]; } return !("fullscreenEnabled" in document || "webkitFullscreenEnabled" in document || false); } function _isWebView_Android(options) { if ("WEB_VIEW" in options) { return options["WEB_VIEW"]; } return !("requestFileSystem" in window || "webkitRequestFileSystem" in window || false); } const options = {}, nav = window.navigator || {}, ua = nav.userAgent || "", os = _detectOS(ua), browser = _detectBrowser(ua), browserVersion = _detectBrowserVersion(ua, browser); isWebView = _isWebView(ua, os, browser, browserVersion, options); } return isWebView; } function isAllowedWebViewForUserAgent(provider) { const facebookAllowedWebViews = [ 'Instagram', 'FBAV', 'FBAN' ]; let whitelist = []; if (provider && provider === 'facebook') { whitelist = facebookAllowedWebViews; } const nav = window.navigator || {}, ua = nav.userAgent || ""; if (whitelist.length && ua.match(new RegExp(whitelist.join('|')))) { return true; } return false; } function disableButtonInWebView(providerButtonElement) { if (providerButtonElement) { providerButtonElement.classList.add('nsl-disabled-provider'); providerButtonElement.setAttribute('href', '#'); providerButtonElement.addEventListener('pointerdown', (e) => { if (!window._nslWebViewNoticeElement) { window._nslWebViewNoticeElement = document.createElement('div'); window._nslWebViewNoticeElement.id = "nsl-notices-fallback"; window._nslWebViewNoticeElement.addEventListener('pointerdown', function (e) { this.parentNode.removeChild(this); window._nslWebViewNoticeElement = null; }); const webviewNoticeHTML = '<div class="error"><p>' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + '</p></div>'; window._nslWebViewNoticeElement.insertAdjacentHTML("afterbegin", webviewNoticeHTML); document.body.appendChild(window._nslWebViewNoticeElement); } }); } } window._nslDOMReady(function () { window.nslRedirect = function (url) { if (scriptOptions._redirectOverlay) { const overlay = document.createElement('div'); overlay.id = "nsl-redirect-overlay"; let overlayHTML = ''; const overlayContainer = "<div id='nsl-redirect-overlay-container'>", overlayContainerClose = "</div>", overlaySpinner = "<div id='nsl-redirect-overlay-spinner'></div>", overlayTitle = "<p id='nsl-redirect-overlay-title'>" + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + "</p>", overlayText = "<p id='nsl-redirect-overlay-text'>" + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + "</p>"; switch (scriptOptions._redirectOverlay) { case "overlay-only": break; case "overlay-with-spinner": overlayHTML = overlayContainer + overlaySpinner + overlayContainerClose; break; default: overlayHTML = overlayContainer + overlaySpinner + overlayTitle + overlayText + overlayContainerClose; break; } overlay.insertAdjacentHTML("afterbegin", overlayHTML); document.body.appendChild(overlay); } window.location = url; }; let targetWindow = scriptOptions._targetWindow || 'prefer-popup', lastPopup = false; const buttonLinks = document.querySelectorAll(' a[data-plugin="nsl"][data-action="connect"], a[data-plugin="nsl"][data-action="link"]'); buttonLinks.forEach(function (buttonLink) { buttonLink.addEventListener('click', function (e) { if (lastPopup && !lastPopup.closed) { e.preventDefault(); lastPopup.focus(); } else { let href = this.href, success = false; if (href.indexOf('?') !== -1) { href += '&'; } else { href += '?'; } const redirectTo = this.dataset.redirect; if (redirectTo === 'current') { href += 'redirect=' + encodeURIComponent(window.location.href) + '&'; } else if (redirectTo && redirectTo !== '') { href += 'redirect=' + encodeURIComponent(redirectTo) + '&'; } if (targetWindow !== 'prefer-same-window' && checkWebView()) { targetWindow = 'prefer-same-window'; } if (targetWindow === 'prefer-popup') { lastPopup = NSLPopup(href + 'display=popup', 'nsl-social-connect', this.dataset.popupwidth, this.dataset.popupheight); if (lastPopup) { success = true; e.preventDefault(); } } else if (targetWindow === 'prefer-new-tab') { const newTab = window.open(href + 'display=popup', '_blank'); if (newTab) { if (window.focus) { newTab.focus(); } success = true; window._nslHasOpenedPopup = true; e.preventDefault(); } } if (!success) { window.location = href; e.preventDefault(); } } }); }); let buttonCountChanged = false; const googleLoginButtons = document.querySelectorAll(' a[data-plugin="nsl"][data-provider="google"]'); if (googleLoginButtons.length && checkWebView()) { googleLoginButtons.forEach(function (googleLoginButton) { if (scriptOptions._unsupportedWebviewBehavior === 'disable-button') { disableButtonInWebView(googleLoginButton); } else { googleLoginButton.remove(); buttonCountChanged = true; } }); } const facebookLoginButtons = document.querySelectorAll(' a[data-plugin="nsl"][data-provider="facebook"]'); if (facebookLoginButtons.length && checkWebView() && /Android/.test(window.navigator.userAgent) && !isAllowedWebViewForUserAgent('facebook')) { facebookLoginButtons.forEach(function (facebookLoginButton) { if (scriptOptions._unsupportedWebviewBehavior === 'disable-button') { disableButtonInWebView(facebookLoginButton); 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