Jasper Health Fair & Senior Fun – November 1

Jasper Senior Expo The Texas Senior Expo Series is coming to Jasper. What are you looking for? Resources? Fun? Free Health Checks? Don’t miss this chance for FREE activities, education, and access to organizations that assist seniors with a wide range of services. Here is a brief preview of this special day for Jasper area seniors 55+: Jasper Senior Expo Wednesday, November 1st 10a – 2p First United Methodist Church Wesley Center FREE event for seniors in Jasper / East Texas... Read More

SETX Seniors- Emergency Preparation

On today’s edition of Southeast Texas Senior Safety, we look at emergency preparation. Southeast Texas seniors have seen a lot of natural disasters over the years. Hurricanes certainly top the list, but we have also faced floods, drought, forest and swamp fires, and the occasional freakish winter storm.  There are some things we can do to be prepared for emergencies. On SETXseniors.com we will be chronicling some of these in the coming weeks. Many of the ideas will come... Read More

A Day in the Life of a Southeast Texas Diabetic

On today’s edition of Southeast Texas Senior Health, we look at a day in the life of a Southeast Texas diabetic. November is American Diabetes Month, a time to bring attention to the seriousness of diabetes and to the many people who are impacted by the disease. One young lady who knows all about living with the disease is the Association’s 2012 National Youth Advocate, Logan Nicole Gregory. Logan has been living with type 1 diabetes since she was just 2 years old. “Diabetes... Read More

Mature Love Stories – Southeast Texas Senior Tales

Southeast Texas Senior Tales – Mature Love A few months ago The Garden District in Orange shared a warm story of mature love that we ran on SETX Seniors. It was a story familiar to many of our Southeast Texas senior readers. We’ve been asked to share the story again, which was originally written by Marnell Jameson for The Family Answer Book. “What My Parents Taught Me About Love” [Marnell Jameson] Mom’s in the hospital. Nothing huge in the scheme of mortality,... Read More

Volunteer Voices: Join the Senior Choir at Beaumont’s Best Years Center

Beaumont Senior Citizen Activities – Join the Choir at Best Years Senior Center Music has a wonderful healing power, both for the listener and the singer.  Music also connects people. One song can bring up similar images for everyone who went to prom in 1958 (how about “At the Hop” by Danny and the Juniors) whether they were in Southeast Texas or Portland Oregon. One song can bring back all of the images of the civil rights movement (“People Get Ready” by the... Read More

SETX Senior Activities – Learn Crochet

Are you looking for a new Beaumont senior activity to share with friends? Many Southeast Texas seniors really enjoy crochet. Crochet is an art typically passed down from generation to generation. Crochet is a process of creating fabric from yarn, thread, or other material strands using a crochet hook. The word is derived from the French word “crochet”, meaning hook. Crocheting, like knitting, consists of pulling loops through other loops, but additionally incorporates... Read More

SETX Senior Entertainment Discounts

There are lots of great options when looking for Southeast Texas senior entertainment – and many offer SETX senior discounts. Today we have compiled a list shared by SETXseniors.com readers. Please feel free to share with other Southeast Texas seniors. Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum: $3 Admission Spindletop Museum Beaumont TX – $3 Senior Admission Art Museum of Southeast Texas: $20 Senior Membership Hollywood Theater. First Show $5. All Shows $6.25. Ages... Read More

Southeast Texas Agency Provides Medicare Answers – sponsored by Eastex Physician’s Network – EPO

Medicare is a blessing for seniors in Southeast Texas and nationwide. It doesn’t always seem like that though, does it? Sometimes it seems super confusing and like everything you hear contradicts everything you have already heard. There is help, right here in Southeast Texas. The Area Agency on Aging has an enthusiastic well informed staff that can get you the right answers every time. They can help you with questions both on Medicare/Medicaid and your private insurance. Sometimes... Read More

SETX Supports our Soldiers

One day I was driving on Highway 69 in Beaumont when a loud “ping” signaled that it was time to fill up on gas. I pulled off on Lucas and into the corner gas station. A fully uniformed soldier was standing with his military duffel. It was on my heart to go over and say something, but I first started the tedious process of gassing up my vehicle- inserting my credit card, putting in my pin, selecting the fuel type. In that short time, less than a couple of minutes, my heart... Read More

Southeast Texas Senior Outing: Neches River Adventures

One great Southeast Texas Senior Outing is a river cruise in “The Ivory Bill” for their Neches River Adventures. SETX Senior fun abounds aboard the Ivory Bill as it cruises this amazing Southeast Texas waterway. Seniors enjoy learning about the unique ecosystems along the Neches River with their dense bottomland forests of hardwoods and pine trees. The Neches River Bottoms are home to more than 200 tree species, 47 mammals, 300 birds and many reptiles and amphibians. Reservations... Read More

FDA Approves Tradjenta for Type 2 Diabetes – SETX Senior Medical News from EPO

EPO – Eastex Physician Organization is dedicated to providing medical news for Southeast Texas seniors. Today we look at Type 2 diabetes and treatment. Diabetes remains a major concern for Southeast Texas senior health. EPO – Eastex Physician Organization provides coordinated healthcare to ensure Southeast Texas seniors manage diabetes properly. Diabetes (both type 1 and type 2) affects approximately 25.8 million Americans and an estimated 220 million people worldwide.... Read More