Glass Half Full

02/24/2025

Introducing the latest MDA Quest Media product guide! This guide is designed to help you find the products you need to live a more independent, stylish, fun, and all-around great life.

MDA Ambassador Leslie from Glass Half Full recommends adaptive utensils, which have helped her as her hand and wrist strength has decreased over the years.

Find something for yourself, or for someone else in your life who you want to get a thoughtful gift for: https://mdaquest.org/product-guide/

08/22/2024

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01/01/2024

Tai Chi instructor, Ralph Somack, has taught tai chi to seniors, people with dementia, stroke survivors, people using wheelchairs and soon embarks to teach a seated tai class to people who are blind or visually impaired. Somack, an octogenarian, continues to take on new challenges of modifying tai practices such as qigong, bagua, and Xing Yi for those who want to alleviate stress.

In addition, Somack has seen his students benefit from increased self-esteem, ambidexterity, an Increased awareness of themselves as well as others, and a sense of where they are in time and space.

To register for Somack’s online classes sponsored by BORP, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwucOmhrDkjHdVe0p6VzHlrzb7M7iTGq9kv #/registration for the Tuesday 10 am Pacific Seated Tai and https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpcuGrrTMqGdBeL6NrhxPrSI2AK98SJowK #/registration for the new seated Tai Chi for Blind and Visually Impaired Participants on Wednesday at 10:30 am Pacific.












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Tai Chi instructor, Ralph Somack, has taught tai chi to seniors, people with dementia, stroke survivors, people using wheelchairs and soon embarks to teach a...

12/30/2023

Podcast episode 129 "Everyone Cancer Journey is Different" with retired software engineer, Karen Bell.

https://youtu.be/BrsI0Xl-opI

Karen Bell, a retired software engineer living in Petaluma, CA has a conversation with Leslie Krongold, Host of the Glass Half Full Podcast. Two years since Karen’s cancer diagnosis and experience with cancer treatments and support groups, she knows “everyone’s cancer journey is different.” Together they share their thoughts about facing mortality.

Earlier podcast episodes discussed in their conversation are End of life (https://glasshalffull.online/end-of-life-end-well-bedside-yoga-and-death-doula/) and The Power of Prayer (https://glasshalffull.online/the-power-of-prayer/).

Karen Bell, a retired software engineer living in Petaluma, CA, in conversation with Leslie Krongold, Host of the Glass Half Full Podcast. Two years since Ka...

11/29/2023

See the winning reader photos from the 2023 Quest Media Photo Contest.

11/26/2023

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An episode to catch everyone up on what’s been going on in the life of someone in their early 60s with a progressive health condition. Waning energy prohibits many of us for reaching all of the goals we’d like to achieve.

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy the WUZZUP podcast episode.

An episode to catch everyone up on what’s been going on in the life of someone in their early 60s with a progressive health condition. Waning energy prohibits many of us for reaching all of the goals we’d like to achieve.

11/09/2023

It's high time I publish a new podcast episode...but, before that, here's this:

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I’ve learned over the years—a lot of what I do to manage my health works. There’s no way I’m going to stop the progression, but I’ve proven to myself that I can mitigate some of the symptoms through diet, exercise, and attitude.

08/02/2023

August Archives Kick-Off

Bookmark this page: https://glasshalffull.online/august-archives-7-years-of-podcast-episodes/ and you'll make me a happy gal!

Podcaster Leslie Krongold shares a month of Health & Wellness podcast episodes during the August Archives.

08/02/2023

August 1st Latest Podcast episode:

An interview with a young man who has SMA (spinal muscle atrophy) and uses AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) technology.

07/28/2023

I'm slowly getting back into the groove and will start the August Archives next week with a daily highlight of an archived, evergreen, Glass Half Full podcast episode. Yes, I have 7 years under my belt...and still counting. But today is a YouTube birthday (so they tell me) and here are the top most-watched videos on my channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCemTHynltd5dDEag1bg53Bg

Blog & Podcast for people with a chronic health condition and/or disability

07/26/2023

Celebrate 33 years of ADA by listening to these Glass Half Full episodes: https://glasshalffull.online/category/podcast/disabilityrights/