Articles written by C. Kelly Joy


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  • Senior Voice makes subscription changes

    C. Kelly Joy, Executive Director, Older Persons Action Group, Inc.|Sep 1, 2025

    The time has come to be the bearer of timely news. Timely because the Senior Voice subscription plans have not changed in 10 years, and new postage costs are forcing the revision. The Senior Voice is implementing the following subscription plans this month. The cost for the newsprint edition is increasing, and we are keeping open access (no paywall) for the online edition. Additionally, billing management for subscriptions is transitioning into an automated system over the next four months. Free copies of the newsprint edition will remain...

  • June is Men's Health Month: Let's talk about living with prostate cancer

    C. Kelly Joy, Certified Peer Support|Jun 1, 2025

    Statistics published by the American Cancer Society in 2025 suggest that one of every eight men (12.5%) will experience prostate cancer during their lifetime. And the incidence rate has increased by 3% each year since 2014. Men who are 65 and older are experiencing the highest rates of prostate cancer. Yet with intervention, the survival rates for prostate cancer are high at 97.7%. Since cancer goes into remission and never really goes away, the question “What future can I expect when living with prostate cancer?” has many answers. The pro...

  • Greetings from the incoming Executive Director

    C. Kelly Joy, Older Persons Action Group|Apr 1, 2025

    First and foremost, I want to thank our readers for your responses to our recent survey. Your wonderful suggestions are being considered for future editions. One of my first assignments as a young lieutenant was with a Cold War era PATRIOT missile battery that utilized state-of-the-art technology for the day. However, the publicly available industry standard was dial-up modem technology. Having experienced 50 years of computer evolution, I understand the obsolescence argument for newspapers. The sheer volume of information managed by the...