Take Time For Yourself This Holiday Season
While protecting ourselves and our loved ones from PTSD and suicide may seem like an obvious task, unfortunately protecting those who protect us (such as police and fire personnel) is not as easily recognized or tasked. The amount of police officers who die of suicide...
One Woman’s Fight For Survival: A Story of Hope Against Breast Cancer
When I was 17, my aunt was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. One month later, she died due to complications from her bilateral mastectomy. Breast cancer was not a stranger to me. I always knew my chances were higher because of my family history. For some reason I thought,...
The Haunting Truth About Alzheimer’s: It’s Not What You Think
With Halloween right around the corner, I am sure we can all think of a few scary items (i.e., spiders, ghosts, witches etc.). But something very scary that may not come to mind is the haunting truth about Alzheimer’s disease. More than 1 in 9 people (11.3%) of...
Breast Cancer-Thinking Long Term
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and with that we should be raising our awareness of long term effects associated with breast cancer treatment, surgery, and everyday life during remission and after recovery. The cancer survival rate is...
Important Letter Regarding Your Long Term Care
We wanted to update you on the current status of your National Peace Officers and FireFighters Benefit Association (NPFBA) long-term care (LTC) plan (Plan). There have been recent concerns over other LTC plans operating in California. NPFBA does not anticipate...
Why You Should Have Long Term Care
As the cost of care continues to rise, Long Term Care (LTC) coverage becomes an increasingly important component of every American’s safety net. Traditional health insurance does not cover most LTC services. State and Federal programs only cover people with low...
6 Ways to Teach Your Kids About Saving Money
Do you remember when you were a kid and you wanted to buy something? You would ask one of your parents or grandparents and sure enough they would usually buy it for you. Ultimately, this free pocket of money stopped as you grew older and you were told to do household...
4 Steps to Planning Your Financial Security in Retirement
As law enforcement officers and firefighters, we traditionally think about serving others in our official capacity. Where we sometimes fall short is in our personal financial security and planning for our retirement. We work hard, play hard, and enjoy raising our...
Scientists Can Now Transform Stress Into Electricity? Yep, & Here’s What You Need To Know
Researchers at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have developed a thin rubber-like film that generates electricity if stretched and compressed. This might be the best Swiss invention since the zipper... or velcro, the vegetable...
7 Surprising Health Issues That Require Long Term Care
Nearly two-thirds of Americans over the Age of 65 will require Long Term Care (1). The average person has a one in 3 risk of spending almost 3 years in a nursing home, according to the AARP Public Policy Institute. What are the most common issues that require Long...