SETX Senior Health News – You Can Be an Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donor

Senior Health News for the Golden Triangle and East Texas Senior Organ Donors are In Demand On today’s SETX Senior Health News we look at organ donation options for Golden Triangle senior citizens. Did you know Southeast Texas seniors are highly valued as eye, tissue, and organ donors? It’s true. If you’ve been interested in becoming an organ donor but weren’t... Read More

Southeast Texas Veteran Reunites Family with Loved One’s Purple Heart from World War II

Southeast Texas Veterans News Local Veteran Reunites Family with Loved One’s Purple Heart from WWII We are bringing this story back from Veterans Day. We originally ran it here on SETXSeniors.com a couple of years ago, but it still captures the feeling of veteran appreciation here in The Golden Triangle.  Sometimes you have a feeling that something just doesn’t feel... Read More

Beaumont Senior News – Did You Know You Can Be an Eye, Tissue, & Organ Donor?

Senior Health News – East Texas and The Golden Triangle Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation Southeast Texas Did you know Southeast Texas seniors can be eye, tissues, and organ donors? It’s true. Find out more on today’s edition of Beaumont Senior News. With roughly 1.5 million Texans signed up to be organ and tissue donors, and with donations endorsed by everyone from... Read More

SETX Senior News: New Book Guides Southeast Texas Senior Citizens on How to Leave a Written Legacy

SETX Texas Senior News Learn to preserve your legacy for future generations Our Southeast Texas senior readers have lived rich lives – and have lots of stories inside. Too often, our best stories stay locked inside our minds and don’t outlive us. Sometimes in interviewing Southeast Texas seniors for our SETX Seniors Magazine and SETXSeniors.com we hear stories local... Read More

Black History Month Beaumont TX – Remembering Lewis Howard Latimer

Black History Month in Southeast Texas Remembering Black Inventor Lewis Howard Latimer Black History Month Beaumont TX – Meet Lewis Howard Latimer the African American inventor who helped Thomas Edison invent the light bulb and Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone. Thomas Edison is credited with the invention of the light bulb and is perhaps the most famous of the American... Read More

Southeast Texas Black History Facts and Fashion – How Did the Expression “Real McCoy” Originate?

Black History in the Golden Triangle Remembering the Black Inventor Elijah McCoy On today’s edition of Southeast Texas Black History Facts and Fashion we look at the Black inventor who inspired the term “Real McCoy”. Inventor Elijah McCoy was born in Canada to parents who had fled from Slavery in the United States. Elijah McCoy’s parents arranged for him to go to Scotland... Read More

Southeast Texas Senior News – You Can Be an Organ Donor

Golden Triangle Senior News Organ Donor Information On today’s edition of Southeast Texas Senior News, we’re excited to bring you information about organ donation. With 1.5 million Texans signed up to be organ and tissue donors, and with donations endorsed by everyone from elected officials to businesses to the faith community, folks who need transplants have no cause... Read More

Black History Month Beaumont TX – Do you know Dr. Charles Richard Drew?

Black History Month in Beaumont Remembering Dr. Charles Richard Drew Have you or a loved one received a blood transfusion after an accident? They just may owe their lives to this ground breaking African American Doctor, Charles Drew. DREW, CHARLES RICHARD Dr. Charles Richard Drew (1904-1950) was an American medical doctor and surgeon who started the idea of a blood bank and a system... Read More

Organ Donation and Southeast Texas Senior Citizens

Senior Health News Organ and Tissue Donation in Southeast Texas Many of our Southeast Texas senior readers have asked for information on organ donation. Some have expressed concern that their age may disqualify them from becoming organ donors. In most cases this is an unfounded fear- Southeast Texas seniors actually are quite valued as donors of organs, tissues, and eyes. With... Read More

Southeast Texas Senior News- Growing Demand Makes Organ Donation an Urgent Need

Senior News – Southeast Texas and Lufkin Region Senior Organ Donors are in High Demand On today’s edition of Southeast Texas Senior News, we look at organ donation. Many SETX seniors think they aren’t able to donate their organs because of age – not true. With 1.5 million Texans signed up to be organ and tissue donors, and with donations endorsed by everyone... Read More

Southeast Texas Senior News “Unburied Treasure: A Guide to Leaving Your Legacy”

Inspiration for Seniors in East Texas and The Golden Triangle Make Sure YOUR Story Lives On On today’s Southeast Texas senior news, we look at our Southeast Texas senior legacies- preserving our stories for family and for future generations. We have so many stories to tell – and too often our stories do not outlive us. At SETX Seniors  Magazine and SETXSeniors.com we... Read More