Category Archives: Aging
What we shouldn’t tell our grandchildren
We shouldn’t tell our grandchildren that they have a lifetime in front of them. Don’t sugar coat. They have a few short years and had better choose wisely and get to work quickly and effectively. :- Doug.
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Still living at your age?
We are still living at this age not because there is something for us to do; rather there is to love more opportunity given us. :- Doug.
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Want more?
In Senior Living Environments, of what do we want more? What is being done well? :- Doug.
News: MetLife Study of Elder Financial Abuse
Here is an updated study: http://www.metlife.com/mmi/research/elder-financial-abuse.html :- Doug.
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Walking through doors makes us forget
Hi– A new Notre Dame study shows why walking through doorways makes us forget: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/237974.php :- Doug.
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Imprisoning people with Alzheimer’s
The face of disability is changing and it is us. We are becoming an aging society and our living longer has revealed to us new accouterments of aging in the form of various dementias, most of which are physical. Our … Continue reading
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Not old enough to be 65!
I’m not old enough to be 65—nor do I intend to be. :- Doug.
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Feeling old is optional
Feeling old is optional for you, elder of fuller life :- Doug.
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Grandparent to grandchild questions
Grandparent to grandchild questions: —What do you think the birds see when they look down at us? —What do the trees see? —What does your angel think about you? :- Doug.
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Shh. Yes, you are fragile
Shh. Yes, you are fragile No, that is not all right But you are as all of us & together & alone We get to where we can Share this fragility There is strength here too Among us :- Doug.
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20 Common Nursing Home Problems
The National Senior Citizens Law Center has just republished its eye-opening guide. A single free copy can be downloaded here: http://www.nsclc.org/publications/manuals/manual.2006-06-08.3692004924 For instance, did you know: –A relative does not have to sign as responsible for the elder’s nursing home … Continue reading
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The summer’s come on so suddenly
The summer’s come on so suddenly & now is nearly gone the seasons come round so quickly they leave my head spinning The older I get the faster spins the reel of remaining tape Yet if we look we may … Continue reading
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New taxes on the fragile elderly?
No new taxes—on whom? You say we are taxed enough already; you will stand for no new taxes. But the reduction of help to the fragile elderly, or the helpless infant, or others like them who have no where else … Continue reading
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The works of aging
Meaning, identity, loss, transcendence, despair, laughter, tears, undone, undoing, teaching, spirit, leaving, review, learning: these are some of the works of aging. Here is hope in dying. The specific hope will of course be different for each of us and … Continue reading
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Done the impossible!
After years of toil and worry we have finally done the impossible: we have changed something from black to white: our hair! :- Doug.
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