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The Year of Magical Thinking

By Joan Didion  Several days before Christmas 2003, John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion saw their only daughter, Quintana, fall ill with what seemed at first flu, then pneumonia, then complete septic shock. From one of America’s iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion
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One fine day

When my wheelchair and I suddenly parted.  By Stephen Trumper My PSW and I had been rushing to an appointment, though we weren’t late. The sidewalks were invitingly wide and smooth. For a workday afternoon there were surprisingly few pedestrians. The weather was magnificent: one of those grand first warm days of spring, with a […]
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Toilet tales

If being on the throne is no longer a simple matter, here are some helpful suggestions, depending on your requirements: Raise the toilet seat. A few extra inches of height may make sitting down safer, especially for someone with a recent hip fracture or anyone who has difficulty getting up from a low seat. Consider […]
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Happier holidays

By Rick Lauber Whether it’s Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, the month of December can become a very bumpy ride for many of us physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially, and we may end up feel anything but “merry.” W e don’t have to move all the way to being grouchy grinches but for family members who are […]
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Is it time to reimagine your future?

Much has been said about the impact of COVID-19 on older adults, their caregivers and families. Many have struggled with anxiety along with changes in their health and well being. Others have been found themselves lonely and isolated from family, friends and colleagues. And, there have been financial challenges due to lost or reduced employment […]
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Forever Painless

By Miranda Esmonde-White After spending decades helping professional athletes, ballet dancers and Olympians overcome potentially career-ending injuries and guiding MS patients and cancer survivors toward pain-free mobility, in Forever Painless, Miranda Esmonde-White shares her healing secrets.  Harper Wave
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Let’s End Ageism

Ashton Applewhite (TED TALK) It’s not the passage of time that makes it so hard to get older. It’s ageism, a prejudice that pits us against our future selves—and each other. Applewhite urges us to dismantle the dread and mobilize against the last socially acceptable prejudice. “Aging is not a problem to be fixed or […]