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    By Myrna Marofsky   If you are a care partner living alongside a loved one with a life-changing diagnosis, this blog is for you. I lived that story believing that despite all the changes involved in my husband’s dementia diagnosis, there was still space for me to live a meaningful…

    — CareLiving By Myrna Marofsky: What About Me?

    ……………………… The Senior Manifesto: Suggestions for the Coming Days By Jane Seskin Begin with a morning Affirmation: “I will not take my life for granted.” Pay compliments. They’re free and the dividends are worth it. Give yourself permission to say: “I don’t know.” The only person you need approval from…

    — The Senior Manifesto: Suggestions For The Coming Days By Jane Seskin

    By Alice Herb   In a previous blog post, I described some of the bothersome fears younger family members, friends, and even strangers choose to share with us “old” seniors. No question that it is annoying and confidence-shattering, even if expressed from sincere caring. But some issues faced by older…

    — Been There, Done That: Nine Decades And Counting By Alice Herb: More Indignities The Extreme Elderly Endure

    By Lance A. Slatton   There are moments in life that divide everything into a before and an after. For me, one of those moments began with a phone call about my father. At the time, I was newly married and pursuing a path toward medicine. I had completed much…

    — Why I Wrote Caregiving in America — And Why This Conversation Matters Now By Lance A. Slatton

    By Myrna Marofsky   If you are a care partner living alongside a loved one with a life-changing diagnosis, this blog is for you. I lived that story believing that despite all the changes involved in my husband’s dementia diagnosis, there was still space for me to live a meaningful…

    — CareLiving By Myrna Marofsky: Denial Is A Distraction

    By Kathleen Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®, CeFT® Emeritus Sometimes we discover whether a new place has truly become home by leaving it.   One year ago, my husband and I moved into independent living at Oak Hammock at the University of Florida. In earlier articles—including my agebuzz essay, “Between Letting Go…

    — A Year On The Inside: What CCRC Living Has Taught Me By Kathleen Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®, CeFT® Emeritus