Matchmaking: Getting Back Into The Dating Game
January 25, 2023
Let’s face it. No matter your age or relationship status, the Covid pandemic has made it harder to maintain (much less initiate) an active social and dating life. A recent study from the Pew Research Center confirms the dating challenges so many have had during the last few years. Add…
End Times: Tasks And Challenges When A Spouse Passes Away
August 18, 2021
Whether it be from Covid, trauma, or the natural aging process (and the inevitable afflictions that arise as a result), many of us may be dealing with the death of loved ones. Be it an older parent or a beloved partner, loss is never easy and grief is something we…
Running The Risk: Factors That May Speed Up Or Slow Down Cognitive Decline
March 4, 2020
To date, the reality is sobering: physicians, patients, and families have little in their arsenal to combat cognitive decline once a dementia or Alzheimer’s diagnosis has been made. Drug development continues to be disappointing and few medications currently on the market show real benefit. As we’ve previously said in agebuzz,…
After The Hearse, Don’t Be A Purse Or A Nurse! By Kathleen Rehl
July 16, 2019
When I was widowed at age 60, another woman gave me great advice. She told me that after her husband died, she was careful not to get serious about anybody who “wanted me to be a purse for them or their nurse!” She was right! When I…