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Being Alone Does Not Have to Mean Being Lonely   I have lived alone for almost half of my life. When I was widowed for the first time, I had two small children living with me. That’s not living alone and I don’t count that. But since my second husband…

Is true love good for your heart? If we’re talking about the pure love between a person and a pet, the answer appears to be yes. According to recent research, companion animals do more for your heart than warm it. One study found that 94% of heart patients with pets…

For many of us, there’s nothing more pleasurable than grabbing a book and settling down for a spell of reading. As children, our parents may have instilled in us a love of books and as adults, we probably have more books than we can ever read or comfortably house. If…

The statistics suggest it’s a growing trend- for the past two decades the number of three-generation households has doubled in the United States. The possible reasons are many and complex: fewer marriages and more single parents, rising housing costs, increased longevity among seniors and other possibilities. Sometimes these arrangements are…

Let’s face it. Older people are not often the subject of choice for photographers, especially when they’re engaging in love or intimacy. But in a number of new publications and exhibits, several photographers have taken what’s usually hidden or invisible and instead, publicly presented seniors in surprising and unexpected ways….

You may or may not have fond memories of your college dorm days- negotiating shared space, jockeying for some privacy in the bathroom, etc. For some, the idea of sharing space as a grown adult is unwelcome- unless and until we have no choice. However, it seems that the concept…