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    The Last Word

    Words of Wisdom About Aging

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    “My caregiver mantra is to remember: the only control you have is over the changes you choose to make.”

    — Nancy L. Kriseman, Licensed clinical social worker, author, and geriatric care consultant

    “Don’t count the days, make the days count.”

    — Muhammad Ali, Acclaimed American Boxer and Social Activist

    “Allow yourself the uncomfortable luxury of changing your mind.”

    — Maria Popova, A Bulgarian-born, American-based essayist, book author, poet, and writer of literary and arts commentary and cultural criticism, and founder of the website The Marginalian

    “America’s healthcare system is neither healthy, caring nor a system.”

    — Walter Cronkite, American journalist and television news anchor, often cited as “the most trusted man in America” during his years of television reporting in the 1960s and 70s.

    “There is no harm in hoping for the best as long as you are prepared for the worst.”

    — Stephen King, Renowned American writer and author of works of horror, science fiction, suspense, crime, and fantasy.

    ‘In the short term if I feel loneliness, it’s like any other biological signals. It’s like hunger or thirst. It’s alerting me that something that’s critical for my survival is missing.”

    — Vivek Murthy, US Surgeon General and author of the book, Together: Loneliness, Health and What Happens When We Find Connection.