Music is something we carry with us, whether or not we’re actually hearing it at that moment. I think the songs of our youth are the ones that last throughout our lifetimes. They are for me, especially if you sing, “There’s a hole in the bottom of the sea.” My daddy can’t actually carry a […]

For an entire week, the San Francisco Bay area was recently abuzz with planners and participants attending an innovative program challenging them to rethink their views on living, aging, and dying. Titled “Reimagine,” it featured a series of events drawing on the arts, spirituality, healthcare, and design intended to “break down taboos and bring diverse communities […]

There are loads of senior therapies and all of them do wonders for so many. My favorite therapy involves dirt. There’s just something that happens when I get my hands dirty and watch the daily endeavors of my little plants. This time of year I just pulled outside to begin my garden. It’s not an […]

You only have to spend a few moments on social media to see how all of us love looking back at our childhood and young adulthood. So much like springtime, life was new and almost everything was a first in our lives. Somehow the newness of life leaves a lasting impression on all of us. […]

Last Saturday was my momma’s birthday. She turned 82 and I just wish I could keep up with her. I bought her a brilliant orange/gold rose called “Better than Gold.” She loved it but not as much as what my daddy bought her. He got her a weed-wacker and a garden blower. Her two acres […]

Do you have trouble finding something to fix for your older loved one? Well, my mama does! If you struggle to fix the foods that are good for your loved one and they like enough to eat, please share with us and all our readers! Daddy won’t eat what daddy doesn’t like and at 110 […]

When John Leland bounced onto the stage recently at The Institute on Aging, the crowd of mostly older seniors seemed to greet him with skepticism. He was there to talk about his new book, Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons From a Year Among the Oldest Old. “One year? You can’t learn much in that […]

Spurred by speculation that one disease was supplanting all others as the country’s biggest and most intractable health crises, Congress passed the National Alzheimer’s Project Act, which was signed into law in January 2011. The Act required: A concrete national plan for overcoming Alzheimer’s Coordinating research and services offered by federal agencies Accelerating development of treatments […]

Trouble. There’s always enough to go around. Borrowing it from tomorrow is not always a good idea. Yes, we should be aware of what could happen, but dwelling on it may rob us of the joys of today. There have been a lot of ups and downs lately with my parents. My daddy has been […]

I have to confess. Right now I’m without a walking buddy. My walking is suffering! I love a lot of the stories on Facebook. Yesterday I read about a fairly young man who offers himself to seniors who need a walking buddy. The older man who they interviewed said having the company of his younger […]