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Silver Hair on the Silver Screen. In Conversation With Sheila Malkind: Executive Director of the Legacy Film Festival on Aging Sheila Malkind runs the Legacy Film Festival on Aging, the …
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When we started working, we probably didn’t think much about retirement or Social Security beyond the regular Social Security deductions from our paychecks. The exception might have been when our …
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Continue ReadingThe Comfort of Our Own Things
There just might come a time when you have to move mom or dad into your own home or into an assisted living facility. This scenario must rank among the …
Continue ReadingA Meditation on Walking Your Way to Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Health
“Go take a walk.” That can be good advice instead of a dismissal. A simple walk once a day is an easy, cost-free, effective, safe — and enjoyable — physical …
Continue ReadingHow to Call A Halt To Your Digital Legacy—If You Can
Even though your digital assets are pretty much immortal — even material you think you deleted — a few websites have tackled the issue of how to handle your digital …
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