Successful Aging: The month of May offers a much-needed chance to value the contributions of Older A
Dear readers. Older adults are taking center stage. No, this is not a performance of an older-adult dance troupe, symphony or chorus....
Successful Aging: Are aches and pains normal signs of aging?
Q. At the risk of complaining, I am having vision problems that require monthly doctor visits, a sore back from overexertion, a skin...
Successful Aging: Technology is looking at ways to improve the process of getting older
Dear readers. I recently had the opportunity to attend a conference entitled “Aging into the Future” sponsored by the St. Barnabas Senior...
Successful Aging: When a grandparent should step in to help a grandchild
Q. I have a 16-year old granddaughter whose parents are going through a very difficult time in their marriage. This is affecting my...
Successful Aging: This column got more reader responses than any other in 17 years
Dear readers. I recently responded to a daughter’s concern that her father, an 88-year old retired dentist, was using a flip-top rather...
Successful Aging: I retired and realized I have too few friends and too much stuff
Q. I recently retired for the second time as a health-care business owner. Here is what is hitting me: Many friends have become ill, some...