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YOU CAN COUNT ON IT!!!
Did you know that out of the 5 million people who have Alzheimer’s right now, 3.2 million of them are women? By the age of 65, 1 in 6 women will get Alzheimer’s compared to 1 in 11 men. In fact, women over 65 are twice as likely to get Alzheimer’s as they are breast… Read more
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PUSH “PLAY”
Noted neurologist, Oliver Sacks, says that music “utilizes more parts of the brain,” than any other activity we engage in. In the documentary, “Alive Inside,” he also notes that music is “one of the last things” to leave a memory destroyed by Alzheimer’s. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=alive+inside&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#kpevlbx=1 After watching the film myself, I decided to put together… Read more
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CALL ME. . .MAYBE
Ah…the good old days of telephone booths. We had one on every corner when I lived in New York City in the 60’s. You hopped in, closed the folding glass door behind you and put in your quarter. They were particularly great in winter when you were waiting for the crosstown bus because they shut… Read more
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YOU’RE OLD. I’M NOT.
In the middle of a heated discussion on gender equality this evening, my 21 year-old, exasperated with my stance, suddenly said, “Well, you’re in a state of cognitive decline. I’m not.” I thought about that for a moment but said nothing. Technically, she is right. The interesting counterpoint, however, is that I… Read more
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BASS ACKWARDS
Ready for this? Do you know what the 3rd major cause of death is in the US right now? It’s listed right there after heart issues and cancer: Alzheimer’s. Why? Because once that amyloid plaque gums up your neural connections your brain shuts down. Once that happens, here comes pneumonia, falls that lead to operations,… Read more
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GET UP AND GO!
Had a great laugh this morning when I asked my 90 year-old pal how his ‘get up and go’ was. “Oh, it’s great,” he enthused. “In fact, every time I get up I have to go, if you know what I mean,” he confided. I do. Frankly, if peeing were an event in the Olympics,… Read more
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PUT ME IN A HOME AND I’LL PUT YOU IN THE GROUND
Finally! After 3 weeks at the gym, somebody finally talked to me! Granted, he was 89, had false teeth, a zillion old age spots and was semi-bald, but he actually TALKED to me. I was so happy, I almost hugged him. I had contemplated giving up this whole weight-lifting routine—not because it’s hard but because… Read more
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DON’T DIE WITH THIS REGRET
“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me,” is the regret most often heard from the lips of the dying. Those were the findings of an Australian palliative nurse. So, if this is true about us, does that mean the primary reason for… Read more
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BLOW THE WHISTLE!
Yesterday, the pool where I swim was packed with about 50 kids. I was in the middle of my laps when suddenly the lifeguard above me blew his whistle. “Hey, you guys,” he bellowed in his 20 something, baritone towards the far side of the pool, “She said STOP!” I paused to look over. … Read more
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DON’T SIT THIS ONE OUT!
No, he’s not my husband. Five minutes before this photo was shot, I had never laid eyes on the man. But let me explain. It all began in 1968, as I was leaving for my first high school dance. As I headed for the door, Granny called out: “Now remember, Dear, dance with EVERY boy… Read more
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AGEFULLY AGING 