social interaction
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HELEN HUDSON HERE: CAN YOU HELP ME?
“Dear, could you help me?” squeaked a wavery voice. She was so short that I could hardly see her head above the basket which was piled high with Saltine crackers, canned vegetables, cleaning mops and charcoal briquettes. Finally, I saw her; a very, very, old, wrinkled lady with sparse, white, curly hair that looked as… Read more
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TABLE FOR ONE
3 weeks ago, I posted, “You Just Never Know,” about two, old friends at our local Starbucks. At the time, Joe was worried that his pal Bob, “had Alzheimer’s.” I hadn’t been back since then, so dropped by this morning to say, “Hi.” Bob was sitting alone outside on the bench. Joe was nowhere in… Read more
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THE LAST WORD
It’s not everyday the girl in front of me at Starbucks is long, lean, wearing running shoes and almost 80 years-old. Yes, her pure, shiny, white hair was a bit of a clue, but other than that she was all girl. From the way she ordered her decaf cappuccino with a sweet, slow, southern… Read more
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STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT!
“There are two kinds of slumpers: teenagers, who haven’t yet grown used to their bodies and old people, who are getting tired of them.” However, I have discovered a little known secret about the older ones: If you smile at them, they actually stand up straighter. Here’s the problem. Who smiles at them anymore?” Read more
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NO ALZHEIMER’S IN THIS GYM!
“but all of theM were also ‘exercising’ what science has now proven: increasing our social networks & contact with others will slow or even stave off the progress of Alzheimer’s.” Read more
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AGEFULLY AGING 