Mom seems to be a little bewildered lately. Recently, she used salt in place of sugar in her popular peanut butter cookie recipe. She referred to the puppy by my sister’s name. And she misplaced her purse, only to find it in the medicine cabinet. Is it possible she’s developing Alzheimer’s disease or some other […]

If aging scares you, you’re not alone. If aging frustrates you, you are not alone. If you dread aging—again, you are not alone. But, you may be a minority. As it turns out, attitudes about aging are shifting, and for good reason. It’s true, for most of us, the senior years bring a lot of […]

When most people think about aging, it’s not likely that they get very excited about it. We’ve been conditioned to think that aging is an uncomfortable, difficult process. While that notion isn’t entirely unfounded—aging adults tend to face more frequent or pervasive health problems and a sense of threatened independence—aging doesn’t have to be a […]