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Successful Aging

A weekly syndicated newspaper column by Helen Dennis

After more than 20 years and 1000+ columns, Helen continues to delight readers with her Successful Aging column for the Southern California News Group. The syndicated column reaches more than 1.6 million readers weekly.

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If the pandemic has left you feeling vulnerable, here’s what you can do

Q. I am 68 and recently retired from a college administrative job and have been divorced for about two years after a 35-year marriage....

What will you do once you’re fully vaccinated? Here’s what some older adults did

I am on day 17 post-second vaccine and feeling cautiously liberated at the age of 81. I am just curious what my contemporaries are doing...

If the pandemic has left you feeling frail and helpless, here’s what you can do

Please write an article on what an elderly person can do to be less frail and helpless. I’m 87 and live alone with my 13-year-old mini...

How COVID-19 is affecting aging and retirement today and into the future

Dear readers, Now that we see some light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, it seems timely to step back and take a look at how the...

Greeting cards that joke about getting older: What readers are saying

Dear readers, This week, the focus is on the emails I received in response to the column on ageism and birthday cards. Here are some of...

How to combat feeling ‘old’ and compensate for changes related to age

My husband and I live in a senior community and both are in our mid-80’s. I was surprised when he recently said, “I really feel old.” It...

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Successful Aging appears

in the following newspapers:

The Los Angeles Daily News

The Daily Breeze

Pasadena Star News

Long Beach Press Telegram

Whittier Daily News

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Santa Barbara Sun

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Orange County Register

Redlands Daily Facts

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