

Successful Aging: Celebrating 16 years, nearly 800 columns with readers, part 2
Dear readers, This week is part two of the 16th anniversary column reflecting what I learned from our readers during the past year. Here...


Successful Aging: Celebrating 16 years and nearly 800 columns with you
Dear readers, Each October, I write an anniversary column to reflect on what I have learned from our readers during this past year. After...


Successful Aging: The dilemma of finding a board and care home
Q. We recently had a terrible experience with a board and care home. My mother who has dementia was not cared for, although the staff...


Successful Aging: There are so many ways to celebrate being 60
Q. I am about to turn 60 years old and want this birthday to feel special. I am a baby boomer and refuse to think of myself as “old.” ...


Successful Aging: More on the natural benefits of good-natured humor
This week we are addressing the second part of N.S.’s question about humor. She wrote, “When is a joke about aging funny and when is it...


Successful Aging: It’s funny how humor and laughter adds to longevity
Q: I have read that laughter and having a sense of humor may help us live longer. Any truth to this? Also when is a joke about aging...