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This couple said no to aging in place, selling everything they owned to travel
MINNEAPOLIS -- While millions of baby boomers are retrofitting their houses with bathtub grab bars and wheelchair ramps in an effort to age in place, one Minnesota couple is doing away with that conventional concept altogether.
Scott and Kate Carlson sold nearly everything they own, including their home in Eden Prairie, in preparation for the ...Read more
How the war against rheumatic heart disease was – and wasn't – won
If you grew up in the United States after the middle of the past century, you've probably never thought much about rheumatic fever. And for good reason. In that era, the disease seemed to become a thing of the past.
But in the first part of the 20th century, it was ever-present, untreatable and devastating.
"About 100 years ago, there were ...Read more
Elderly couple back in their home with help from Tyler Perry
ATLANTA -- Dorothy and George Williams lived through three Atlanta winters in a house with no heat, electricity, running water or even interior walls. Last year, the cold was so bitter that 73-year-old Dorothy was rushed to Grady Hospital with blood clots after one of her legs froze.
Their home on Fontaine Avenue just off Cascade Road in ...Read more
They met in the 1950s at their Virginia elementary school. Now in their 80s, they still hold reunions
NORFOLK, Va. — About 30 friends crowded around four tables this fall at Gus and George’s Spaghetti and Steak House in Virginia Beach chatting about when gas tanks could be filled for less than a dollar. As they waited on their lunches of fried fish and burgers, they remembered when Lucille Ball was all the rage, their parents preached ...Read more
How 6 women needed just 8 weeks to lower their biological ages by years
It took only two months, some lifestyle changes and clever supplement use for six women to turn back their biological clocks an average of 4.6 years.
Published in the journal Aging, the study’s half-dozen participants ranged from 46 to 65 years old. They engaged in a “methylation-supportive diet” as part of their eight-week lifestyle ...Read more
Road Trips & Recipes: Holidays merry and bright light up North Myrtle Beach
North Myrtle Beach positively glows during the holidays. As the birthplace of the Shag (that upbeat and kicky regional dance inspired by the jitterbug), the beachy berg goes all in for merrymaking.
But rather than snow and mistletoe, this South Carolina coastal charmer brings sand and the Grand Strand—and millions of twinkling lights, miles ...Read more
Resources are expanding for older adults on their own
Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit down with his daughter the next time she visits and show her how to access his online accounts if he has an unexpected health crisis.
Gayle Williams-Brett, 69, plans to tackle a project she’s been putting off for months: organizing all her financial information.
Michael Davis, 71, is going to draft a living will ...Read more
A centenarian thrives living alone, active and engaged
“The future is here,” the email announced. Hilda Jaffe, then 88, was letting her children know she planned to sell the family home in Verona, New Jersey. She’d decided to begin life anew — on her own — in a one-bedroom apartment in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan.
Fourteen years later, Jaffe, now 102, still lives alone — just a few ...Read more
Homebound seniors living alone often slip through health system’s cracks
Carolyn Dickens, 76, was sitting at her dining room table, struggling to catch her breath as her physician looked on with concern.
“What’s going on with your breathing?” asked Peter Gliatto, director of Mount Sinai’s Visiting Doctors Program.
“I don’t know,” she answered, so softly it was hard to hear. “Going from here to the ...Read more
Homebound seniors living alone often slip through health system's cracks
Carolyn Dickens, 76, was sitting at her dining room table, struggling to catch her breath as her physician looked on with concern.
“What’s going on with your breathing?” asked Peter Gliatto, director of Mount Sinai’s Visiting Doctors Program.
“I don’t know,” she answered, so softly it was hard to hear. “Going from here to the ...Read more
Taylor Swift fans are mobilizing to help Chiefs’ Travis Kelce win NFL’s Man of Year prize
The NFL on Thursday announced all 32 nominees for its annual Walter Payton Man of the Year award, and tight end Travis Kelce is the Chiefs’ representative.
“I’m truly honored to be nominated as the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year,” Kelce said in a news release. “This organization and this city mean so much to me and to have the ...Read more
It's the season for scams, so here's a piece of advice: Never do business with strangers
LOS ANGELES -- The text arrived midday, saying a delivery to me was on hold. To fix the problem, all I had to do was click on a web link and enter my ZIP Code.
"Have a great day from the USPS team!" the text said.
The awkwardly worded message (with bad punctuation and an international phone number) was clearly not from the Postal Service. ...Read more
It's the season for scams, so here's a piece of advice: Never do business with strangers
LOS ANGELES -- The text arrived midday, saying a delivery to me was on hold. To fix the problem, all I had to do was click on a web link and enter my ZIP Code.
"Have a great day from the USPS team!" the text said.
The awkwardly worded message (with bad punctuation and an international phone number) was clearly not from the Postal Service. ...Read more
Chefs serve seniors tradition and community on Thanksgiving Day
ATLANTA -- A few days after Thanksgiving, in his second year as executive chef at Meals on Wheels Atlanta, Chris Kelly received a thank you letter and phone call from a woman who had received one of his carefully prepared turkey dinners.
Meals on Wheels Atlanta is a nonprofit organization funded primarily by private, foundation and corporate ...Read more
Chefs serve seniors tradition and community on Thanksgiving Day
ATLANTA -- A few days after Thanksgiving, in his second year as executive chef at Meals on Wheels Atlanta, Chris Kelly received a thank you letter and phone call from a woman who had received one of his carefully prepared turkey dinners.
Meals on Wheels Atlanta is a nonprofit organization funded primarily by private, foundation and corporate ...Read more
Stroke survivor went from using a wheelchair to walking again, and started a nonprofit
Eight years ago, Deb Shaw stepped into the shower of her home in Los Gatos, California, and her vision blurred. She wobbled, fell and hit her head on the shower bench. Minutes later, she woke up on the floor.
Her head throbbed. Deb's husband, Bob Shaw, was out of town for work. Her 90-year-old father-in-law, Dale Shaw, was visiting. Deb couldn'...Read more
Protecting yourself from the painful shingles virus may also protect cardiovascular health
Shingles is a funny-sounding name for a seriously painful disease. How painful? That's hard to put into words. Printable ones, at least.
Officially, shingles pain can range from mild to severe. The words "itchy" and "burning" frequently come up in descriptions. Some use "horrendous" and "excruciating."
Sufferers might relate to David Letterman...Read more
Travel Trending with Kathy Witt: Cunard’s new Queen Anne cruise ship captivates with outstanding and original entertainment
Do not sit in the front row. It’s great advice, especially in the case of an interactive show like the Bright Lights Society’s rollicking good murder mystery aboard Cunard’s gorgeous new Queen Anne—and especially when you listen to said advice. Which I didn’t. Which is why I found myself a reluctant participant, soft shoeing before the...Read more
Is this 'slow' strength training method the fountain of youth? LA's 90-year-olds say yes
LOS ANGELES — DeLoyce Alcorn is 92 years old — and pressing nearly four times that in weight at the gym.
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Alcorn — dressed in a T-Shirt that read "Be Strong. Be Resilient. Be You." — slid into the leg press machine, which was set at a whopping 312 pounds. He gripped the handlebars, closed his eyes and "...Read more
Older Americans living alone often rely on neighbors or others willing to help
Donald Hammen, 80, and his longtime next-door neighbor in south Minneapolis, Julie McMahon, have an understanding. Every morning, she checks to see whether he’s raised the blinds in his dining room window. If not, she’ll call Hammen or let herself into his house to see what’s going on.
Should McMahon find Hammen in a bad way, she plans to...Read more
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