• Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: T

    Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable T is for Three Good Things When I was a volunteer at Duke University Hospital right after I retired, Dr. J Bryan Sexton, director of the Patient Safety Center lectured our group about Three Good Things. Three Good Things, also called Three Blessings, was a tool he……

  • Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: S

    Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable S is for Successful Aging Live Long, Die Short, A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging by Roger Landry, MD, MPH The information in this book is based on the findings of a ten-year study from the MacArthur Foundation’s Research Network on Successful Aging. The study……

  • Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: R

    Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable R is for Regret The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully, Joan Chittister.

  • Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: Q

    Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable Q is for Quality of Life Quality of life (QOL) is the degree to which a person is healthy, comfortable, and able to participate in or enjoy special occasions and life activities. It is critical for health care professionals to take quality of life into account when……

  • Blogging from A toZ April 2024 Challenge: P

    Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable P is for Purple Poem I have long loved this poem that I think of as the Purple Poem. It was written in 1961 by Jenny Joseph, who was just 28 at the time.   The poem snubs its nose on expected behavior as one ages. I……

  • Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: O

    Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable O is for On Aging On Aging Poem by Maya Angelou When you see me sitting quietly,Like a sack left on the shelf,Don’t think I need your chattering.I’m listening to myself.Hold! Stop! Don’t pity me!Hold! Stop your sympathy!Understanding if you got it,Otherwise I’ll do without it!When my……