Aging: the Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable K is for Keep It Moving Twyla Tharp’s book is different from the usual books and articles I’ve read on “successful” aging that focus on scientific studies. Twyla mixes common sense, creative motivation, and lots of interesting anecdotal stories about famous folks, mostly in the arts, such…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: K
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Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable J is for Jump The older woman stood in front of me, hands on her hips, “You know old people can’t jump.” Frankly, I didn’t. She had taken part in an exercise program I choreographed to the oldie’s songs that included a couple of jumps. I was…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: J
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Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable I is for Immediacy I return to the book: The Gift of Years by Joan Chittister. She writes about immediacy. Here’s what she says: ‘Act your age’ can be useful advice when you’re 17; it’s a mistake when you’re 77. When we start acting old, however old…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: I
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Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable H is for Hearing My 20-year-old grandson told me that his friend has the same hearing aids that I have. I was showing him how I can program my hearing aids on my I Phone to provide different sound levels and clarity depending on where I was.…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z Challenge: H
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Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable G is for The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully I was given this book a few years ago by a friend and fellow writer who happens to be my age. Once when the heavy load of aging troubled me, she thoughtfully gifted me this book. It’s…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: G
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Aging: The good, the bad, and the Tolerable F is for Friends On our weekly Zoom meeting, Lois is recounting all the things that have gone wrong with her day. It’s pathetic. She is seriously outlining the details until she looks up at the screen and sees me with my hand over my mouth to…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: F
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Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable D is for Death I believe that ageism is intertwined with our cultures’ avoidance with dealing with death. Which is why aging has a bad rap. Older people serve as a symbol of the eventual ending of life. As a new gerontological nurse practitioner who worked with…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: D
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Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable C is for Classes As a retirement present when I left the Veterans Hospital in Durham, NC, I received a gift certificate for a couple of writing classes. My fellow nurses understood that one of my goals in retirement was to write—and be published. The first class…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: C
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Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable Blue Zones The “Blue Zones” are geographical areas where an overwhelming number of residents live into their 100s. The book: The Blue Zones: Nine Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest is in its second printing and the documentary had a limited engagement…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge:B
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Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable I’ve taken care of older patients most of my 40 years in the nursing profession, the last 20 of those years as a nurse practitioner in direct patient care. It wasn’t until I entered my 80s that I realized most of what I knew, or thought I…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: A
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted 