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An Ocean Apart

Catherine Conner Health
 by Kathleen Doherty, Co-Chair

There are some 75 million Baby Boomers and 10 million have become involved in the activities and responsibilities associated with caring for an older parent. Expatriate Americans now number around 4 million, and the number of us who are long distance caregivers is unknown. I meet people every week who have parents living in a different country,
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Thoughts On Growing Older

Catherine Conner Health
 

In order to embrace the midlife phase of our life, we must let go of old, limiting thoughts about age that have been impressed upon us from the time we were children, passed down through generations. As Marianne Williamson states in her book The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife, "...you're poised at last on the brink...

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Becoming "Long Term Care Aware"

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By  Nancy Levin, CLTC (Certified in Long Term Care)

Many people don't understand what long term care is, don't understand the odds that they may need it some day, don't know how much it can cost, and don't know the options available to them. 

What is long term care?

Unlike medical care, long term care is not primarily intended to...

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Your Money or Your Wife

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Wives May Suffer When Husbands Refuse to Buy Long Term Care Insurance

By Nancy Levin, CLTC

CA License #0d92415

It's a common scenario: a couple meets with their financial advisor, who recommends they consider the purchase of long term care insurance. Many times, the husband refuses to consider the purchase, saying that either family history indicates care won't be needed,

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Long Term Care Aware

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Welcome to the Long Term Care Aware section of Global Aging.

Click here to access the first in a series of articles on this subject, as well as links to other related articles.

 

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Bone Tests for Men

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New guidelines urging doctors to look for factors that put older men at risk for osteoporosis have just been published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Once thought to be primarily a woman's issue, this bone-thinning disease is thought to strike about six out of 100 men by the age of 65. Screening for men that age and older is...

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Clubs in Motion

Clubs in Motion!

Join Clubs in Motion and get moving with FAWCO. If your club has a walking, hiking or running group, this is for YOU! You can dowload a flyer to publicize the program to your club members by opening Clubs_In_Motion.doc.  

Let's get moving! Join FAWCO Clubs in Motion today! Happy and healthy! 

Our FAWCO Leadership was caught in the act - out WALKING while attending the Geneva NGO Forum Beijing+20!!  From left to right on the rock...  Kathleen Simon (Counselor & AWC Bern), Maggie Palu (AWG-LR - thanks to Maggie for the photos), My-Linh Kunst (President & AWC Berlin), Monica Jubayli (1st VP & AWC Lebanon), Suzanne Wheeler (Foundation Board Member & AAWE Paris), and Sallie Chaballier (2nd VP & AAWE Paris). Well done ladies! 

FAWCO Leaders IN MOTION - ROCK

Clubs in Motion is a FAWCO initiative to encourage members to stay physically fit.
Keep your club members healthy and increase FAWCO awareness. Start sending a record of all those kilometers or miles your clubs' walkers and runners have walked or run NOW!

Who can send in kilometers/miles?
FAWCO Club activities can include walking groups, participating in walks/runs in your area, organizing a walk with your club members ,etc. In order for the kilometers / miles to count, three or more members must be exercising together.  We are not gathering data from individuals walking on their own, because this is about both the physical benefits and the mental benefits of getting active together!  
 
How will the kilometers/miles be tallied?
Send kilometers from club activities with club name to and the number of participants. Please include the name and location of any organized walks/runs - for example: breast cancer awareness, club walking group, marathons, etc. and any special locations. Send photos!

You'll find updates on the FAWCO Clubs In Motion page under the Health Team site, so you can check the progress of the various clubs.

Why should clubs get involved?
Exercise benefits your health. Did you know that for every hour of regular, vigorous exercise you do, like brisk walking, you can live two hours longer? And we all know that it's more FUN to exercise with friends. Clubs in Motion will be a fun way to get your members active and interested in FAWCO, and introduce them to FAWCO's website.

Top 10 reasons to Get in Motion with Clubs in Motion:

  • Prevent Type 2 diabetes
  • Reduce risk of heart disease
  • Reduce the risk of osteoporosis: strengthen bones/maintain bone density
  • Improve blood pressure
  • Help lower cholesterol
  • Help you maintain a healthy body weight
  • Reduce the risk of breast and colon cancer
  • Good for your brain: cognitive functions improve with regular exercise
  • Enhance well-being and reduce stress
  • Improve fitness

When do we start?

NOW! Let’s ‘move it’ together -- with FAWCO!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heart Pillow Projects

hamburg heart pillows

Many FAWCO member clubs are involved in making heart pillows to donate to help the recovery of women who have had breast cancer surgery. AWC The Hague has a Heart Pillow Best Practice with instructions for how you can start your own heart pillow project that you can access in our members-only Best Practices section (you must be registered and log in to see these). We also have Heart Pillows featured in these articles: Heart Pillow Project and Stitched with Love.  

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