Jane Gross, a journalist with The New York Times, writes a blog under the heading The New Old Age, Caring and Coping (http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/ ). Based on her and her brother's experience in caring for their elderly mother between 2002 and 2003, Ms. Gross asks and tries to provide answers to questions that few of us are prepared for when our...
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Philip Moeller, who writes The Best Life blog for U.S. News and World Report (usnews.com), on February 13, 2009, devoted his space to questions and answers regarding taxation for those of us who are considered "older." U.S. News consulted H&R Block tax expert Gil Charney, principal tax researcher at the company's Tax Institute, where were some of the most commonly...
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James, the son of an AWA Rome member, is in the hospital at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) undergoing treatment for leukemia. Despite undergoing intense chemotherapy, James is in good spirits and is holding up well physically. The doctors have indicated that it is likely that he will need a bone marrow transplant within the next few months to cure...
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Shortly after the mother of Ryan, the blog's author, suffered a stroke in the summer of 2005, he began the site "because I found few practical resources for helping families considering assisted living." His stated goal is "to share with you some of what I learned in hopes of making it easier for you and your mom, dad, relative or...
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On October 1, the 18th observance of the International Day of Older Persons, the Department of Public Information, Non-Governmental Organizations (DPI-NGO), held a Briefing for NGOs both "to celebrate the contribution of older persons within their respective societies and to evaluate their current situation in light of General Assembly resolution 46/91, passed on 14 December 1990, which encourages Governments to...
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Mona Garcia, one of FAUSA's founding members, conceived the idea for and has brought to fruition the establishment of a premier training center for artistic development and healthful aging in Marfa, Texas, her home. According to the website, "Believing that women, specifically mature women, are underrepresented in the artistic community, Mona envisioned a haven for those women-one that provided a...
