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Let’s Close the Alzheimer’s Diagnosis-Disclosure Gap

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MARC AGRONIN: “Frank, but not blunt” is how one textbook on medical ethics advises its doctor-readers to impart bad news to a patient. Most doctors today are generally good at this approach, girded by in-depth tests, scans and tissue samples that confirm the diagnosis. Gone is the doctor’s paternalism of days past when serious diagnoses like cancer … [Read more...] about Let’s Close the Alzheimer’s Diagnosis-Disclosure Gap

A Humane Alternative to Physician-Assisted Suicide

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MARC AGRONIN: Since the inception of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act in 1994, approximately 750 individuals having taken their own lives with the assistance of a physician, representing 60 to 70 of those who sought out and received a lethal but legal prescription. Routine data collected from these individuals indicate consistently that the most … [Read more...] about A Humane Alternative to Physician-Assisted Suicide

Why Older Job Seekers Must Have an Online Presence

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MARC AGRONIN: What one tip would I give to older Americans who are currently out of work, but who would like to find full-time employment? Manage your digital footprint. I had a good laugh recently when I witnessed my 12-year-old son, Sam, fiddling with a VCR machine and trying to insert the tape upside down. This once-ubiquitous machine was a … [Read more...] about Why Older Job Seekers Must Have an Online Presence

Let’s All Stop Trying to Be Young Forever

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MARC AGRONIN: What is one element of growing older that has surprised me? The new normal. A friend once related to me that when his mother moved into an assisted-living facility, her first complaint was having to spend so much time with all of the “old ladies” there. This was a surprising statement coming from a woman in her 90s, but it typified … [Read more...] about Let’s All Stop Trying to Be Young Forever

Behind Iceland Eats

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This author’s books are a treat for lovers of food and travel alike. Seeing the varied and sometimes surreal landscapes of his adventures through his unique voice is captivating. I would recommend all of his books whole heartedly. This is an example of a post, you could edit this to put information about yourself or your site so readers know … [Read more...] about Behind Iceland Eats

Why Your Grandmother Should Use Social Media

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MARC AGRONIN: Consider this a baptism by Facebook FB +1.31{9b8438f5bc691300781eae7abc85395c1261bdad65db9476774cd2cf5af6cbf6}. Grandma goes onto the Internet and sets up a rudimentary Facebook profile, excited to begin perusing her grandchildren’s pages. A new world opens up—although perhaps not the one she expected—as she begins to take in all of … [Read more...] about Why Your Grandmother Should Use Social Media

How to Find Your Passion Later in Life

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MARC AGRONIN: Once upon a time the great American psychiatrist Gene Cohen made an interesting discovery while perusing the extraordinary works of 20 of the greatest African-American folk artists from 1930 to 1980 at an exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC: 80{9b8438f5bc691300781eae7abc85395c1261bdad65db9476774cd2cf5af6cbf6} of … [Read more...] about How to Find Your Passion Later in Life

Three Secrets to a Happier Downsizing

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MARC AGRONIN:  The unannounced arrival of 40 large boxes to my home several years ago heralded my parent’s downsizing of their home. Eager to shield my then-pregnant wife from the complete archival record of my childhood (along with countless bric-a-brac I had amassed in my former years), I stealthily stowed the legion of boxes away in the corner … [Read more...] about Three Secrets to a Happier Downsizing