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The Canadian Press, January 4, 2009 reports new startling data on Alzheimers. In a study by the Alzheimer Society of Canada, 15% of Canadians affected with Alzheimer’s are under age 65 (approximately 71,000) and 50,000 are 59 or younger!
Yesterday, Maria Shriver testified in Washington on behalf of her dad and her family.  In personal and [...]

I read a piece by Mark Nepo today.  He talks about how birds don’t understand holding back or guaranteed return on investment.  Humans alone hold out for guarantees and as a result we “snuff the spark that is discovery”.
When I talk to people who have lived long lives or who have been told their days [...]

There was a discussion on race and diversity this morning on Good Morning America. Robin Roberts ended the piece by saying “diversity begins with dialogue”. I liked that, so here goes. This message today isn’t about race, but about aging. Regardless of political persuasion, no one can refute that we took a giant step forward [...]

At EarthWonders, our Ecology of Caring is built on the foundation that “everything is connected to everything else”. Its core focus is on nursing, assisted, memory, hospice and palliative and in-home care, but it strikes me that this same concept is so visible especially in our economic market today. I’m not an economist, I’m not even [...]