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• When Their World Stops: Book Review

  

  2nd Edition Published March 27, 2018. Anne-Marie Lockmyer received a phone call that stopped her world. Her husband of 26 years (less four days) lost his life... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Book Review

  

  Published January 23, 2018. John Leland spent a year interviewing elders 85 plus who lived in and around Manhattan. He presents his perspective on how this... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Blood Urea Nitrogen: Biomarker of Health and Longevity

  

  Photo by Neeta Lind. As a gerontologist, people sometimes ask me about life expectancy. While large data sets yield clear averages, anticipating the life... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Still Dreaming: Film Review

  

  Released on DVD April 19, 2015. Shakespeare's plays are rich with meaning, which allows people from every historical era to emphasize different aspects in each... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Ageless Soul: Book Review

  

  Published October 10, 2017. Many books about aging focus on the physical and financial dimensions of aging. Not many book-length works focus on the spiritual... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• The Art of Death: Book Review

  

  Published July 11, 2017 Award-winning novelist Edwidge Danticat writes about her mother's cancer symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and subsequent death in her... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• The Sense of an Ending: Film Review

  

  Released March 10, 2017. Because I have read and admired The Sense of an Ending (2011) by Julian Barnes, I sought to watch the 2017 film based on this novel. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Our Souls at Night: Film Review

  

  Released September 1, 2017. Having read Kent Haruf's novel, I was eager to see how Our Souls at Night was adapted to the screen. Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Knocking on Heaven's Door: Book Review

  

  Published September 10, 2013. Journalist Katy Butler supported her aging parents through two very different trajectories in their final years. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Happy 6th Blogoversary

  

  Photo by Kiran Foster. It's that time of year again! January 1, 2018 marks the 6th blogoversary for The Generation Above Me. Thanks for tagging along--whether... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Healing Dementia: Book Review

  

  Published in 2017. Approaches to dementia range from medical models to health care models. Every once and a while, I find people who respond primarily through... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Live Longer, Live Better, Avoid the Risks: Book Review

  

  Published July 12, 2017. Healthy lifestyle choices serve as the foundation of sound health. As people age, their habits have an enormous impact on their... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• 2017 Top 10 Posts

  

  Adapted photo by June Marie. Over the last year, this blog carried a modest number of posts, around two dozen. Nevertheless, many received significant views. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Celebrating Grandmothers: Book Review

  

  Published September 3, 2014. Have you ever wanted to go on a three-day retreat with a couple of dozen women who are introspective about the life stage of... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Evansville Hosts the Aging Avengers

  

  Photo of Aging Avengers L-R Nate, Jennifer, Kyrié, Samite courtesy of University of Southern Indiana Photography Multimedia. Evansville, Indiana enjoyed... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Hag-Seed: Book Review

  

  Published October 6, 2016. Reading Hag-Seed (2016) by Margaret Atwood is a 2-for-1 treat since her novel is a contemporary retelling of Shakespeare's The... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• The Lady in the Van: Film Review

  

  Release date: December 4, 2015. Maggie Smith--yet again--gives a stellar performance. This time, Smith plays Mary Shepherd, the titular character in the 2015... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Dr. Bill Thomas: Is Evansville the One?

  

  Rating culture change ideas on 3x5 cards. Describing Dr. Bill's Thomas' work proves challenging. He's a geriatrician by training. Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Older Americans 2016 Federal Report

  

  Image by Paul Weithorn. In June of 2016, the Federal Interagency Forum on Age-Related statistics published a report entitled Older Americans 2016: Key Indicator... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• 10th Annual Mid-American Institute on Aging and Wellness

  

  MAIA 10th Anniversary Program Swag Bag. Every August, the University of Southern Indiana partners with the local Area Agency on Aging--SWIRCA--and others to... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH