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H.O.P.E. for the bereaved, even years later

Four years after Shirley T.\’s husband died, the anniversary of his death was more painful than she could have anticipated. She spent the day before cooking the foods he loved and somehow navigated emotionally through the anniversary itself.

Life, liberty and the pursuit of beautiful language

For most of his 92 years, artist Sam Fink has been obsessed with the pursuit of freedom and the beauty of language. Even though he is a painter, he calls language \”the highest form of art, higher even than painting and music.\”

Keeping the peace

In the 30 years that the author and his wife have been together, he has yet to be the target of a wielded tire iron, but says marriage to a political activist does require a certain flexibility of thought and dexterity of movement.

Five ways to find your purpose after 50 or 60 or 70 or . . .

But how does one find a new mission at age 50 or 60 or 80? A growing array of books, courses, programs and now Web sites exist to provide suggestions, and many of them offer valuable detailed guidance, worksheets and resources. Working your way through them all can be a chore. Here are five tools.

Femarelle drug treats menopause onset osteoporosis sans hormones

The connection between menopause and osteoporosis is well-documented. At the onset of menopause, following the decrease of estrogen in the body, the bone undergoes a yearly decline of bone mass density (BMD) of 2 percent to 3 percent a year in the first seven years following menopause. This leads to the development of osteoporosis, which affects 50 percent of postmenopausal women today.

Kirk Douglas packs 90 years of living into latest book

Kirk Douglas is not done yet, not by a long shot. Just out is his ninth book, \”Let\’s Face It: 90 Years of Living, Loving and Learning.\” It is a mix of reminiscences, anecdotes, tributes to Hollywood luminaries now faded or gone, a critique of America\’s present leadership and somber thoughts on the drug-induced suicide of Eric, the youngest of his four sons.

Senior Comfort: Israeli start-up pioneers pelvic organ prolapse technology

An Israeli treatment that could alleviate discomfort for a quarter of women over 60 years old is currently undergoing clinical trials. Pelvic organ prolapse is a weakening of the hammock of muscles in the pelvic floor, caused by childbirth or simply due to aging. Endogun, a young high-tech start-up in Israel has identified the need, pinpointed the problem, and is providing a solution.

‘Undue influence’ is dangerous form of elder abuse

The elders in these scenarios do not have dementia. Most courts would find them competent. How then are they bamboozled into losing what has taken a lifetime to accumulate? These examples of financial abuse (a form of elder abuse) occurred because of an insidious process called undue influence.

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