Aging Wisely... Wisdom of Our Elders

PartI Life Stories
Chapter1 Sharing our Stories: Emotional Comfort for Survivors
Chapter2 Burn and Rave
Chapter3 Serendipity
Chapter4 Exercising One's Mind, Counting One's Blessings
Chapter5 Elwood and His Golden Nature
Chapter6 Reflections at Age 95
Chapter7 The 80s Are the New 60s
PartII The Biology of Aging
Chapter8 The Second Fifty: Successful Aging
Chapter9 Health Changes in Older Age
Chapter10 Brain Health: 21st Century Science On Sustaining Memory and Thinking as We Age
Chapter11 Cognitive Skills: What to Expect As We Get Older
Chapter12 Will I Be in Good Health in My 70's, 80's, 90's, 100's?
Chapter13 Vision and Hearing Loss in the Elderly
Chapter14 Everything You Would Like to Know about Medications and Their Effect on Aging
PartIII Emotional Responses to Aging
Chapter15 Aging: From Aging to Adolescence and Back Again
Chapter16 Notes from the Far North
Chapter17 Time Caught Up on Me
Chapter18 The Other Side of Time
Chapter19 From Generation to Generation
Chapter20 My Thickest File
PartIV Coming to Terms with the Changes Caused by Aging
Chapter21 Aging Easier
Chapter22 Eldercare Strategies: Useful Thoughts and Actions When You are the "Elder," When You are the "Care," When You are Both
Chapter23 Dealing with Hearing and Vision Loss as We Age
Chapter24 Adaptations
Chapter25 Brooding
PartV Using Internal Strengths
Chapter26 Becoming a Good Listener
Chapter27 Developing the Skill of Optimism
Chapter28 Making Each Day Count
Chapter29 Mastering the Art of Aging
Chapter30 Accepting Rejection: Finding Meaningful Replacement of What One Doesn't or Can't Have
PartVI Broadening Horizons
Chapter31 The Benefits of Volunteering as an Older Person
Chapter32 Prolong Your Life--Get in the Pool
Chapter33 Exercise and Aging: But I Don't Wanna-- How to Get Unstuck from that Easy Chair
Chapter34 The Importance of Travel
Chapter35 Accepting People with Different Backgrounds
Chapter36 Fitting in and Standing Out
PartVII Aging and Interpersonal Relationships
Chapter37 Intergenerational Dialogue
Chapter38 Reversal of Roles… Listening to My Children
Chapter39 Moving to be Closer to Family: Pluses and Minuses
Chapter40 We Were Never Afraid to Try Something New
Chapter41 Love and Loneliness in Older Age
Chapter42 Love and Life
Chapter43 Finding New Relationships in Later Life
Chapter44 Grandparenting is a Perk
Chapter45 Water Play: Being Alec's Grama
PartVIII Overcoming Obstacles, Living Life to the Fullest
Chapter46 Caring and Being Cared For: A Reciprocal Relationship
Chapter47 Living in the Real World, Not an Imaginary One
Chapter48 Finding Meaning in the Face of Life Difficulties
Chapter49 Accepting Help
Chapter50 Occupational Therapy and Productive Aging
Chapter51 How I Learned to Cope with Depression
Chapter52 How Not to Make Mistakes
PartIX Work and Retirement
Chapter53 The Golden Years: Retirement and the Years That Follow... A Personal Reflection
Chapter54 Planning Ahead
Chapter55 Aging and Retirement
Chapter56 Prospering in Retirement versus Coping with Retirement
Chapter57 Once a Writer, Always a Writer
Chapter58 A Scientist Retires
PartX Housing Options and Solutions
Chapter59 Housing for Older Adults … HSL's Communities
Chapter60 Why Moving to a Retirement Community Was the Right Choice for Me
Chapter61 Living and Learning in a Retirement Community
Chapter62 Maintaining Independence: Staying in My Home
Chapter63 Treasuring the Past, Enhancing the Future
PartXI To Drive or Not to Drive
Chapter64 Continuing to Drive Keeps Me Independent
Chapter65 We Need to Talk--When is it Time to Hang up the Keys?
PartXII Money Matters
Chapter66 When Social Security is Not Enough
Chapter67 Living Well on a Fixed Income
Chapter68 Challenges for Low-Income Seniors: The Not So Golden Years
Chapter69 Living on the Edge: The New Economy for Aging Americans
PartXIII The Meanings of Success
Chapter70 How Does One Achieve a Successful Life?
Chapter71 Thoughts on Success and Failure
Chapter72 My Thoughts on Success, Developed in Childhood
Chapter73 Success Means Having a Positive Impact
Chapter74 Passion, Authenticity and Dedication: The Formula for Success
PartXIV Finding Fulfillment in Older Age
Chapter75 Life's Legacy
Chapter76 Still Finding Pleasure after 90
Chapter77 Being Passionate About the Things You Love
Chapter78 Making Violins, Learning Patience
Chapter79 Schubert at Harbor View
Chapter80 Art as an Aid to Senior Living
Chapter81 All Aboard!
Chapter82 Heal Yourself, Heal the World
Chapter83 Why Live a Long Life?
PartXV Religion, Prayer and Spirituality
Chapter84 Aging and Spirituality
Chapter85 Religion as a Resource for Comfort in Bereavement
Chapter86 Care of the Dying, Deceased and Grieving
Chapter87 Looking at Aging from a Catholic Perspective
Chapter88 The Value of Prayer, A Christian Perspective and Beyond
Chapter89 Is Prayer Helpful in Your Life?
Chapter90 Is There an Afterlife?
Chapter91 What Is Heaven Like? Does It Exist? Will We Meet our Loved Ones?
PartXVI End of Life Issues and Care
Chapter92 Coping with Terminal Illness
Chapter93 A Meditation on Death and Aging
Chapter94 A Time to Speak
Chapter95 Leaving Nothing Unfinished in Life and Death
Chapter96 Making End-of-Life Decisions
Chapter97 Living Fully to the End of Life: The Hospice Choice
Chapter98 Old Age... A Mixture of Happy and Sad
Chapter99 Death with Dignity
PartXVII Coping with Losses
Chapter100 Loss of a Spouse: Claire
Chapter101 When You Lose a Spouse: Wayne
Chapter102 When an Elderly Parent Dies: Impact on Adult Children
Chapter103 The Lonelinesses of Long-Distance Elders
PartXVIII How Do We Want to be Remembered?
Chapter104 Writing Your Own Memoir
Chapter105 Remembering Our Loved Ones
Chapter106 How Will I Be Remembered?
Chapter107 My Generations of Women
Chapter108 On Old Age, Friendship and Loss
PartXIX Wisdom
Chapter109 Mental Health as I Age
Chapter110 Sharing Experiences Through Talking
Chapter111 Development of a Positive Outlook
Chapter112 Words to Live By: Today, Tomorrow, and the Future-- My Final Legacy at the Age of 97
PartXX Addendum