The statistics are terrifying; if women live to age 55 they are twice as likely to succumb to Alzheimer’s as their male counterparts. Due to the fact that age is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s Disease, and women live longer than men in general, you can do the math.
According to the Alzheimer’s Information organization, […]
If you don’t think of yourself as a happy person, then why not take this time of midlife to make a change around that?
I saw a brief clip of a television interview with the author who wrote the newest book on happiness. The author, Sonya Lyubomirsky calls her research based book, The How of Happiness. […]
As a whiner and a complainer, I have the intention to no longer be the whiner and the complainer. That means I have to take a long hard look at the things I whine and complain about and determine two things. First I need to be aware of my responsibility around the situation. Second, I […]
When was the last time you made a determined effort to save money?
I have decided that saving for my retirement is now an inevitable high priority. I have always maintained a philosophy to save money, but when I come out of denial and realize that I may be half way through my life, I feel […]
I am around people who inspire me on an ongoing basis. It is my way of coping with the day-to-day challenges and occasional adversities; when I wonder how I am going to handle what is up front in my life; I look to those who can inspire me.
One such person is my father; he is […]
In midlife many of us find ourselves thinking long and hard about our careers. Many people want a change, something totally different and perhaps exciting in comparison to what they have been doing. Others want to follow their dreams; they are ready to shout about it now, while in the past not allowing their dreams […]
You know that you are in or near midlife when the big topic at parties comes around to doctor visits. It doesn’t matter if the group is of men or of women. The conversation can go on and on about ailments and doctor visits. This became distinctly obvious to me in my forties; I was […]
Almost every Sunday I go over to my parents’ house to help out; my most pressing issue is to help my mother get a shower. It is often difficult for several reasons. First of all, she often tells me she just had a shower. (She has Alzheimer’s Disease, and does not remember.) She really thinks […]
Over 40….it used to mean old and frumpy, but today’s baby boomer woman with a lilt in her step and in her thinking is proving that you can still look and feel glamorous in ways that our mothers and grandmother never did, even if you can’t stop the aging process.How are you handling midlife? Do […]
I attended a workshop presented by the Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health on the topic of Dealing With Difficult Behaviors in the Patient with Dementia. The presenters were Dr. Laura Gitlin and Tracey Vause Earland, MS, OTR/L. Even though the topic was a challenging topic for me as a caregiver of my […]
