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Aging Well

Doing Yoga Helps a Stiff Back and Other Aging Issues

Bill Griswold - June 15, 2016 0

"Yoga? ME?" It was never something I'd considered doing. Isn't yoga for slim, trim young ladies in stretchy pants and leotards? I wasn't a stranger to...

Aging Well

Cohousing: What is it? Can it be built here?

Betsy Bean - November 13, 2016 0

Athens chiropractor Randy Dishaw, his partner Jackie Williamson, and two other families want to grow old together. "We already spend a lot of time with...

Aging Well

Daughter and Dad Pick Their Top Five Hikes Near Athens

Alexandria McIntire - November 13, 2016 0

Fall finally arrived, and hiking is a great way to get outdoors and enjoy the cooler weather. My father, 61, played basketball in high...

Aging Well

Georgia gerontology conference Dementia care, death doulas, workforce shortages

BoomAthens - October 20, 2019 0

The 64thannual conference of the Georgia Gerontology Society attracted 260 aging care providers, professionals, educators, and businesses to Lake Oconee in July. Fully seven of...

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Fix It, Now! The male approach to difficult diagnoses

Judi Kanne - August 10, 2018 0

"If it’s broken, you fix it,” he said. That was my husband’s response after being told he failed a cardiac stress test. Apparently, plaque buildup...

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Everybody mumbles! Hearing loss affects most of us as we age

Betsy Bean - June 8, 2018 1

Most of us don’t realize how bad our hearing loss is, says Dr. Holly Kaplan, clinical professor and audiologist at the UGA Speech and...

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Livability. Where shall we age?

BoomAthens - March 19, 2018 0

While our parents may have lived out their adult lives in the same home and community they raised us in, adding a ramp and...

Aging Well

Keep going and going and going

Ramsey Nix - January 10, 2018 0

For most of us, freedom and mobility are inextricably linked, and baby boomers have always shown that they will accept nothing short of freedom....

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Keep Moving Without a Car

Ramsey Nix - September 29, 2017 0

The fact is that most people outlive their ability to drive. Therefore, maintaining mobility also requires you to assess the environment in which you...

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Keep Moving

Ramsey Nix - July 13, 2017 0

On a bright morning in May, a little white Corvette with the license tag “OLDLDYZ” sped down Prince Avenue. It raced right past a...

Aging Well

First Person: Embrace the Belly

Debi Garrett - March 22, 2017 0

So let's face it...aging isn't for the faint of heart. Some of you may be experiencing some of what I'm about to talk about,...

Aging Well

Aging in Place

Betsy Bean - January 15, 2017 0

Should you downsize and move to a smaller house, or renovate your current home to suit your needs as you age? A vexing question...

Boomer Life

Moving Their “Retirement” Home – All 300,000 Pounds.

Betsy Bean - June 15, 2016 0

While many boomers are downsizing their living space or are planning to do so, Tom and Beth Allen have enlarged theirs. In fact, they...

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Boomer Life

Home Ec Revisited: More Than Cooking and Sewing

Theresa Rice - March 21, 2017 1

Boomer boys took shop and auto mechanics in junior and senior high. We young ladies studied Home Economics. We were introduced to kitchens and...

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Boomer Life

Uber and Lyft

Saleen Martin - January 19, 2017 2

The money can be very good; the hassles mostly minor, and the hours totally flexible, say some of the boomers driving locally for the...

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Genealogical Surprises! Love Letters Reveal a Mother I Never Knew

Doris Y. Kadish - June 15, 2016 0

I retired from the UGA departments of romance languages and women's studies in 2011 after a lifetime of studying and teaching. And for all...

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Boomer Life

The Acquisitive Generation Begins to Downsize

Betsy Bean - November 11, 2016 0

Teresa Howard, 59, and her husband, Dallas, 63, are anxious to sell their 4,200 sq.f. house in Lawrenceville to move closer to their daughter...

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Aging Well

Georgia gerontology conference Dementia care, death doulas, workforce shortages

Fix It, Now! The male approach to difficult diagnoses

Everybody mumbles! Hearing loss affects most of us as we age

Livability. Where shall we age?

Keep going and going and going

Keep Moving Without a Car

Keep Moving

First Person: Embrace the Belly

Aging in Place

Moving Their “Retirement” Home – All 300,000 Pounds.

Home Ec Revisited: More Than Cooking and Sewing

Uber and Lyft

Genealogical Surprises! Love Letters Reveal a Mother I Never Knew

The Acquisitive Generation Begins to Downsize

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