Posts Tagged "bk-aging"


By Joe Marino, RN, BSN    Were you ever around anyone who was going through the process of dying? If so, remember back to all the questions you had, the worries, how scared you and that person were. The unknown is very scary, and if the questions aren’t answered, then these fears can become out of control to the point of panic. Introduction to Aging, Death, and Dying was written with the intent to open your minds and hearts to a...

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By Carol Orsborn In her breakthrough generational memoir, Boomer expert Carol Orsborn relates the ups and downs of a tumultuous year spent facing, busting, and ultimately triumphing over the stereotypes of growing old. Along the way, she nurtures a love-starved friend through a doomed affair with a younger man, wrestles with the meaning of an exploding fish, and regains her passion for life at the side of her squirrel-crazed dog,...

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By Virginia Morris “The bible of eldercare”–ABC World News. “An indispensable book”–AARP. “A compassionate guide of encyclopedic proportion”–The Washington Post. And, winner of a Books for a Better Life Award. How to Care for Aging Parents is the best and bestselling book of its kind, and its author, Virginia Morris, is the go-to person on eldercare for the media, appearing on Oprah, TODAY, and Good...

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By Frits de Lange Encourages loving care of self and others during the last season of life Is loving later life possible? In our youth-obsessed culture, nobody enjoys growing old. We normally fear our own aging and generally do not love old people — they remind us that death is inescapable, the body frail, and social status transitory. In Loving Later Life Frits de Lange shows how an ethics of love can acknowledge and overcome this...

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By Missy Buchanan Nationally recognized older adult advocate Missy Buchanan offers a compassionate look at the concerns of two generations—adult children and their parents—as they struggle with the fears and frustrations of aging. Buchanan invites readers of both generations to stand in each other’s shoes through a series of 20 scenarios, presented as paired conversations with God. First she introduces the adult child’s perspective on...

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