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Mom's Dating Adventures at Age 91

Mikol's Mom, Alice is turning 91 this month. She's been widowed for four years. She gets lonely. Where does a woman at this age meet a guy? There are not so many single men around at her age, and she was telling us about her frustration with that. We thought…

Mikol DavisApril 15, 2014

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Can Diet Help You Live Long and Avoid Alzheimer’s?

Here's something you may not know: 5.2 million people across this country have dementia or Alzheimer's Disease. We don't know what causes it and we don't know how to stop it. But, there are things that probably can help us prevent this brain killing disease. There is increasing evidence that…

Mikol DavisApril 11, 2014

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"The Grey Zone": How to Handle Partially Incompetent Aging Parents

Your aging parent seems ok one day. The next day, he can't find his way out the front door. Is he really losing it? Or is it just a temporary thing? What we call "the grey zone" is that place between being competent and being incompetent for making decisions that…

Mikol DavisApril 10, 2014

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5 Things Happy People Are Doing To Age Gracefully

Carolyn and Mikol here. Carolyn speaking: We are away from home and are surrounded at this moment by grey or white haired people. Some look to be aging well. Others not. What's the difference? We are having a little getaway in beautiful Lake Tahoe with perfect weather, blue skies and…

Mikol DavisApril 5, 2014

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Tax Scams and Your Aging Parents: Phone Scams Escalate During Tax Time

A new and fast moving telephone scam is targeting taxpayers across the country. The Fraud Watch Network sent out a press release detailing how thousands of victims have already lost more than $1million. Please caution your aging parents and others as well. Older adults are more likely to be victims of…

Mikol DavisApril 1, 2014

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Wrinkles And True Grit: How Some Women In Our Sixties Are Defying Aging

Do you ever look in the mirror and wonder who that person is with the crow's feet? And how about the body? What happened to your muscles, you may wonder. Am I getting "old"?? I wonder about these things all the time. I did have an uplifting experience, though, with…

Mikol DavisMarch 28, 2014

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Can Seniors With "Early Dementia" Safely Handle Money?

Hello, Are you concerned about an aging loved one in the early stages of dementia? In our consulting practice, we often come across the problem of elders who are losing capacity for decision-making, but are not completely incapacitated. We call this "the grey zone" between perfectly normal and impaired.…

Mikol DavisMarch 26, 2014

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How Do You Know if Your Aging Loved One Should Stop Driving?

Hello again. Carolyn here. Living in Marin County, with a large aging population, I frequently see news reports about accidents and tragedies involving elderly drivers. In recent cases, older drivers have crashed into plate glass storefronts, hit pedestrians, driven into a body of water and even disappeared altogether when driving at…

Mikol DavisMarch 25, 2014

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45 Lessons Life Taught Me

Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio . "To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written.My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column…

Mikol DavisMarch 24, 2014

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A Letter from "Mom and Dad"

A Letter from "Mom and Dad"... My child, When I get old, I hope you understand 'n have patience with me In case I break the plate, or spill soup on the table because I’m losing my eyesight, I hope you don’t yell at me. Older people are sensitive, always…