Robin Williams Would Have Been 70 This Year — What We Now Know About His Lewy Body Dementia
On July 21, 2021, comedian and actor Robin Williams would have turned 70. Seven years prior, he suffered from an undiagnosed neurodegenerative disease, later determined to be Lewy Body Dementia, which led him to take his own life. Williams’ … [Continue reading]
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Second-Term U.S. Surgeon General Vows to Combat Senior Loneliness and Isolation
Dr. Vivek Murthy, second-term U.S. Surgeon General, is the grandson of a poor farmer in India. He remembers something his grandfather told him when he was younger, that “(w)e are responsible for each other.” In his travels across the United States … [Continue reading]
Apple’s New Right of Survivorship Update Eases Access to Your iCloud Digital Assets
Q. I’ve read a few of your articles on planning for digital assets and have found them to be very helpful. As a grandmother, I take tons of photos and have found that I am using the cloud more often to store them, important documents, and lots of … [Continue reading]
What Happens to Your Health Savings Account (HSA) After You Die?
Dear Angel, I contribute to a Health Savings Account regularly for prescriptions, medical appointments, supplies, and other medical expenses that aren’t otherwise covered. It ends up being a hefty amount after a while. What’s the best way to … [Continue reading]
Things Not to Do When You Get Older
Upon turning 50, Steven Petrow, an award-winning journalist and author best known for his articles in the Washington Post and New York Times, started a new project. Inspired by his 70-something-year-old parents, he began assembling a list of “things … [Continue reading]
SAGE Test Helps Families Test Senior Cognitive Ability
Dear Oakley, I heard that there is a test where you can identify early signs of dementia at home. Can you tell me more about it? Thanks for your help! Tess Tatthome --- Dear Tess, The SAGE test (Self-Administered Gerocognitive … [Continue reading]
What Is the Connection Between Alzheimer’s and Diabetes?
Q. My sister is overweight, and her doctor says she is prediabetic. She is trying to become healthier and exercise more often to prevent it from becoming diabetes. She read somewhere that there is a correlation between diabetes and Alzheimer’s. I … [Continue reading]
How Dangerous Is the Omicron Variant for Seniors?
Carol and her husband, Scott, are considering visiting their friends in Florida for Christmas. They are thinking about driving to save money on airfare. They were all ready to go but are deciding whether to change their plans because of the emergence … [Continue reading]
Maximize Your Impact with Your 2021 Charitable Giving
Q. My dad and I enjoy running races. In the coming weeks, there aren’t any races coming up for the causes we care most about, so we were hoping to go on our own and donate to them ourselves. Are there any rules we should know about when it comes to … [Continue reading]
FTC Urges Research Before Charitable Donations
Dear Hayek, I am thinking about giving charitable donations this month. I want to make sure that the charities I am choosing are legitimate and that most of the money I give goes to those in need. I also want to make sure I’m not getting scammed, … [Continue reading]
How to Prepare for the Final Step: Words of Wisdom from an Optimistic Death Doula
Ruth McGill talks about death every day. She listens to her clients, all of whom are terminally ill, and helps them to decide where they might like to die – at home, in a hospice, or someplace else. She helps them to have conversations with family or … [Continue reading]
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My Retirement Plan Is You – Adult Children Giving Back to Their Parents in Retirement
Rebecca Danigelis, an immigrant from England, first visited the YWCA on Clarendon Street in Boston in 1978, after she attended rape counseling sessions. Five years later, she moved into a low-income apartment there with her two young sons and … [Continue reading]
Does Intermittent Fasting Slow Cognitive Decline?
Q. My father was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Similar to many who have been given such a devastating diagnosis, we’d like to do what we can to slow the cognitive decline for as long as possible. I read somewhere that intermittent … [Continue reading]
What Are the Brain-Changing Benefits of Exercise?
Dear Angel, I heard that exercise can not only help you stay young and fit but also has an effect on the brain. Still, I am too lazy to get off the sofa in the cold weather. Can you explain some benefits of exercise that will help convince me that … [Continue reading]
CMS Lifts COVID-19 Nursing Home Visitation Restrictions
Before the pandemic and even more so during it, social isolation and loneliness have been considered serious health risks for older Americans. Judith Gimbel worries that isolation is killing her mother, Ida, who she hasn’t seen in years but talks … [Continue reading]
Hospices Are Turning People Away
Q. My mother, Claire, has Parkinson’s and she’s at the point where she can no longer swallow and will need a feeding tube. She still lives at home with my father, who is having a hard time taking care of her. She has been hospitalized several times … [Continue reading]
Why Do Many on Medicare Still Struggle to Afford Needed Care?
Dear Oakley, My 70-year old mother, Lucy, is on Medicare, but she still seems to struggle to afford the medical care she needs, and often puts off making appointments. I thought Medicare was supposed to help make healthcare affordable. Why is this … [Continue reading]
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