Aging
By: Lana J Thomas
Much to my dismay, I am rapidly approaching my fifty-fourth birthday. I have to admit it does not bring me much comfort to know that... Read more >>
It really threw me. Having grown accustomed to the comings and imminent goings of the friends I’ve made in the nursing home where my mother... Read more >>
Life Begins at Forty
Forty seemed old to me when I was younger, and it became a source of worry for me when I reached thirty-five. Now that I... Read more >>
Aging Gracefully
“You get old when your heart stop beating and just because then there’s nothing else you can do.” My grandfather used to say that every... Read more >>
Dementia Up Close
This is not a medical assessment. This is not even based on hard, scientific evidence. These are real-life experiences I’ve had over the past two... Read more >>
How Old Is Old?
“How old are you, Mommy?” my six-year-old asked me recently. I’ve told him before but it must have been in another context. He’s asking for... Read more >>
Now That I’m Forty
The first thing that happened to me when I turned forty was a sudden urge to find a way to make a mark in the... Read more >>
Juliette Binoche said, “In your forties, you become the person you only dared to be in your twenties.” Well put—but do you believe it? When forty is the new twenty, and sixty is the new thirty, defining age can become a loaded subject. What’s your opinion? >>


