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Psychic to the stars would retire, if his clients would let him

None — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:05:00 +0000

NEW YORK >> Frank Andrews wants people to know something about being a psychic: It is exhausting. Picking up random energy, being visited by unexpected phantasmas, listening to the troubles of the very much alive. It’s emotionally draining, especially if you’ve been doing the job for nearly 60 years.

Kupuna spellers stay s-h-a-r-p

Pat Gee — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Daily crossword puzzles and brain teasers of all kinds were the keys to excelling in the 3rd annual Kiwanis Kupuna Spelling Bee, which drew over 80 participants, age 60 years and older, across the state to compete.

Medicare’s annual open enrollment is on

None — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:05:00 +0000

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None — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:05:00 +0000

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After your death, who takes care of the dog?

None — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:05:00 +0000

In 2016, Tracy Jennings received shocking news: A lifelong friend, a woman who had a farm with animals great and small, had died suddenly in an accident.

She found a home in music, now she’s the king’s composer

None — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:05:00 +0000

The call from Buckingham Palace came on a summer morning, when Errollyn Wallen, wearing a pink onesie with pom-pom trim, had just finished a breakfast of toast and marmalade at her seaside home in Scotland.

China’s ‘silver economy’ is thriving

None — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:05:00 +0000

SEOUL, South Korea >> For more than a decade, Li Dongmei operated a series of kindergartens and schools for young children, withstanding the realities of China’s declining birthrate. She finally faced the music in 2020.

Dialysis may prolong life for older patients, but not by much

None — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Even before Georgia Outlaw met her new nephrologist, she had made her decision: Although her kidneys were failing, she didn’t want to begin dialysis.

Few know about lung cancer screenings

None — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 10:05:00 +0000

A significant weapon in the fight against lung cancer may be going to waste, as a survey revealed most Americans aren’t aware of it. Annual CT screenings administered to people with a history of smoking can raise the five-year survival rate of lung cancer by 63%, but as few as 38% of people in the U.S. know about it.

In ‘Matlock,’ Kathy Bates takes one last case

None — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:05:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES >> Kathy Bates was ready to quit. A movie shoot had soured (no, she won’t specify the movie) and she found herself alone, on her sofa in Los Angeles, sobbing. Bates, who won an Oscar for “Misery” and Emmys for “American Horror Story” and “Two and a Half Men,” has always taken her work to heart in an all-consuming way.

How to exercise during menopause

None — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:05:00 +0000

When Alison Gittelman turned 49, she found that she couldn’t run as fast or as long as she had before. She was an experienced marathoner and triathlete, but suddenly, as she entered menopause, her heart rate was unusually elevated while running. Her joints hurt. She gained weight. She started experiencing debilitating menstrual cramps.

Shanghai’s seniors pursue ‘twilight love’

None — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:05:00 +0000

SHANGHAI >> For Shanghai’s lonely and retired, love is elusive. Divorced or widowed residents gather in a dating corner in People’s Park every weekend looking for a chat. They mill about an Ikea canteen on Tuesdays in search of some fun.

Hearing loss, vision loss and dementia

None — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Adults over age 65 who experience vision loss have a nearly 50% increased risk of developing dementia. If those vision problems are corrected, that risk drops dramatically.

Keep your gut healthy to avoid IBD

None — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:05:00 +0000

ROCHESTER, Minn. >> A healthy gut helps lower your risk of developing inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, a chronic condition that causes inflammation in the digestive tract.

When elder care is all in the stepfamily

None — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:05:00 +0000

The encounter happened years ago, but Beverly K. Brandt remembers it vividly.

Cowgirl’s artisty is practical, enduring

None — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Nancy Martiny didn’t know what she was doing when she made her first saddle.

Oldest member of Marubo tribe has helped preserve their culture and customs

None — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:05:00 +0000

JAVARI VALLEY INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil >> After more than 100 years in the rainforest, Vari Vati Marubo walks with a stick and, as she always has, barefoot.

Is having a robot friend the solution to loneliness?

None — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 10:05:00 +0000

In the months after her husband of 65 years died, Dorothy Elicati said she did nothing but cry.

Over 65, with no place to call home

None — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:05:00 +0000

NEW YORK >> Robert Kirk, a retired jack of many trades, finds himself homeless at age 74 after a chain of events that could happen to almost anyone.

What does retirement really mean?

None — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Some see it as a state of stillness. A new chapter. The opportunity to live life rather than merely make a living. Some described it as hell. For others, it has been heaven.

Blazing a breakdancing trail

None — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 10:05:00 +0000

TOKYO >> A 74-year-old surfer and master of classical Japanese dance might seem an unlikely member of a seniors breakdancing group, but Saruwaka Kiyoshie said getting her feet wet in the sport was a no-brainer after it was confirmed for the 2024 Paris Games.

An ‘unbroken chain of expression’

None — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:05:00 +0000

SANTA FE, N.M. >> Teri Greeves was born into a world of beads.

Why gardening is so good for you

None — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Last Saturday, I was covered in dirt, my back ached, the scream of a trillion cicadas rang in my ears, and, despite my best efforts, a sunburn was developing on the back of my neck.

How FaceTime calls with Mom became a TV hit

None — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:05:00 +0000

At 87, Pat Seftel has a thought to share about almost everything.

What does a lonely brain look like?

None — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Everyone feels lonely from time to time — after, say, a move to a new school or city, when a child leaves for college or after the loss of a spouse.

Sandwich generation

None — Tue, 28 May 2024 10:05:00 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. >> It’s Friday night. Sara and Lee Stein are leaving their home to meet her mother and stepfather, Abby and Bob Millhauser, for an early dinner.

Family members at odds? It may be time for a mediator

None — Tue, 21 May 2024 10:05:00 +0000

The four adult children were in agreement.

Pickleball injuries and prevention

None — Tue, 21 May 2024 10:05:00 +0000

The popularity of pickleball has exploded in the past few years, and according to a recent report, so have injuries attributed to the relatively new sport.

The loneliness curve

None — Tue, 14 May 2024 10:05:00 +0000

When Surgeon General Vivek Murthy went on a nationwide college tour last fall, he started to hear the same kind of question time and again: How are we supposed to connect with one another when nobody talks anymore?

Hand-washing helps avert contagious pinkeye

None — Tue, 14 May 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Conjunctivitis, better known as pink eye, is an inflammation of the lining of the eyelid and eyeball. The most noticeable symptom is an irritated pink or red eye.

Cannabis might lower blood pressure in older adults, says study

None — Tue, 07 May 2024 10:05:00 +0000

A study from 2020 found the number of Americans age 65 and older who smoke marijuana or enjoy edibles increased 75% from 2015 to 2018. A newer study suggests that might be a good thing for some.

Typical retiree might not look like what you imagine

None — Tue, 07 May 2024 10:05:00 +0000

ATLANTA >> America is facing a looming retirement crisis, according to a recent Business Insider report. Many older adults are financially vulnerable and live off less than $30,000 a year.

A peek inside the brains of ‘super-agers’

None — Tue, 07 May 2024 10:05:00 +0000

When it comes to aging, we tend to assume that cognition gets worse as we get older. Our thoughts may slow down or become confused, or we may start to forget things, like the name of our high school English teacher or what we meant to buy at the grocery store.

Aging in place, or stuck in place?

None — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:05:00 +0000

When it came to housing, Susan Apel and Keith Irwin thought they had planned adroitly for later life. They bought a four-bedroom house on 2 acres in Lebanon, N.H., 24 years ago, and “we made sure to pay off the mortgage before we retired,” said Apel, 71.

Giorgio Armani, Martha Stewart and Betye Saar share the secrets of a lifelong career

None — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:05:00 +0000

What does ambition look like at 90? How do you explain the drive that makes people like Giorgio Armani, fully in command of his global design empire as he approaches his 10th decade, tick? When artist Betye Saar wakes every day, she sets to work on creating the assemblages that are widely exhibited and avidly sought by collectors and major museums — artwork with origins she traces to her girlhood in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Sculpture doesn’t get much smaller than this

None — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:05:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES >> At his day job, Lyndon J. Barrois Sr. uses high-tech software to create visual effects for movies such as “Happy Feet” and “The Matrix Revolutions.” But in his free time, he prefers working with a decidedly less sophisticated medium: discarded gum wrappers.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus thinks youth is overrated

New York Times — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:05:00 +0000

When Julia Louis-Dreyfus hit her 60s, she was struck by a realization: She wanted to hear from the old ladies.

Vietnam vet Chuck Searcy has helped clear 815,000 unexploded bombs

None — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:05:00 +0000

DONG HA, Vietnam >> On a visit to the former battlefield of Khe Sanh, the scene of one of the bloodiest standoffs of the Vietnam War, the only people Chuck Searcy encountered on the broad, barren field were two young boys who led him to an unexploded rocket lying by a ditch.

Still flying high at 100

Pat Gee — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:05:00 +0000

For most of his 100 years, John Gleeson has loved to fly, and he still gets to feel the wind beneath his wings as he glides over the North Shore every now and then.

Friendship and fancy footwork

None — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:05:00 +0000

BEAUFORT, N.C. >> Martha Barnes’ home was buzzing. It was a Saturday in little Beaufort, N.C., time to get ready for the town’s Mardi Gras parade, and women were zigzagging around the house, applying makeup, laughing and calling out repeatedly for the Fireball Cinnamon Whisky sitting on the kitchen counter.