Jason D. Johnson
The Best Time to Grow Old
The negative perception of aging in our current society makes life miserable for our elders, leaves the middle-aged questioning their value and plants psyche-altering thoughts
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Distractions : The Weight II
by Jason D. Johnson Senior Living Executive Magazine recently published an article from Anya Martin featuring neuroscientist, Dr. Adam Gazzaley. Gazzaley is an associate professor
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Caballo Blanco
My wife has a way of saying, “Oh no!” that causes my heart to jump, because when she says it in this one certain way it usually means one of three things: death, destruction or property taxes. This past Sunday I heard, “Oh no!” and my heart sank, without even knowing why it was sinking.
When I responded with my usual, “What?” She said, “The Born to Run guy died.” At first I thought she was talking about the author of the book, Christopher McDougall. Instead, it was the central character (and he was a character), Caballo Blanco. My heart then knew why it was sinking.
You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
by Jason D. Johnson I was at a ground breaking event last week for our new person-centered skilled nursing center when a colleague, Lydia Hill,
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Men Are From Mars?
by Jason D. Johnson I don’t want to flood this article with statistics, but consider a few if you will: 29% of people in the
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Acting 82
by Jason D. Johnson One thing that I’ve always loved about the theatre and film business is that age can really work in your favor.
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The Common Good
By Katie Huffstetler In an article recently featured on The Huffington Post, author Gabe Lyons made this observation… “The historic definition of the “common
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The Story. Again.
by Jason D. Johnson I have spent the better part of my adult life doing one thing: chasing the story. The story I am referring
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The Weight I
If you are reading this blog, you likely already know a great deal about Alzheimer’s disease. You’ve read the notes that state you can’t actually diagnose Alzheimer’s until the person is deceased. You know about sundowning. You’ve possibly even picked up the texts of Mace, Brackey or Shenk. You know that a television playing non-stop could agitate a person so much that they become violent.
