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The New York Times’ Fashion Section has an interesting feature on a subculture of women who are proud and happy to have small breasts.  Shunning the “bigger is better” ethic in America takes self-confidence and bit of vinegar.  I am excerpting from the piece because it helps show how people can cut against the grain. [...]

On the Facebook, Patricia G. Kallsen writes…
Videos are fine; please share a few quotes from your talk on “senior ED”–a new concept for some of us. thanks
This is a fun challenge to boil things down.
1) Typical emergency departments are optimized for the acute care of ill and injured adults and children. People who have [...]

It’s more common than I thought and the Great Recession is worsening the trend.
According to a new study by Sun Life Financial, more than 20% of American workers are forced into early retirement by layoffs, cutbacks, and shutdowns. In an age where pensions have gone by the wayside and the future of social security is [...]

If you practice medicine long enough, eventually you’ll see everything.
Consider the case of this 75 year old man…
Doctors feared the worst when they studied Ron Sveden’s (SVEE’-dehn) X-rays and spotted a small dark spot.
The former teacher had worked for years smoking fish and had already had emphysema before he felt his health take a turn [...]

My favorite American poet is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (b. 1807)
From the WIki…
Portrait of the artist as a young man.
In the fall of 1822, the 15-year old Longfellow enrolled at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. His grandfather was a founder of the college and his father was a trustee.
By all accounts he was a gifted [...]

Daniela Simmons, Founder and President of DANIEL DOMES offered this comment as a followup to her experience with the recent Eden Alternative International Conference.
She also gives us a heads up on some of her latest plans.
I wish her well.
I have been an advocate of culture change, ethical and quality care and
implementing a family and [...]

Not going to deny it, I love this tune and the way it contrasts personal biography with mass consumerism.
I’d say that personal biography triumphs here.

THE BURNING HELL – My Name Is Mathias from Mitch Fillion (southernsouls.ca) on Vimeo.
Your thoughts?
Also, are all Canadians like this?
I’m asking you Saskatoon…

This is bumped from the comments.
Steve Gurney is a leading edge thinker, publisher and advisor in the arena of aging services.
Here is his take on Paro the Baby Seal Robot.
July 9th, 2010
One of my clients made a big deal about having the first Paro in the US a few years ago. I didnt get [...]

The prestigious AHRQ has taken notice of the work Holy Cross hospital has done to improve emergency care for elders.

This is an important issue because…

* The population of seniors in the U.S. is growing rapidly, with growth expected to continue in coming decades, especially among those over 80. In Montgomery County, [...]

Media types, well old media types, always tell you that older viewers/listeners/readers aren’t worth ANYTHING.
Nothing.
Nada.
Zilch.
That’s why this story caught my eye.
The Wall Street Journal notes that The View — with 3.8 million viewers each day — is “tilting away from simple celebrity plugs and devoting more time to weighty political topics.”
“ABC’s daytime talk show [...]

Our culture’s mainstream view of aging can be summed up in three words: old age sucks. At least, that’s what the cosmetic and anti-aging industry would have you believe.
In reality, study after study has concluded that the second half of life — “old age” — is the happiest part of our lives.
In a recent study tracking [...]

The proverbial answer to who wants to be 100 is the 99-year-old. But nowadays, quite a few people are obsessed with living to 100 or beyond.
I recently searched through the social networking site Meetup.com looking for groups that had formed around issues related to aging and elderhood. What I found was interesting:
The number of Meetup.com [...]

By Kavan
A frequent theme in my Editor’s blog posts about using social media to pursue culture change is the idea of using social media to create new narratives.
As a society, we see ourselves through certain lenses, or narratives, and act accordingly. Going to school, getting a job, getting married, having kids and buying lots of [...]

The popular misconception is that the only “problems” within aging services are related to nursing homes. This falsehood reminds me of the ancient royal concept of the “whipping boy.” I sometimes think that all of the sins and defects of the system are loaded onto nursing homes so that other parts of the [...]

From Debra D. Bass, hands down the most enlightened Fashion Editor in the news industry:
Aging is not optional, so forgive me if I’m a little annoyed by the “anti-age” marketing bandwagon.
It does not fill my heart with glee to imagine a world of Dorian Grays smiling devilishly at every compliment. You can’t cheat time, turn [...]