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Virgil Thomas, ChangingAging.org

What Hannah Taught Me…

March 27, 2015 | Virgil Thomas, ChangingAging.org

My sister Hannah O’Hara Thomas passed away today. She lived 17-and-a-half years longer than anyone predicted. While it is so painful, tragic, and downright unfair that she left us after only 18 years, I believe that in that time she lived more fully and gave more than most people could in a 100 years.

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#DisruptAging Designing Tech For Elders

March 2, 2015 | Virgil Thomas, ChangingAging.org

When it comes to aging technological innovation can tend to miss the mark. Look no further than the apparent interest in robot caregivers.

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Must Read: Why Everything You Think About Aging May Be Wrong

December 3, 2014 | Virgil Thomas, ChangingAging.org

The Wall Street Journal published an article recently that challenges head on the declinist myths of aging.

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Mindfulness and Person Directed Care

September 8, 2014 | Virgil Thomas, ChangingAging.org

THE EDEN ALTERNATIVE BLOG — Recently the American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias published a study showing the effects of mindfulness on care partnerships. CBS News wrote up the findings in an interesting article.

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Aging, Life, and Tree Rings

March 19, 2014 | Virgil Thomas, ChangingAging.org

You may think or hope I’m joking, but nope we’re talking about tree rings today. So, before you click away I encourage you to read just a few paragraphs more. For those of you who may not know these rings are how we measure a trees age.

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The Eden Alternative Explained

March 17, 2014 | Virgil Thomas, ChangingAging.org

There is wide discrepancy between description and explanation. Many things in our lives are easily described, but when asked to explain them, we are hard pressed to respond.

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Waking Up One Day Older

February 11, 2014 | Virgil Thomas, ChangingAging.org

In college I was told never to write an “alarm clock opening.” This technique, I was told, is often used in unimaginative beginnings.

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Retirement And Security

February 6, 2014 | Virgil Thomas, ChangingAging.org

As a young, healthy man I imagine my sense of security is much different my parents’, and theirs is that much different than their parents’.

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