Cover Stories
COVER STORY: Earlier Conversations about Alzheimer’s Warning Signs Needed
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November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer’s Association, together with advocates in the early stages of the disease, are encouraging families to talk about memory and cognition concerns sooner.
COVER STORY: A Fighting Chance
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- Written by Melinda M. Williams/ The Williams Group Melinda M. Williams/ The Williams Group
When someone you love is struck with a neurological disease, such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s, life can undoubtedly become a trial for both the caregiver and the patient. Because of the slow but steady progression of these diseases, maintaining morale can also be a challenge.
COVER STORY: Senior Scams Evolve: Ploys Continue to Defraud Older Adults
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- Written by Ismat Mangla Ismat Mangla
Last October, my family members received a phone call from a company dubbed Utility Savings Expert, whose website (utilitysavingsexpert.net) features the tagline, “We are here to help you,” but omits the second half of the sentence: “… separate you from your money.”
COVER STORY: On Wings and Waves, His Life’s Path Led to Pa.
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- Written by Jason Tabor Jason Tabor
As he jumped from the plane and floated through the air, wind blasting his face and brown-and-green squares of New Jersey farmland rushing up to meet him, Stephen DeBock thought, “Wow, I’m finally flying like Superman!”
COVER STORY: Preserving Middle-Class Life in Early America
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- Written by Lori Van Ingen Lori Van Ingen
Like many retirees, when Margaret Sidlick left the workforce in fall 2015, she decided she wanted to volunteer.
COVER STORY: Daisies and Poppies and Peonies, Oh My
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- Written by Megan Joyce Megan Joyce
When Dorothy and Co. are finally granted entrance into Emerald City in the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, the Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, and the girl from Kansas climb aboard a horse-drawn carriage and are whisked around on a lively tour of the city’s people, sights, and songs.
COVER STORY: Senior Volunteers Close the Generation Gap
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- Written by Lori Van Ingen Lori Van Ingen
Chalk it up to the intergenerational allure of cuddly babies and snuggly toddlers.
COVER STORY: Eyes on the Sky, Hands on the Ground
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- Written by Jason J. Tabor Jason J. Tabor
Even as a young man, Bob Beggs admits his head was usually in the clouds.
COVER STORY: Doing the Heart’s Work
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- Written by Megan Joyce Megan Joyce
Grieving is a beautifully selfish act. Despite what we were already so fortunate to share with our departed loved one, like children we succumb to the insistent, thunderous pulse in our hearts that screams indignantly for more, more, more — but instead of toys or candy, we crave more time, more chances, more memories.