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We can be well connected, with 400 friends on Facebook and still have no one to count on. Ironically, despite social media, social isolation is a growing epidemic in the United States. The National Science Foundation reported in 2014 that the number of Americans with no close friends has tripled since 1985. One out of four Americans has no one with whom they can talk about their personal troubles. An unprecedented number of Americans are living alone,...
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Helen is a free-spirited art worker who hopes to travel one day, but as her mother, Edna, nears her mid-nineties and has been diagnosed with dementia, Helen knows she is going to require increasing support and care as the illness inevitably progresses.
Relocation isn't an option. Oblivious to her developing dementia, Edna is feisty and independent and intends to die in her own home without ever needing to be looked after in any way. And what Edna...
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Your End of Life Matters is offered at a time when people are starting to talk more about end-of-life matters. Based on the author's own experiences and those of others she's worked with, the book conveys the value of talking about last wishes long before the end is imminent.
With the primary emphasis on how to create a successful end-of-life communication of your own, this book weaves stories, text, writing prompts, humor, and exercises into...
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In My Two Elaines, author Marty Schreiber, former governor of Wisconsin, watches his beloved wife, Elaine, gradually transform from the woman he fell in love with, in high school, and who diligently supported his political career, to the Elaine who knows she is declining and can't remember how to cook a meal, and finally to the Elaine who no longer recognizes Marty or their children.
One part love story, one-part practical advice, this compelling...
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Learn How to Begin Again and Take Charge of Your Life
This book will inspire and motivate you to hit that restart button with incredible stories of midlife trailblazers that not only changed their lives but the lives of others as well.
Restart your life. If you find yourself feeling in need of an intervention because your life and goals seem to have taken a back seat whether it be from your career, family, or general burnout then look no further....
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Filled with unexpected good news about growing older, Winter's Graces highlights eleven qualities that ripen with age-including audacious authenticity, creative ingenuity, necessary fierceness, self-transcending generosity, and a growing capacity to savor life and to ride its ups and downs with humor and grace.
Decades of research have established that the catastrophic conditions often associated with late life, such as severe dementia and debilitating...
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The perfect gift for the college-bound student! Based on the popular Mindfulness-Based College (MBC) program at Brown University, this book offers powerful skills to increase academic success and boost mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional health-now and for a lifetime.
College is a time of transition. It's a time for learning and preparing to make your own way in the world. But, if you're like many teens and young adults, the thought of leaving...
568) Finish Line
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Five years ago, Ralph Bryant had what would be considered by most a "perfect" life. He lived in the greatest city in Canada, worked for a Fortune 500 company, and had a beautiful wife and children. Yet, he was in the darkest place anyone could imagine. Shackles Lost: A Poetry Mixtape is a raw and unflinching look at the impact of childhood trauma and abandonment, as well as three generations of mental illness. Poet and essayist Ralph Bryant painfully...
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A unique narrative on a unique time offering solace to people nearing retirement. Poised for Retirement is not your parents' retirement guide, nor is it a financial planning guide; rather, it's the relatable story of an ordinary working woman reflecting on her life and career. Written with humor, compassion, and poignancy, Nayer's poetic prose is also inspirational. Easy to implement visualizations and breathing and sleep techniques are offered at...
570) Forever young
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[2023]
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1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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An aging woman is given the chance to become young again with a secret formula. She sees this as an opportunity to right her past, but her husband declines because he has no regrets and wouldn't change a thing about the life they've shared. Now she must decide if she will take this journey without him and what the consequences would be if she does.
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Why this book? Because you might be a dick: a mean-spirited, self-serving individual who thinks and acts as though everyone else in the world can only be understood-and whose only importance is defined-in terms of their relationship to himself or herself. That's right, herself. Because anatomical evidence aside, dicks can be women, too. Being a dick might feel powerful in the short-term, but it is probably not helping you much in the long-term, because...
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In My Last Eight Thousand Days, Gutkind turns his notepad and tape recorder inward, using his skills as an immersion journalist to perform a deep dive on himself. Here, he offers a memoir of his life as a journalist, editor, husband, father, and Pittsburgh native, not only recounting his many triumphs, but also exposing his missteps and challenges. The overarching concern that frames these brave, often confessional stories, is his obsession and fascination...
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At some point in everyone's life, everyone will be placed in the position of dealing with the death of a loved one. Arranging all the necessary details at such a difficult time can prove overwhelming. However, help is now at hand in this guide that covers all the essential aspects:
Ways to avoid probate and other estate problems while you're still alive through gifts and trusts
Pre-funeral formalities, such as when the loved one dies in another state...
574) Dieta para el Hipotiroidismo: Recetas para curar el hipotiroidismo, el hipertiroidismo y bajar de
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Existe un tratamiento natural para el hipotiroidismo, ya sea solo o junto con un régimen de tratamiento médico para controlar la afección: una dieta saludable que incluya alimentos para curar el hipotiroidismo.
Este libro de cocina incluye una variedad de recetas saludables y deliciosas de dieta hipotiroidea para pacientes con hipotiroidismo q
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In this Isabella Gardner Award-winning collection of poems, Bruce Weigl meditates on the ghosts and the grace one encounters in life's second act. A celebrated poet and veteran of the Vietnam War, Weigl offers a nuanced sense of aging as a departure and death as a returning home. With a sage's eye for mindfulness and a soldier's longing for the country where he served, Weigl's poems reveal the long scars left by Vietnam and the new possibilities one...
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According to retirement expert Donna McCaw, successful retirees approach their retirement the way an experienced outdoors person approaches a canoe trip, by over-preparing and then going with the flow. Like a canoe trip, retirement can be both safe and exciting, and retirement expert Donna McCaw shows readers how in this practical and entertaining book, now fully revised and updated. It's Your Time focuses on retirement advice for Canadians, but its...
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After a successful military and federal service career spanning over 35-years, retirement was inevitable. The thrill of enjoying a well-earned retirement was, anticipated but what wasn't expected was losing both his parents, nationally broadcasted cases of social injustice, and a worldwide pandemic.
Growing up in a blended family from a lower to middle socioeconomic background, Karl successfully overcame many odds, only to realize that the things...
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Running brings joy and health benefits to all participants, especially those of the baby boomer generation. But when legs get sore, joints feel achy, and old age creeps up, sometimes senior runners need a little extra motivation to get out of the door and on the road. In Running Past Fifty, lifelong runner Gail Waesche Kislevitz provides helpful tips and motivation from thirty-six runners aged fifty or older. Presenting time-tested recommendations,...
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As we age, we all begin to have physical difficulties to contend with.
In No Spring Chicken, Francine Falk-Allen-a polio survivor who knows a thing or two about living with a disability-offers her own take on how to navigate the complications aging brings with equanimity (and a sense of humor). The handbook is divided into three sections: Part I is a jaunt through accessible travel pleasures and pitfalls in several parts of the world; Part II addresses...
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Journalist and author Mary K. Doyle has written a poignant but practical handbook for Alzheimer's caregivers that will enlighten anyone touched by this debilitating disease. She offers straightforward guidelines for caregivers and their families, important lessons she learned in the eleven years she has been caring for her beloved husband, Marshall. She writes frankly about: recognizing the warning signs of Alzheimer's; understanding the disease's...
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