Photo by British Library on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. We have no problem talking about our physical health. We’re happy to tell you about our new hip, our defibrillator implant, and our gym routine. Get any two older adults together […]
No. 39/August 30, 2023 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. When Your Kids Push You To Retire Are you a bit prickly when one of your children interrogates you about your retirement plans? It can be a sensitive topic, […]
Photo by Hansjörg Keller on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Mrs. S., who is 95, needs to reach her ophthalmologist and can’t locate his telephone number, so she picks up her phone and calls Directory Assistance. However, Directory Assistance doesn’t work […]
As the Chief Gerontology Officer at the American Society on Aging, Leanne Clark-Shirley is a passionate advocate for fighting ageism, wherever it appears (even if it shows up in our own thoughts). In this interview, she talks about three main area where ageism harms older adults: Healthcare, climate change, and public policy. Among her observations: […]
Photo by Getty Images The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. There were signs and omens long before we fully realized my mother’s absent-mindedness had reached a dangerous state. There was the time she forgot to turn off the burner on […]
No. 38/ August 16, 2023 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Harvard Study Discovers What Makes Us Happy The Harvard Study of Adult Development started following participants 85 years ago and has now analyzed more than 2,000 people through three […]
Photo by Centre for Ageing Better on Unsplash The last few months have been increasingly difficult for my 92-year-old mother-in-law. Although she has been able to remain in an independent-living apartment, she finds that she needs outside help regularly. What she really wants is someone for an hour or two in the morning, to help her start her […]
What would you expect a serial entrepreneur to do in retirement? Stop? No way! Carl Landau, a successful creator of niche magazines and an events planning company, had no intention to stop playing with new business ideas in his “unretirement,” so he created a podcast, “I Used to be Somebody,” started a newsletter for Baby […]
Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. As a regular reader of The EndGame, you know that the newsletter is all about taking a positive approach to aging. I truly believe that we have more to look […]
No. 37/August 2, 2023 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Extreme Heat Especially Dangerous for Elders Anyone who still doubts the reality of climate change after last week’s brutal heat wave is just not paying attention. Extreme heat is […]
