Photo by Susan Q. Yin If you’ve ever dealt with a major medical emergency, you know that getting the best care and making the best decisions is confusing at best, frustrating and maddening at worst. I watched a friend battle for months with doctors, nurses, aides, and an insurance company on behalf of her ailing […]
No. 33/ June 7, 2023 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Social Prescriptions: An Alternative Approach to Non-Medical Concerns Health care providers in the U.K. and Canada are increasingly using social prescribing – recommending non-medical treatments – i… Read more
Photo by John Moeses Bauan on Unsplash [Note to subscribers: While I am on a brief vacation, I am reposting a past column. Don’t worry: the summer rerun season at The EndGame is short.] The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. My mother-in-law is […]
Photo by Sander Sammy on Unsplash [Note to subscribers: While I take a brief vacation, I am reposting a column from the past. Don’t worry: the summer rerun season at The EndGame is short.] The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. […]
No. 32/ May 24, 2023 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Grandma, Can You Get Me Out of This Mexican Jail? When you get a telephone call for help from a family member, and you clearly recognize their voice, do […]
Photo by Sammie Chaffin on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. In the summer before my senior year of college, I had the inspired idea to become a syndicated columnist. By that point in my academic career I had compiled enough credits […]
Photo by De an Sun on Unsplash I have avoided writing on this topic for months because this publication is about the positive aspects of aging. There is little positive to say about the cost of our final days. While this is not a new problem, it is a problem that is getting worse by the day. The […]
No. 31/ May 10, 2023 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Streets of Paris are First Battlefield in War on Social Welfare French President Emanuel Macron’s actions to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 sent angry citizens to […]
Photo by Getty Images Ageism has been called the last socially acceptable prejudice. While most people think twice before mouthing statements that might be considered racist, sexist, or homophobic, no such taboo stops people from uttering words that are offensive, demeaning, or dismissive of old (or young) people. The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To […]
Photo by Isaac Quesada on Unsplash I have been a grandfather for more than ten years and I still don’t know what I’m doing. If there is a how-to manual on how to be a grandfather, it must still be at the printer because I haven’t seen it. And I’ve looked. The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To […]
