Helen Dennis
Archive for December, 2013
Working After 50
I would like to share some thoughts as a result from participating in the AARP conference Work@50+ recently held at the Long Beach Convention Center. The attendance was exceptional – 1,000 people with at least three quarters of them looking for work. It’s one thing to read the unemployment figures to be well informed. It’s […]
Posted: December 19th, 2013 under Family, Financial, General, H.E.L.P., Q&A.
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Living a Self-Fulfilling Prophesy
Sometimes we become what we believe, particularly when it comes to aging. Studies have shown that older people who believe in negative stereotypes about aging tend to fulfill them. Dr. Walter Bortz, II, a noted Stanford geriatrician writes about aging as a self-fulfilling prophesy. As part of an initial assessment of his older patients, he […]
Posted: December 19th, 2013 under Care, Family, General, Q&A.
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