Feature stories

  • I Gave My Marriage a Second Chance

    When walking away could’ve been easier.

    By Carole Olsen

  • WE CAN ENJOY AN EXCITING NEW LIFE IN OLD AGE

    It’s all about imaging a positive view of aging.

    By Gary Buzzard

  • My Silent Heart Attack

    When death whispers.

    By J. Avery Stewart


  • Life After 60: The Joy We Never Saw Coming

    How our brains adapt to life’s curveballs

    Philippa Richards, BBS, DMS

  • Physical Therapy as a Path to Longevity

    A few sessions helps me get rid of aches and pains

    Nancy Peckenham

  • My Sister-in-Law Has Taken a Vow Not to Remarry if Her Husband Dies First

    A new generation of widows is looking for new adventures, not new partners

    McKenna Meyers

  • What's Too Old?

    My outlook on the future as I turn 90 by Katharine Esty, PhD

    As I turned 90 this summer, I saw the world anew. Not exactly through rose-colored glasses, but rather with a fresh awareness that I am very old now. I am changing in surprising ways, especially as I contemplate my future.

  • Teaching Technology to an Older Person

    My journey in helping an old friend enter the new millennium by John Egelkrout

    When I agreed to help my friend Emma assess the technology she had in her home and make recommendations, I had no idea what I was getting myself into.

  • When the Foundation Cracks

    Boomers need more than Krazy glue to keep it together by Annelie H. Pelaez

    Last summer I went to visit family and friends in Norway. One morning, staying at my sister’s house, she was running out of eggs. She invited me to walk with her to a farm and buy more.