Growing Bolder Community

This is REAL and thousands of grandparents are being scammed every year. Please visit this link for the details. Briefly, con artists are calling into elderly people at home and saying, “Grandma this is your favorite grandson.” The elderly person on the other end will volunteer a name, “Gary is that you?” “Yes”, the con artist will say. By the end of the conversation the con...

MY BIRTHDAY My birthday was last Friday. It marked the end of a particularly challenging year. So as not to dwell on the negatives, I’ll simply mention them. My mother was placed in a nursing home. As Alzheimer’s picks away at her mind and cripples her body it was no longer possible to care for her in her own home. Her end is near and the waiting seems endless. My twenty-year non-profit...

As a member of the Growing Bolder team, we're always on the lookout for examples of ageism. Many people call it the final great "ism" that this country needs to tackle. Usually the type of things we come across involve jobs dumping highly experienced people (read: more expensive employees) in favor of younger, cheaper workers. I, like my colleagues, am always angered by this because I know as a...

Moviéndonos más allá de las presiones & problemas de la Vida.Una guía de recuperación sobre...

As a member of the Growing Bolder team, we're always on the lookout for examples of ageism. Many people call it the final great "ism" that this country needs to tackle. Usually the type of things we come across involve jobs dumping highly experienced people (read: more expensive employees) in favor of younger, cheaper workers. I, like my colleagues, am always angered by this because I know as a...