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DON SPENCER Genteel and soft-spoken, 93-year old Don Spencer is still on the lookout for new things he wants to do. “When I find new opportunities,” he explains, “I’m willing to try them. And with most things I’ve tried, I’ve had the feeling that if I really make an effort, I can do it.” Among his undertakings has been a lifetime of civil rights activism in which, when...

JUNE EDWARDS Agrarian – Samaritan -- Nonagenarian Ninety-one years ago in rural South Dakota, a buoyant baby girl was born in a log cabin to a pioneering farming family. With a balanced sense of adventure and doggedness, June Slocum Edwards has engendered a long and fruitful life, although she insists that her fate has “simply unfurled.” Twenty-four years after leaving the city...

When you’re over the age of 65, a little fall can do more damage than most people realize. In fact, falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospital admissions among this age group. However, an injury is only one of the many possible consequences arising from a fall. Let’s start by looking at a few facts from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Falls are the...

I just found the "Time Goes By" site a few days ago. It is written by and for bloggers over 50....

ALICE HORNBAKER “Life After 50” column ON AIR wmkvfm.org and WMKVFM. 89.3 FM/Cincinnati 3-26-12 Hello again. This is Alice Hornbaker for wmkv 89.3 fm and wmkvfm.org streaming around the world in the Internet Mondays and Thursdays at 2:20 p.m. and Fridays at 8:50 a.m. and as a blog on growingbolder.com under blogs/life after 50/ajhornbaker and on Twitter, Facebook and...

I changed the name of my S.O.S blog to The Elder Generation. This is the first paragraph of the...

Growing Bolder Article Misconceptions About AgingPosted May 20, 2008, 12:50 pm Growing Bolder asks leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.Our question is: What Common Misconception About Aging Do You Wish You Could Dispel? Pat PacielloThe biggest misconception about aging is that you must give up your youthful...