Three areas that are gaining attention in the area of estate planning.

I’m filing this one under: AGING SUCKS. And, it does the WEIRDEST things to your body. Case in point: I’ve been a size 7 shoe for almost my entire life – certainly ever since my foot stopped growing around the age of sixteen. If you don’t believe me, you can ask my bestie – a [...]

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Dealing with an aging parent isn’t just emotionally difficult: it also involves a confusing array of services, from in-home care to nursing homes.

I’m alive – and I have the birthday to prove it! And I am not just alive – I am really living.I don’t have a favourite age — I have enjoyed each and every one, and usually the age that I am living becomes my favourite. Now that doesn’t mean I enjoy fi…

I’m hungry! It looks way more wholesome than it is I assure you. Okay it’s not that bad I don’t want to be putting ideas in your head either I just mean those SO are not cups of tea. We had a fabulous birthday brunch yesterday at School in Liberty Village. Thank you Courtney and [...]

What would the seniors edition of Call of Duty look like?

By Tom Blackwell Louise Levy attends regular Tai-chi classes, retired three years ago from her secretarial job and says she would still be driving today if her car had not “conked out before I did.” None of which would be particularly unusual, except Mrs. Levy is 101 years old. “My mind is still clear and [...]

Winter is tough on skin. Even my kids with their pliable skin are complaining about dryness, scratchiness and static. It kind of wreaks havoc on my old less young epidermis. It used to be that I’d pass on the pitches…

I have new next-door-neighbours again. In the five years I’ve been here, I’ve had five different sets of people living on the other side of my east wall. The most exciting set was the 23-year-old couple with the five kids (six, now). The last set was several young men who liked to party. Two of [...]

Canada’s population, we are frequently told, is rapidly aging. The big baby boomer cohort is headed out of the workforce, meaning that we face a future of very slow labour force growth and even possible shortages of workers. CIBC Economics has just gon…

Lately, Jane Fonda is everywhere on my pop culture radar. She posts frequently on Twitter and on her blog. These posts have focused on exercising and well-being, not surprising themes given Fonda’s past. Fonda recently posted a TED talk.read …

Eyelids droop, fatigue sets in yet I am compelled to write.My new fleece PJ’s are conspiring with my power surges and wreaking havoc … These days the power surges are coming fast and furious sometimes with only 15 minutes respite between. T…

When I was a young person I thought 75 was the age of an old person. This morning I realize how ridiculous I was in my youthful judgement. The physical body maybe could use a tune  up. I am slower crossing the street, take longer in the bathroom, …

I didn’t want to become someone who whines about growing older and bemoans the horrors of menopause. I’ve accepted the fact that changes are inevitable and chosen to embrace each and every affliction with grace and dignity. But can I tell you “oh what …

I grow old, I grow old, I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach? I shall wear white flannel trousers and walk upon the beach, and hear the mermaids singing each to each … T S Eliot Meh…

Josh Visser, CTVNews.ca Approximately 10 per cent of the one million Canadians who fought in the Second World War are alive today, and according to Veterans Affairs Canada, they’re dying at a rate of about 50 every day. Factor in their average age of 87 years old — which tops the average Canadian’s life expectancy [...]

At home with Claude: Claude Lord at times gets emotional, especially when thinks back to his brief military career in Montreal. Lord, a Canadian military veteran, lives in a shipping container in a poor neighbourhood of Montreal. By Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press MONTREAL – He steps over piles of trash, past the dog wolfing [...]

You turned 99 today; a milestone of monumental proportion. We thought you wouldn’t understand or remember, but when your daughter showed up bearing joy and birthday greetings, you spoke up loud and clear, “My birthday is in October”. And you were right…

You turned 99 today; a milestone of monumental proportion. We thought you wouldn’t understand or remember, but when your daughter showed up bearing joy and birthday greetings, you spoke up loud and clear, “My birthday is in October”. And you were right…