The following is an article written by Helen Hootsmans, a FAWCO member who has returned to the US and is currently a FAUSA member, as well. With Helen's permission, it is being posted on the Transitions: Growing Older Committee webpage in an effort to inform other FAWCO members who have returned, or are planning to return, to the...

Wrinkles

Lines on the face, tattoos of aging.

Life is proved upon the body

Like needle jabs from a blind machine.

Taken from the May 21, 2008, page of the "Daily Tao," the short essay that follows the quote is food for thought. As we know, the older we get, the more we are conscious of aging. Looking...

Mental glitches are common, including literal paraphasia, or thinking of one word and typing another, such as "there" instead of "their," are common, as we all can attest. Even more common is the temporary inability to recall a well-known name or your best friend's phone number. There is a science behind these "senior moments," as they are commonly...

As announced on the International Federation on Ageing’s (IFA) website, “IFA’s 9th Global Conference on Ageing will take place in Montréal, Canada, from September 4 to 7, 2008.  The event is being hosted by a new NGO 'Ageing Design Montreal,' and will combine the IFA’s biannual flagship global conference on ageing with the international debut of our new exhibition series

Robert Frank, in an interview reported in The Wealth Report section of The Wall Street Journal, recently spoke with Peter White, a counselor for wealthy parents and privileged children for over two decades. In his interview, entitled "What else to leave heirs, besides riches," Mr. White's premise is that it is not enough to leave our heirs wealth.