In the Age Boom Academy today we also learned that older people (50 and above) suffer less depression, mental illness and substance abuse compared with younger folks. And they engage in less destructive behavior. "That's why there aren't a lot of 55-year-old gang members," said…
Age Boom Academy: Saturday's fascinating lesson. Karl Pillemer, director of the Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging, has interviewed hundreds of older people at the end of their lives and he said one of the biggest regrets at the end is a family rift.…
Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.
