December 16, 2021December 16, 2021Myth Busters Myth: 50% of Americans Over Sixty Have Some Kind of Dementia Recently, I had dinner with a very intelligent, older woman who told […]
November 5, 2021November 5, 2021Myth Busters Our Intelligence Peaks at Age Thirty While the statement is accurate, as my grandmother always said, the devil’s […]
August 19, 2021August 19, 2021Myth Busters Doctors Treat People of All Ages, Equally Warning: Please read this myth without holding a liquid in your hand […]
July 31, 2021July 31, 2021Myth Busters Older People Need Less Sleep I find this myth baffling. Yet, evidence points to a widespread belief […]
May 20, 2021May 20, 2021Myth Busters Older Adults Grow Frailer As They Age, Making Exercise Dangerous I knew this myth about us older folks existed, but it surprised […]
April 25, 2021May 13, 2021Myth Busters Myth: Older Adults Don’t Remember Anything Older Adults Don’t Remember Anything Many younger people, even some middle-aged folks […]
March 18, 2021May 13, 2021Myth Busters Myth: Only Old People Are Aging “Only old people are aging.” I want you to think about this […]
February 3, 2021May 13, 2021Myth Busters Myth: Older People Need To Be Spoken To Slower And More Simply WELL…NOW…LET’S…LOOK…AT…THIS…STEREOTYPE. Sadly, a term even exists for the adoption of slower and […]
January 9, 2021May 13, 2021Myth Busters Myth: Old People Should Just Get Used To Being Old I find this one of the most confounding ideas of ageism I […]
December 19, 2020May 2, 2021Myth Busters Myth: Fine Craftsmanship Is Only for The Young As I read an article about quilting artists in my Craft Magazine, […]