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Is Dementia Inevitable?

Is Dementia Inevitable?

Aging is inevitable, but are we all going to end up with dementia? No, I hope not. There is a misunderstanding that dementia is part of the normal aging process. What would it be like for you to know that it’s not, and there are things you can do to prevent yourself...

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Stories of Hope

Stories of Hope

Reflection: With extra time on my hands this past week, I came across an old favorite on my book shelf—“The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Have you read this charming, philosophical story about a little boy who travels to earth from the heavens (Asteroid...

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We’re not in Kansas anymore

We’re not in Kansas anymore

The unimaginable has happened. The world has shutdown in response to a virus that is virulent and potentially deadly. For some of us whose worlds in the past have been turned upside down by personal disaster - a cancer experience, the sudden death of a friend - this...

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Five Tasks of Life

  Five Tasks of Life Dr. James Natter   Tombstone epitaphs, have you ever read them? They can be hauntingly insightful.   An old New England gravestone I read a few years ago went: "As you are now, I once was; as I am now, one day you shall be."  That stopped me in my...

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