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Living
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A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR YOUR GENERATION
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All Aboard!
Transportation Garden at the Arboretum
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Relief for Chronic Migraines May Come in the Form of Injections
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Is it Time to File Bankruptcy?
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Unearthing the Histories of Kentucky’s Black Families
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Fall Prevention Awareness Day
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TRAVEL: Summer Getaway to Wisconsin’s Door County
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GARDENING
Conquering Separation Anxiety in the Fall Garden
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CALENDAR
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CMS Issues Revised Guidance on Medicare
Part D for Hospice Patients
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SENIOR SERVICES DIRECTORY
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The Pros and Cons of Downsizing
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Headaches Can Change As You Age
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LATE-LIFE SUCCESS: Grandma Moses
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Local Agency Helps Refugees Pursue the ‘American Dream’
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Kentucky Senior Games Promote Health and Fitness for Persons
50+
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FOOD DUDE: Old-Fashioned Casseroles
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SENIOR CARE:
When Living Alone is No Longer an Option
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50 YEARS AGO
Warren Commission report delivered to president;
King awarded Nobel Peace Prize
VOL. 10 ISSUE 4
PERSON OF INTEREST: Teresa Isaac Has ‘Lots of Energy’
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WHO ARE THE CAREGIVERS?
WHO ARE THE CARE RECEIVERS?
FROM THE
EDITOR
+ is
Living Well 50 of
uct
a proud prod
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No longer being asked when I’m going to have
children.
Not really caring what people think.
I’m guilty of a lack of insecurity. Through my
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WRITERS
STAFF
Donald Hoffman
Angela S. Hoover
Frank Kourt
Jamie Lober
Abby Malik
Lisa M. Petsche
Jan Ross
Charles Sebastian
Doris Settles
Martha Evans Sparks
editor/staff writer
STAFF WRITERS:
GUEST WRITERS:
Tanya Tyler
John Brokamp
publisher
Janet Roy
director of creative services
Kim Blackburn
sales representative
John Hoffeld
sales representative
Dea Baker
sales representative
Sarah Wilder, Lexington Clinic
Kentucky Association of Hospice & Palliative Care
Tanya Tyler • [email protected]
Dear Friends,
A friend of mine posted a
question on Facebook: What’s
your favorite thing about being
a half century? (Or, as we like
to say it, Living Well 50 Plus.)
The replies were interesting:
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ENTERTAINMENT • HEALTH • BARGAINS • LIFESTYLE
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illness and hospital stays, I let a lot of stuff fall by
the wayside.
I’m loving my salt and pepper hair.
I made it this far.
When a young punk gets out of line I can tell
him, “I’m old enough to be your father – show
me some respect!”
Embracing spirituality and feeling okay about
saying no.
And someone else wrote: Being 50 beats the
alternative.
My reply? I don’t have to explain anything I do –
or don’t do – to anyone. I do what I want to do and I
really don’t need or seek anybody’s approval.
I’d be interested in hearing how you answer this
question. Email me! There’s still lots for us to do as
we’re Living Well 50 Plus. Go to it!
Live life like you mean it!
Tanya
P.S. Deep apologies for the glaring grammatical error in last
month’s article about Sam Dick. He is AN award-winning
broadcast journalist and a pretty nice guy to boot.