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Astronaut Abby – Inspiring Others to Dream Big

Posted on 04/23/2013 by | Volunteering | Comments

Volunteering | Your LifeThis is a guest post by Abigail Harrison. Otherwise known as Astronaut Abby, Abby  is a 15-year-old high school STEM student and aspiring astronaut whose ultimate goal is to be the first astronaut to Mars in 2030.   It’s amazing how one meeting, one interaction, one event can change our lives. This has been the case for me as I have ventured out to make my dream of becoming the first astronaut to Mars a reality. I may only be 15-years-old, …

Don’t Call Me Ma’am

Posted on 04/23/2013 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Your LifeA native Bostonian who loves to spend time with her husband and three adult children, Ronna is a former lawyer who also enjoys sailing, cooking, running, and biking.   I was having lunch with a friend a few weeks ago at a small cafe. It was a cold late winter day, and when the waiter brought over the big bowl of vegetarian chili I had ordered with a pile of cheese on top, I started to salivate.   The food, the …

Know the Best Ways to Protect Your Money? Find Out at Money Smart Week

Posted on 04/22/2013 by | All the news that matters for Illinoisans over 50. | Comments

Your LifeLooking to boost your financial know-how?  Join AARP Illinois and more than 40 area organizations hosting free, educational events throughout the Chicago area and across the state during the 2013 Money Smart Week  (April 20-27). AARP Illinois members are invited to join volunteer Nathan Fuchs, a former trial attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission and an Assistant District Attorney in New York in the senior fraud prevention unit, along with experts from the National Futures Association, the Commodity Futures Trading …

News Flash: Multiple Chronic Conditions Are a Common Event

Posted on 04/19/2013 by | Caregiving | Comments

Caregiving | Home & Family | Personal Health | Your Life  Medical researchers are beginning to recognize what anyone who’s cared for an older loved one learns in the first or second doctor’s appointment: older folks often deal with multiple chronic conditions.  This can make medical care very complicated. This news flash has been deduced by scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after analyzing data from the first large-scale survey of residential care facilities — think assisted living centers and board-and-care homes that serve individuals …

7 Essentials for Living Your Best Life After 50

Posted on 04/17/2013 by | Best of Everything After 50 | Comments

Personal Health | Your LifeWe’re all aging. And this much I’ve figured out: the challenge isn’t how to stop it, it’s how to do it. When I turned 50 a few years ago, it became unnervingly clear that changes had to be made. Post-menopausal pounds were creeping on, my blood pressure and cholesterol levels were rising, I wasn’t moving my body enough and as a result, my energy was waning. All of this was making me feel invisible, old and ready to give up …

50+ Mommy Chronicles: Our Beginning

Posted on 04/16/2013 by | Vice President, Media Operations Support | Comments

Your LifeFor as long as I could remember my heart’s desire was to have a child and be a mother. Single and now 52, my 10-year-old daughter and I are a forever family. The decision to adopt an older child from foster care did not scare me. OK that is not quite accurate. Anyone who has attended training to foster/adopt knows the kind of information shared on what a prospective parent might experience. When a child is no longer with his …

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