by Barry Phegan | Aug 28, 2019 | Aging, Living Life
From several articles in The Boston Globe. 1. Exercise regularly Minimum of 45 minutes of aerobic exercise, three to four times a week, will keep your heart young while improving your figure, mood, and brainpower. If you have a step counter on your cell phone,...
by Barry Phegan | Aug 21, 2019 | Aging, Living Life
For some time I’ve collected random ideas on aging from articles, books, and conversations. I thought Post-it notes would be easier to sort. Turned out it’s easier with Word. Here’s the grab-bag. Let Go Time to let go and not care: what...
by Barry Phegan | Aug 7, 2019 | Aging, Living Life
At 12:38 pm on a sunny Sunday earlier this year, my Tide Chart showed the tide at -0.3 feet, low enough for tide-pooling. I spend most Sundays with my California grandson, walking, playing card games, tennis, bicycling, or just hanging out. That Sunday we hung...
by Barry Phegan | Jul 30, 2019 | Aging
Dying well takes planning. If you don’t plan you may get what you don’t want. A Good Death In 2017 my closest and dearest friend died. He was 94. In his last 18 months, he had progressive dementia. For many years before that, we had both discussed dying and how...
by Barry Phegan | Jun 16, 2019 | Aging, Living Life
Bronnie Ware is an Australian nurse who spent several years caring for patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives. She recorded their dying epiphanies in a blog called Inspiration and Chai. This gathered so much attention, in 2009 she put her observations...
