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    Creative Solutions When Walking is Difficult

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    Sitting on a walker called the 'Goat' aging

    When walking gets difficult it isn't necessary to give it up when there are so many creative - and fun - solutions!

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    Ardis Mayo
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    How to be a Comfort to Someone Who is Terminally Ill

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    Comforting someone who is terminally ill calls for learning to listen, to be present, to encourage a life review, and to be vulnerable.

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    Are there any benefits of aging?

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    two white haired aging ladies on a bench discussing the meaning and purpose of growing old, memory

    The benefits of aging can sometimes be best understood in the old vehicles we continue to drive, like the rusty Ford 150 with the odd-colored tailgate that has…

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    Dekker Gives Advice to People with Questions

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    Dekker, a service dog, gives advice to five people who look to him for words of wisdom as they struggle with life.

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