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Oct 31, 2018

Nursing is a tough career choice. No doubt. But how much can you expect anyone to do? I talk today with another nurse. Three years into her career. We talk about what it's like to be a nurse. And how nurse burnout can affect YOU.

We also discuss Question one, on the Massachusetts ballot for the November 6, 2018...


Oct 24, 2018

What do you want the end of your life to look like? If you haven't considered this, and talked about your wishes with your loved ones, you should. If you don't, you risk ending up on the "end of life conveyor belt". A situation that occurs when your family members can't agree about what you would want when you...


Oct 17, 2018

How do you become a part of a community when you don't even know that community exists? When your friends aren't going through this experience at the same time you are, it's easy to feel alone. Elizabeth Miller started on her caregiver journey doing what many do...Googling. She first came across the term sandwich...


Oct 10, 2018

AARP's livable communities program has one goal. To help communities work better and become great places to live for everyone. What makes a community "livable" varies by location, but some of the attributes on the list are access to transportation and  public spaces, a range of housing options, and...


Oct 3, 2018

Modernizing and  medicalizing death is something our culture has become very good at. And there are both positives and negatives associated with this. Michael Hebb's life experience with death, at an early age,  set him on a path that most of us don't encounter until much later in life. What were devastating life...