Sep 16, 2020 | Older Workers, Real Aging
What do you picture when you think about people living with memory issues? For instance, think about the word “dementia”. Do you come up with a positive picture? One of our society’s common – but inaccurate – stories about aging is that it means becoming helpless,...
Aug 28, 2020 | Intergenerational conversations, Older Workers, Real Aging
Hartmut Spetzler came to the United States from Germany at 16 years old, knowing exactly one English phrase (a colorful phrase not to be repeated here). Now a retired geophysics professor, Hartmut is genial, funny, and understated. One wouldn’t immediately know all...
Aug 18, 2020 | Intergenerational conversations, Older Workers, Real Aging
Carolyn Love was born and raised in the heart of the Midwest: Gary, Indiana. A city rich in African American culture, it was a place to “love the skin you’re in” and support your neighbors as if they were family. “Gary was a town filled with people who were caring,...
Jun 25, 2020 | Ageism, Older Workers, Real Aging
Denver native Tamara Rhone says she was “predestined” to be a teacher. More of a calling than a career choice for her, she shared knowledge and mentored youth over 43 years, until retiring from Denver Public Schools in 2009. Yet even in retirement, she can’t stay out...
