Baby Boomer Digest

CARE TO AN EDERLY FAMILY MEMBER

I attended a writing workshop on Saturday and three of the seven members had essays and/or chapters they intend on turning into a book about giving care to an elderly family member. Link

LONG TERM CARE

If you haven’t already, it is likely that you will one day find yourself caring for an aging, sick relative. Once upon a time, this kind of caregiving was done at home and indeed, when I was a child, many of my friends and playmates helped with that care. Link

DOVE'S IMAGE OF BOOMER WOMEN BANNED FROM THE AIR IN US

Excuse me…Victoria Secret models can strut and pole dance across our TV screens but Dove’s revolutionary ProAge commercial, a beautiful and sensitive portrayal of bodies of women 50+, is banned in the US?! Link

THE CAROUSEL OF TIME

It was hard to believe that yesterday was the first day of spring already, March 21st. Where has the time gone? That means I just finished the last winter of my 40s...well pretty darn close...since my birthday is the first week of January, I'll only have 2 weeks of winter as a 49er in 2007. link