New Year, New agebuzz Guest Blogger: Meet Susanna Barton, Writer And Founder Of Grand Plans
January 3, 2024
We’re excited to announce that Susanna Barton, a writer and Founder of the website Grand Plans, is our newest Guest Blogger. Susanna will address themes of caregiving, helping aged loved ones, and encouraging critical conversations about the senior experience. She has been a professional writer covering business, community, and senior…
The Fine Print: New Books To Recommend This Fall
September 13, 2023
If you’re exhausted from this summer’s heat and fantasizing about curling up on the couch with a blanket and a good book this fall, we’ve got some great new suggestions for you. We’re now in the season of fall book recommendations from a variety of sources, as the most exciting…
When It’s Serious: A Powerhouse Patient’s Roadmap For The Journey By Julie Buyon
November 18, 2020
By agebuzz Contributing Editor Julie Buyon BOOM! A few words from your doctor can make it feel like your world is imploding. Suddenly, the path you’ve been on has a big detour or may change altogether. Learning that you have a serious illness can feel like suddenly waking…
Been There, Done That: Eight Decades And Counting By Alice Herb: Anxiety – A Perpetual State of Mind Now?
October 13, 2020
Anxiety – A Perpetual State of Mind Now? By Alice Herb This past year has been exceptionally anxiety-provoking for me. Two of my closest family members had serious medical issues that seemed to go on interminably. But now those worries have subsided- and yet I realize that I am…
Been There, Done That: Eight Decades And Counting By Alice Herb: Will This Never End? Maybe We Can Turn To Something New
September 30, 2020
Will This Never End? Maybe We Can Turn To Something New By Alice Herb I’ve been silent on my blog for many weeks now. Words fail me. Not because I’ve lost them (though I search for a lot of them and usually find them.) Rather, there is little left…
When Less Is More: Why Less Treatment, Or Even No Treatment, May Be The Right Choice For You By Julie Buyon
September 9, 2020
by agebuzz Contributing Editor Julie Buyon The first question I asked my doctor following my third cancer diagnosis was, “What will happen if we do nothing?” After the doctor picked his jaw up from the floor, his answer was, “Well, I’m not really sure.” We then discussed what my treatment options were…