60 Minutes segment recently focused on aid-in-dying
The following is a portion of a script from "Aid in Dying" which aired on CBS’s 60 Minutes March 13. Dr. Jon LaPook is the correspondent “Brittany Maynard was dying of brain cancer when she decided to drink a lethal prescription to end her life. She was just 29 years old. Her decision made her [...]
Former TV host and her husband write about their journey with Alzheimer’s disease
Dan Gasby and his celebrated wife B. Smith (known as Barbara to family and close friends) have always been partners — in love, in business, in life. As a former model turned lifestyle icon with cookbooks, restaurants, a line of home goods at Bed Bath & Beyond and host of her own TV show, Smith [...]
Alice Carter, oldest current Peace Corps volunteer
Alice Carter is not your typical 87-year-old. She doesn’t live in Florida, nor does she want to catch up on R&R. Instead, she has chosen a different path. You can find her in Morocco with the Peace Corps, where she has been for the past year, making her the Corps’ oldest current volunteer. Amy Knapp, with [...]
Kentucky AARP could use your help online
Older Kentuckians are increasingly plugging into social media, and AARP Kentucky wants to hear what they have to say. People on social media channels are busy chatting about caregiving, financial security, livable communities, Social Security, grandkids, pets and other things that matter to them. AARP KY is recruiting volunteers who use Facebook and/or Twitter to encourage [...]
A new voice – through poetry – for Alzheimer’s patients
For the families left to care for their loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease, it can be an isolating and frustrating experience. Molly Middleton Meyer lost both parents to Alzheimer’s and now her groundbreaking work is bringing hope, peace and happiness to Alzheimer’s patients and their families. “We can’t bring them back but we can go [...]