You’ve reached your golden years and some companies believe that you deserve a break! We’ve compiled a selection of discounts and deals – from groceries to travel – that you can receive, some starting at age 50! Discount card AARP aarp.org Discount membership program for ages 50 and older. Card holders can receive discounts on…
Odette Evans doesn’t let her age get in the way of her passion for life. At 80 years young, she has more energy than many people several decades younger. She works as a Realtor, lifts weights, takes Zumba and aerobics classes, entertains friends and family with home-cooked meals and travels internationally. Oh, and she looks…
SelectCare Services and the Senior Task Force of the Jewish Community Roundtable present Tucson’s first Information Fair for Jewish Seniors, Families & Friends, on Sunday, April 3, from 1-5 pm at Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging, 2221 N Rosemont Blvd., Tucson. The fair brings together a variety of Jewish resources pertaining to health and…
Courtesy of American Friends of Tel Aviv University Currently medical professionals have to conduct a long series of tests to assess a patient’s memory impairment and cognitive skills, functional abilities and behavioral changes to accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. They also have to use costly brain imagining scans and even, sometimes, invasive cerebral spinal fluid tests…
Sheila Groman dreams in color and, by the looks of it, the images that float around in her head are fantastical; filled with creativity, color and design. She turns her visions into works of fiber art, also known as quilts, and has been quilting since 1974. Art has always been an avenue for expression for…
Using this discovery, University of Haifa scientists will attempt to develop drugs delaying the onset of cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. By Viva Sarah Press A new study by University of Haifa scientists has identified activity of brain proteins associated with memory impairments in Alzheimer’s disease, and has also found that “repairing” this activity leads…
At age 94, Phoenix resident Gert Schuster, aka “Gert the Joke Lady,” is ready for prime time. Don’t let her soft-spoken and gentle persona fool you. This seasoned comedian and actress possesses a razor sharp wit, combined with the impeccable timing that made Borscht Belt comedians like Henny Youngman and Don Rickles legendary in the…
Stanley G. Feldman, 82, retired as an Arizona Supreme Court justice in 2002, but he hasn’t retired from the legal profession. “I still work more or less full time,” says Feldman, who in 2003 returned to Haralson, Miller, Pitt, Feldman & McAnally – the firm he helped found. The former Arizona Supreme Court justice represents…
You’ve heard no doubt, of the Energizer Bunny. Now meet Energizer Bernie, the 97-year-old who is living on his own in the house in northwest Phoenix, purchased in 1949 on the GI Bill, where he and his late wife raised their children; he is driving (and thriving!) and working in sales (albeit not full time)…
In response to the escalating number of seniors struggling to put food on the table, Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger has launched the second year of its Solutions to Senior Hunger in partnership with the Association of Jewish Family & Children’s Agencies. The initiative is designed to help low-income, food-insecure seniors get the nutrition…
