There’s a Chinese proverb that says: “A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold.” I wonder how many believe that. Not that I have illusions of being a treasure, or even becoming one. But it would be nice, wouldn’t it? To be held in high regard is among life’s loftiest aspirations, right alongside the fervent desire to be respected, loved and, yes, needed.
Promoting a close relationship between children and grandparents could be one way of preventing ageism.
Over the last couple of weeks, in conversation with close friends and contemporaries, two “D” words kept surfacing: depression and dementia.
Heroes don't always wear capes. Sometimes, they wear navy skirt suits and chic floral scarves.
TOKYO — Fitness club Tipness in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, was crowded with seniors one afternoon this month. “[Coming here] helps to...
WHEN did I slip from matron to elderly? It seems like only yesterday that cousin Ninit and I were playing...
Honorifics were widely debated on social media last week, focused on an old talk-show clip of the late Maya Angelou sharply chiding a young woman for addressing her as Maya rather than Miss Angelou.
DEFY youth and feel good about it. That’s what COSE or the Coalition of Services for the Elderly has been...
The number of elderly South Korean women who have contracted sexually transmitted diseases (STD) increased significantly from 2010 to 2014 as life expectancy rises, a report showed on Tuesday.
Filipinos and other Asians like to scoff at the western countries’ nursing homes for the aged, describing them as examples...
