This article originally appeared in A&U Magazine. For a handful of months now, I’ve been contemplating a decision that I know many long-term HIV survivors have contemplated before me. Letting go. That is, I have considered going off my medications—all of them—and...
Bringing Alzheimer’s Out of the Shadows
This article originally appeared in Aging Today, the bimonthly newspaper of the American Society on Aging. Stigma around Alzheimer's disease, the sixth-leading cause of death among Americans, is slowly eroding as the disease becomes more and more visible in our...
Differences in NYC’s Chinese Elders End-of-Life Care Preferences
By April Xu. This article originally appeared in the Sing Tao Daily. Scholars at Fordham University in New York presented their recent research on Chinese seniors’ perspectives about advance directives and end-of-life (EOL) preferences at the Gerontological Society of...
Ocean Le: Giving back to the older adults who have impacted my life
Please kindly allow me to introduce myself as Ocean Le, an aspiring health professional with the goal to improve the lives of older adults and their families. My interest in the field is embedded in the rich foundation of knowledge that has not been fully understood...
SAGE Alaska Has Made Its Mark on the LGBT Movement
by Aspen Christian. This article originally appeared in SAGEMatters, Fall 2018. Over the past year, Alaska has emerged as a leader in the national fight against concerted, continuous attacks on the LGBT community, particularly those who are transgender. In April,...
Christmas at the Covingtons
by Peter White. This article originally appeared in The Tennessee Tribune. Rose and George Covington live in a 4-bedroom, two-bath brick house on Meridian St. in East Nashville. They are still doing what they started doing 45 years ago: raising children. Their own...