Primary Education Topic:
Aging in Community
Other Education Topics:
Business & Aging
Creativity and Lifelong Learning
Health & Wellness
Healthcare & Aging
Leadership in Aging
Mental Health & Aging
Multicultural Aging
Policy and Advocacy
Technology, Accessibility & Transportation
We talk much less about people who were doing fine until they weren’t, people who had career choices, good jobs and decent incomes, until the wheels came off in their late 40s, 50s or 60s.
By Elizabeth White
I know you, I know you,” he says, this man I have never seen before. “Aren’t you that woman who’s …” and his voice trails off. I can see he’s searching for just the right word. “Who’s broke,” I say, holding his gaze. His face lights up. “That’s it, that’s right,” he says,” heartily shaking my hand. “I saw you on TV.”