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Aging in Place: A Next Chapter Forum
Renee Shaw and a panel of experts and advocates discuss how to live independently as we age. They explore the options for home-based care, making a home safe and accessible, the costs of home-based care and when at-home living is no longer safe or comfortable. Funded in part by the KET Endowment for Kentucky Productions.

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His Mother’s ‘Combat Buddy’ Gave Luis Alberto Urrea the Key to His New Novel
Luis Urrea’s friendship with his mother’s friend brought his mother’s life into sharper focus for him. He began to understand who she’d been before the trauma of her wartime experiences.

Kentucky Health: Small Steps in Everyday Life, Big Impact on Health
Host Wayne Tuckson, MD, and Kentucky Medical Association President Evelyn Montgomery Jones, MD, discuss her goals as KMA leader and an initiative that educates patients about small steps to take in their everyday lives that make a positive impact on health.

Investing in Friendships Can Help Us Age Well
Why is it hard to make friends as an adult? Studies show that good friends are crucial to our happiness and well-being. And yet, friendlessness in the United States has quadrupled since 1990.

How to Prevent Being Estranged from a Friend
Family estrangement is upsetting, but friend estrangement can be just as or even more distressing than family estrangement, especially as we get older.

Hit a Roadblock in Researching Your Roots?
Searching for your roots to answer the ultimate questions about identity is a popular hobby. But it’s easy to get stuck and discouraged in your search. These tips can be helpful.

Life After My Heart Attack
At 62, after working to make healthier choices, I had a heart attack. Here are the lessons that I’m now carrying with me.

Kentucky Health: The Importance of Preventive Cardiology
Dr. Tuckson speaks with cardiologist Dr. Henry Sadlo from UofL Health about risk factors for heart disease, how heart disease affects health, and preventive steps patients can take to ensure cardiovascular fitness.

Reducing Risks of Alzheimer’s and Living Better with It
Alzheimer’s disease is the health condition Americans 60 or older are most afraid of getting. But dementia experts say research is increasingly demonstrating that there are ways to reduce that risk.

Start Your Own Grandparent-Grandchild Book Club
Grandparent-grandchild book clubs range from very informal to more structured, like those sponsored by libraries and bookstores. They have many similarities to book clubs generally but the benefits differ somewhat.

Painting Through the Pain
Contemporary artist Mark Collen understands the beauty of expressing pain through art. After he herniated a disk in his lower back, he suffered from serious nerve pain. He struggled to communicate to his doctor about his chronic pain.