While older adults are often apprehensive about returning to school, the concern is typically unfounded. Do you imagine yourself the oldest in the class? If this is the case, could it be something to be proud of, instead of concerned about?
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The other day, while scrolling down the list of Apple News top stories on my iPhone, I nearly threw my phone in the garbage can. In my 71 years, I can’t remember reading so many horribly negative, depressing headlines in one small space.
As a recent graduate of University of Utah’s Gerontology Interdisciplinary Program, I recently completed my master’s project. I had hoped to find a way to cover what to expect with dementia and how to plan for future care in a way that would make it more accessible to people facing one of the greatest challenges that life can offer.
On the calendar, it says July 4th is Independence Day. To me, every day is a day to celebrate our independence and freedom.
Age 95 years and 224 days, to be exact. That’s the age of legendary Utah ski instructor Junior Bounous on April 5 when he entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest heli-skier. He did it via a Powderbird Helicopter atop 11, 489-foot American Fork Twin Peaks, the highest point on the Little Cottonwood Canyon Ridge.