Bring Photo ID When You Go to the Polls
©Istockphoto.com/spxChrome Mississippi voters age 45 and older have been a powerful voice in recent elections and could repeat the performance on Nov. 4—but only if they remember to bring proper...
View ArticleOther Dementias: Some Reversible!
(This story is by Margie Culbertson, an AARP Mississippi volunteer and freelance writer. Her photo is on the left.) Dementias The simple definition of the term “Dementia” is when a person experiences...
View ArticleCome Experience Life@50+ in Miami!
Join us May 14-16, 2015 in sunny Miami, Florida for AARP’s annual event & expo, Life@50+. With sessions featuring today’s most interesting thinkers and experts in Health & Wellness, Money...
View ArticleMaking Clarksdale Safer, More Livable
istockphoto ©alptraum Clarksdale, a small city in the Mississippi Delta, is said to be the birthplace of the blues. Lately though, Clarksdale residents have experienced a different kind of blues,...
View ArticleAARP Mississippi Observes November As National Family Caregiver Month
November is National Family Caregiver Month, and AARP Mississippi will highlight the need to support caregivers and those for whom they care. More than 800,000 Mississippians perform a great labor...
View ArticleCaregiver Balances Family, Career While Caring For Three Family Members Over...
By Ronda Gooden (Photo: Judy Raymond (left) is pictured with her husband (third from left); mother-in-law (seated); three children; daugther-in-law; and four of her grandchildren.) Many women find...
View ArticleManaging the Holidays for Seniors
(This story is by Margie Culbertson, an AARP Mississippi volunteer and freelance writer. Her photo is on the left.) Gathering with loved ones and sharing in the holiday spirit are things we look...
View ArticleBoosting Support for Family Caregivers
Caregiving Ad Council AARP Mississippi is urging lawmakers to move ahead with programs and policies to lighten the load for Mississippians caring for vulnerable family members. In 2014, the legislature...
View ArticleThe Power of Gratitude
(This story is by Margie Culbertson, an AARP Mississippi volunteer and freelance writer. Her photo is on the left.) Here it is, time to make our New Year’s Resolutions. What would I promise myself I’d...
View ArticleMississippi’s Generation X Turns 50!
About AARP | Advocacy | Events | Health & Wellbeing | Home & Family | Local Resources | Mississippi | Money & Work | Press | Volunteering The year 2015 is the year Generation X turns 50....
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