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Jill Smolowe

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Jill Smolowe is the author of "Four Funerals and a Wedding: Resilience in a Time of Grief." To learn more about her book and her grief and divorce coaching, visit jillsmolowe.com.

Two side-by-side photos of a brother and sister. Next Avenue

A Good Goodbye

My last communications with my brother were loving. It could have been different.
March 13, 2023
A couple looking at their medical test results on their online medical portal. Next Avenue

The Perils of Medical Portals

What can happen when you have too many results and too little information
November 22, 2022
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Memories of My Great-Grandmother

A half-century later, one careless moment (mine) still haunts
September 8, 2022
An older adult woman sitting at home. Next Avenue,

The Novel Way Two Older Women Face Aging

Alice Elliott Dark talks about her new novel 'Fellowship Point' and characters who are 'in control of themselves and active'
June 27, 2022
An older woman waiting at a bus stop during the COVID-19 pandemic. Next Avenue, covid impacts, competence, confidence

COVID Has Made Me Question My Competence

Our health and happiness weren’t enough. Now, things no longer seem simple or obvious.
March 23, 2022
Author Amy Bloom sitting at home in a chair. Next Avenue, In Love Memoir of Love and Loss

Losing Her Husband Twice to Alzheimer's Disease

Author Amy Bloom's new memoir, 'In Love,' tells the story she and her husband wanted to share about his end-of-life decision
March 18, 2022
An older woman writing in her calendar so that she doesn't forget. Next Avenue, short term memory, forgetting, forgetfulness

If Memory Serves, Forgetting Isn't Unusual

Short-term memory can sometimes be in disarray (who is that actor?) causing worry to creep in
March 7, 2022
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The Perils of Downsizing

Be careful you don't discard something you can't live without — like books
December 28, 2021
An apple pie sitting on a plate next to fresh apples for a small family thanksgiving gathering. Next Avenue

Our Thanksgiving Celebration Is Smaller – And That’s Just Fine

COVID-19 forced us to make changes and the outcome is actually welcome
November 22, 2021
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A Time of COVID-19 Confusion: To Attend the U.S. Open or Not?

An enticing invitation from a friend turned into a source for concern, and ultimately resigned disappointment
September 2, 2021
A mother Robin feeding two babies. Next Avenue, Birds

A Nest of Robins: Watching and Waiting

The nest provides a lesson in the value of patience, and the chance to capture the perfect photo
July 26, 2021
A group of friends wearing face masks, saying cheers. Social life, social encounters, pandemic, Next Avenue

Wading Back Into A Social Life

As “normal” interaction resumes, what will delight us? What will we miss?
May 20, 2021
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