Hindsight Bias and Guilt In the article “Do You Feel Guilty All the Time?” on Welldoing.org, Jasminka Letzas discusses hindsight bias and guilt.

Survivor Guilt AARP offers suggestions for dealing with survivor guilt.

Funerals and Celebrations of Life The American Association of Retired Persons offers a useful guide to funerals and celebrations of life.

Strategies for Surviving Grief Time heals, and other survival strategies are described here by the National Council on Aging.

Grief and Gratitude In “Holding Grief and Gratitude” on Grateful Living, author Alex Elle considers gratitude in the face of loss.

Pets and Dementia The Ridge Senior Living offers some considerations for how pets can help someone with dementia.

Euthanasia and Pets Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine gives a detailed explanation of euthanasia for pets: https://www.vet.cornell.edu/facts-about-euthanasia-small-animals.

Grief and Losing a Pet The Humane Society of the United States provides some tips for coping with the grief of losing a pet.

Having a Say in Your Own Healthcare with Dementia The Institute for Healthcare Improvement offers tips for caregivers to help a loved one with dementia have a say in their own healthcare.

The National Alliace for Care At Home provides a wealth of information about end-of-life support, including palliative care and hospice.

Caring for Someone During Serious Illness Caring Info provides information to patients and their family members during serious illness.

End of Life Companions Information on end-of-life doulas can be found via the International End-of-Life Doula Association.

Diagnosing Dementia The Alzheimer’s Association explains diagnosing Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s Disease NIH provides more information on blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease.

Caring for Yourself as you Age Better Health While Aging is a great resource for tips on caring for yourself as you age.

Learning more about brain MRIs in older people and why abnormalities are common

Aging in Place AARP has resources on adaptations to homes to help with aging in place: https.

Decluttering  A lovely and funny book on decluttering as we age is Margareta Magnusson’s The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning.

Why Volunteer? Malka Young’s article “Healing Hearts and Helping Hands” from JFS Elder Care Solutions gives reasons to volunteer as we grieve.

National Organization to Age in Place The national Village to Village Network website is a fabulous resource for learning more about aging in place.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Organization The Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Home in Place website also provides helpful details.

Deciding about Life-Sustaining Treatments In “Why I Hope to Die at 75,” Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel goes into detail on life-sustaining treatments after seventy-five years of age.

Life Span vs Health Span Take a look at this thought-provoking discussion on life expectancy versus health expectancy from the Journal of global Health.

Preventing Cognitive Decline with Lifestyle The Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER) is the first randomized controlled trial showing that it is possible to prevent cognitive decline using a multidomain lifestyle intervention among older at-risk individuals.

Reversing Cognitive Decline with Lifestyle Another research study, published in Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy, showcases the effects of lifestyle changes on early Alzheimer’s.

A Book About the Research on Alzheimer’s and Treatment For an excellent read, check out Jason Karlawish, The Problem of Alzheimer’s (St. Martin’s Press, 2021).

Preventing Cognitive Decline Alzheimer’s Foundation of America offers suggestions on preventing neurocognitive decline.

What to Eat The University of Vermont Health Network has some good suggestions for what to eat to increase healthy lifespan.

The MIND Diet If you’re interested in learning more about the MIND diet, WebMD has some good information.