I wrote an article for the October Active Aging publication about Seniors and Social Networking.  The statistics are surprising, the largest growth group for Facebook use is age 55-65.  And currently the oldest blogger is 104 and living in Great Britain. Her predecessors were 109 and 108 but passed away in January and last summer respectively.   I had the pleasure of interviewing several seniors who are active on Facebook, Twitter and avid bloggers.  There’s a lot to be learned on the web, not the least of which is meeting new and interesting people.

In the October edition of Womens Focus I had the privelege of interviewing Besty Redler a 3-year cancer survivor who had a posse of friends that supported her during her battle.  She and her posse are an inspiration.  It’s the little things that matter, a card, a note, a flower, a meal – just letting someone who is ill know they are being thought of make all the difference.  And when a mother finds herself scolding her child for leaving a mess, well, you know she’s getting better and that’s a good thing.

Look for both publications October 1st.

BD