by Ashlyn Byrd | Sep 17, 2018 | Aging Resources
Have you ever considered writing down the events in your life to document them? It could be a funny story to tell your children and grandchildren one day, document life lessons, tell about important events in your life, or to express the gratitude of the blessings you...
by Mandy Scudder | Aug 21, 2018 | Aging Resources
Intergenerational Ministry By Dr. Charlie Pruett Having taught Aging Studies for over 25 years has given me some discovery. Over and over during those years university students told me their favorite assignment was the requirement to spend time interviewing a person...
by Suzanne Macaluso | Aug 20, 2018 | Aging Resources
Getting older can be difficult – joints get stiff and the memory may become foggy. What is often not thought of as we watch our grandkids play and enjoy a nice walk are the toxins that we are constantly coming into contact with, such as asbestos. The toxin is a...
by Suzanne Macaluso | Aug 15, 2018 | Aging Resources
It’s coming soon! National Senior Citizens Day is August 21st, what will you do to celebrate? Here at the PGC, we will be posting a series of articles from across the interdisciplinary spectrum that will help educate, inform, and celebrate seniors! If you have...
by Helen Teague | Sep 7, 2016 | Aging Resources
Gerontology refers to the study of the cognitive, biological, social, and psychological aspects of growing older and aging. The term geriatrics sometimes is used in place of the word, Gerontology but the two words have different definitions. Geriatrics is the branch...
by Helen Teague | Dec 4, 2015 | Aging Resources
Russia’s Angela Vorobeva recently became the oldest female to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania at the age of 86 years. In her lifetime, Angela witnessed and survived of the notorious siege of Leningrad in 1944, during World War II. Though she lived a life of...
