By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Welcome to the Aging in Community column’s special edition, part two. The special edition of the Aging in Community column consists of a two-part series in…
By Dr. Meredith Greene– Sam was 25 when he was given the news that he only had a year to live. Although he had heard about a mysterious new illness,…
By Daniel Redman– In 2020, as the COVID-19 lockdown began, a group of LGBT elder advocates and government officials began meeting to keep track of concerns and needs arising, share…
By Ames Simmons– “We’re not really a family anymore.” These were the last words spoken to me by my father, who at age 81 experienced rapidly advancing cognitive decline before…
By Rudy Lemcke– The other day I was talking to a friend about a song I had heard by the band Radiohead called “Glass Eyes.” The song ends with the…
By Shireen McSpadden– San Franciscans hold many opinions and stereotypes about people living on our streets. People I speak to are often surprised to learn that many of these individuals…
By Brendalynn R. Goodall, M.S.W.– My entire life has been centered around giving back and building community engagement. I identify as an out and proud 72-year-old Black lesbian who is…
By Senator Scott Wiener– When you’re a public official, occasionally an idea comes along that’s so obvious and so necessary that all you can do is stop and think, “How…
By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Welcome to the Aging in Community column’s first special edition, a two-part series in the month of May, to celebrate Older Americans Month. The articles and…
By Mark Leno– My dear friend Rabbi Camille Angel has been a trailblazer for many decades in many ways. Currently, she is the Rabbi in Residence at the University of…
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