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September 20, 2014
Aging Parents: Navigating the Journey™
Harvard Business School
Boston, MA
September 21-25, 2014
Health 2.0 Conference 2014
Santa Clara, CASeptember 23, 2014 Stanford Design Challenge/Aging 2.0San Francisco, CA October 10 & 11, 2014 Capturing GraceMill Valley Film Festival San Francisco, CA October 15, 2014 Cure Alzheimer's Fall SymposiumBoston, MA October 16, 2014 Wine, Women and Wall Street SeriesEaston, MA October 17, 2014 Hilarity for CharityHollywood, CA October 21, 2014 Alzheimer's Association Rita Hayworth GalaNew York, NY October 23-24, 2014 Partners Healthcare Connected Health SymposiumBoston, MA October 29, 2014 The Maturing Family: Navigating the Journey Successfully™ New Canaan, CT
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Like many of you, my personal life revolves around four things: delicious food (I married the cook), good wine, funny stories and cups of tea. As I resume traveling this month, connecting families and professionals, entrepreneurs and non-profit leaders, I am reminded of the simple joy of sharing our stories and our mission to improve the health and well-being of all. September is Healthy Aging month,so enjoy a glass of red wine and let's celebrate your good health. Here's some news from the Circle of Life network that may be of interest.
Keep in touch,
Janet
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Food for Thought
We all know the health benefits of good nutrition and many of us prefer to shop for produce at local farms or farmers' markets. If you're looking to add high quality, fresh produce to your family's diet, use Local Harvest to locate a farmer near you and try one of these healthy recipes that take less than 20 minutes to prepare.
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 Companies have started providing caregiving advice as a way to reach the customers who buy their products. Recently, friend Ping Hao and the non-profit Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) partnered with Clorox to help families better support their loved ones "When Care Comes Home." Learn more about the FCA here or follow @CaregiverAlly. |
 Conversation Starters Are you looking for an unusual gift for your friends, parents or grandparents? The rage among the older set at many assisted living/community centers is a card game called "My Gift of Grace." Designed to spark conversations about living and dying, the card deck includes 47 provocative questions such as "What is the last meal you want to eat and who would you like to join you?" A surprising icebreaker for the conversations no one wants to have. Order a deck here. |
 Calling Healthcare Entrepreneurs
What do you get when you mix the knowledge of medical leaders with the drive of entrepreneurs? Innovation. Harvard Medical School and Harvard Business School recently launched a challenge to entrepreneurs: Submit proven ideas to improve care, lower costs, and expand access and they'll award $150,000 in prizes to the finalists, provide access to national health care experts, and write case studies with a global reach. This challenge is open to all. The deadline is September 29, 2014 and submissions may be entered here . |
 Shall we Dance? Every 9 minutes another person learns that they have Parkinson's disease. Robin Williams, Johnny Cash, Michael J. Fox and Muhammad Ali are just a few of the famous afflicted with this illness. This month friend Stephanie Paul at the APDA is launching its campaign called Living with Optimism to raise money for research and patient care. Support the APDA and learn more about the benefits of dancing to enhance strength, balance and joy by reading this month's Recent Article on the sidebar. |
On the road again...
Yes, I'm on the road again and I hope to see many of you as I travel about. Here are a two upcoming public events where I'll be speaking.
October 16th, Wine, Women and Wall Street Series, Easton, MA
October 29th, The Maturing Family™, New Canaan, CT
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