Generation to Generations

02/09/2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqSxjmvXzzY

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06/07/2015

People age 85 and above are one of the city’s fastest growing groups, but they are almost invisible. Six New Yorkers share their stories of love, pain and abrupt change.

07/18/2014

"Do you have any regrets, grandpa?"
"No, I've lived a wonderful life, and I want you to do the same thing: live with courage."

The first-ever animated feature from StoryCorps celebrates the transformative power of listening. Listening Is an Act of Love: A StoryCorps Special presents ...

06/14/2014

"I'm a neuroscience researcher."
"If you could give one piece of advice to a large group of people, what would it be?"
"Listen to your inner voice."
"You're a scientist. Isn't 'inner voice' a spiritual term?"
"Bu****it! You'll hear scientists talking about following their inner voice as much as you'd hear a musician or a priest."
"So how do you know which of your thoughts are your true inner voice?"
"All of them are! The question is-- how much weight do you give them? How much authority do you give your own thoughts? Are you taking them seriously? Or are you sitting in front of the damn tube letting other people tell you what to think?"

06/01/2014

Preach!

"If you could give one piece of advice to a large group of people, what would it be?"
"Take care of the youngest and the oldest in your community, and everything else will take care of itself. I was watching this documentary about this isolated community in either India or Africa. When the old people would lose their teeth, the younger members of the community would chew their food for them to keep them healthy. Now that's devotion. In America, we're afraid to sip out of the same straw."

05/28/2014

"I always ask couples what their favorite things about each other are..."
"Well we aren't a couple. We're just friends. I'm helping him walk."
"Oh, um....."
"But we can still answer. I love his honesty."
"And she's my favorite person to have next to me."

04/27/2014

We had a great time today partnering with Key Club to put on our second annual Senior Prom at Woldenberg Village on the westbank! The theme was Midnight in Paris, and residents and students alike enjoyed a photo-booth, a violin performance, a professional crépe chef, and great company!

02/23/2014

Centuries after Shakespeare wrote about King Lear's symptoms, there's still no perfect way to care for sufferers of dementia and Alzheimer's. In the Netherlands, however, a radical idea is being tested: Self-contained "villages" where people with dementia shop, cook, and live together--safely.

02/16/2014

http://elitedaily.com/humor/actual-bffs-these-ladies-have-been-best-friends-for-100-years/ love old people soooo much

Alice and Irene have known each other for 94 years. NINETY-FOUR YEARS. Steve Harvey got them to sit down together and talk a little bit about each other and their perspectives on modern culture.

01/29/2014

GensFest is coming up in March! Spread the word!

12/22/2013

Christmas Caroling at Poydras Home this year!