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As we boomers age ...

From: Laura Friedman
Length: 04:10

A boomer youngster finds inspiration about aging - from people her own age. Read the full description.

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From: Laura Friedman

Default-piece-image-0 Laura Friedman attends an AARP conference and finds: - Upbeat expectations for our golden years. - Lots of job prospects for boomers in theyears to come. - A sweet family moment. Come January 1st, it's official. The nation's first baby boomer, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, (born January 1, 1946) will become eligible for social security. Following her, will be nearly 80 million other aging boomers, each grappling with the reality of what it means NOT to be a baby (boomer) anymore. Laura Friedman peaked around the aging corner at a recent AARP conference in Boston ... And found it wasn't all that bad.

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Laura Friedman attends an AARP conference and finds: - Upbeat expectations for our golden years. - Lots of job prospects for boomers in theyears to come. - A sweet family moment. Come January 1st, it's official. The nation's first baby boomer, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, (born January 1, 1946) will become eligible for social security. Following her, will be nearly 80 million other aging boomers, each grappling with the reality of what it means NOT to be a baby (boomer) anymore. Laura Friedman peaked around the aging corner at a recent AARP conference in Boston ... And found it wasn't all that bad.

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Come January 1st, it?s official. The nation?s first baby boomer, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, (born January 1, 1946) will become eligible for social security. Following her, will be nearly 80 million other aging boomers, each grappling with the reality of what it means NOT to be a baby (boomer) anymore. Laura Friedman peaked around the aging corner at a recent AARP conference in Boston ? And found it wasn?t all that bad.