…I wanted to blurt out. I was doing fine all month long, but it got to me this week. I belong to an old fitness club. ‘Old’ meaning that most of the members have been members for 15+ years, raised their kids at this club, started at the club taking aerobics classes and now show [...]

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By: Angi McElfresh, RN, BHSA – Owner of www.AskaNurseNow.info Every individual longs to have a social connection with another individual. This article examines the aging population in the U.S. and the social isolation they face. In 2009, it projected that the number of elderly, aged 65 and over is to be around 516 million here [...]

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