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Caregivers Experience Old Age Through Xtreme Aging Workshop

This morning the Today Show did a segment on aging in which Matt and Meredith participated in an exercise that simulates what it’s like to live as an elderly person. The exercise was conducted by Vickie Rosebrook of the Mackland Intergenerational Institute that offers Xtreme Aging Training.

Xtreme Aging Training
The Macklin Intergenerational Institute’s Xtreme Aging workshop is interactive and experiential. Participants will be able to identify and challenge common myths about aging, take part in a simulated experience as an Elder, and develop a plan of action to build better relationships with the elderly.

For more information, you can visit their website at www.mackliniginstitute.org.


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Posted on : Oct 23 2008
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Oct 24, 2008 - 12:10:00
Hattie said:

Fascinating! It does creep up on you. Ten years ago my parents were both alive, for instance, and now they are gone. I’m losing my hearing, and my sense of balance wasn’t what it was.
The thing is that you come to terms with things and compensate. I wonder how much harder it is for people who don’t have kids and grandkids to accept the losses of old age.

Oct 29, 2008 - 07:10:30

Hi Hattie, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this segment on the Today Show and have contacted the Macklin Institute to see about a local workshop.

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