These were topics suggested by Kickoff Meeting participants:

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• Effective and proactive use of technology

• Intergenerational living

• Housing and living options

• How to combat loneliness and isolation

• Finding wisdom and meaning in aging and loss

• Resilience

• Elder Orphans

• Sharing fears, anxieties, solutions

• Alzheimers, dementia facts, fears and emotions

• The upside of aging

• The downside of aging

• Dignity in Dying

• Communicating with our children, family and caregivers

• End of life planning, including death, wills, funerals, estates

• Coming to terms with mortality, legacies, making peace with death and dying

• Male aging issues

• Demographic-specific support groups: male, female, older, younger, etc.

• Transition to retirement and other life changes

• Grandparenting

• Storytelling, journaling or writing your life story

• Service and support opportunities, such as Lovett House, Senior Living on Shepherd,

• West U Senior Center, YMCA’s

• How to develop a support system and a supportive network

• How can I continue to have a purposeful life as an older old