It can start with something as small as a gallon of milk. An adult daughter helping her mother shop for groceries mentions that she needs milk and her mother says, “Put it in with mine. I’ll pay for it.” Then the daughter asks for more and more each time — for rent, a credit card […]
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Half of retirees downsize their homes. What should they consider?
What are we going to do with all this stuff?! It’s a question more people confront every day as they or their parents reach retirement age. Approximately 58,000 people aged 65 and older live in Wichita, according to latest census figures. Slightly more than half of these retirees will downsize from their longtime residence, moving […]
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Deaths of adult children fall hard on aging parents, but help with grief exists
Most children grow into adulthood aware they will likely experience the death of a parent. But parents are rarely prepared for the death of an adult child — yet it becomes increasingly common as people age. According to a 2017 study published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 9 percent of Americans experience […]
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Wichita native returns to roots teaching improv: “I am fulfilling my purpose”
In the entryway of Jessie Gray’s home in Wichita sits a bronze statue of a 10-inch winged pig suspended in flight. She bought it – her first piece of “real art” – at a gallery in California right after she quit her corporate job. She didn’t know where she was going to live or where […]
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Cindy Coughenour taught thousands of women to protect themselves after one friend couldn’t
This story briefly references sexual assault and violence against women. If a guy looking for an easy target saw a petite, older woman like Cindy Coughenour walking down a deserted street in Wichita, he might think he’s found his next victim. He would be wrong. She would already be aware of him walking toward her […]