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On Turning 98 Years Old: How to Live Long and Happy

Memory and Healthy Lifestyles

BJ just turned 98 and has some sage advice as to how you can live and long and happy life.

October 18, 2017/by Patricia Benesh
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      • Memoir Moment: At 97 Years Old, BJ Greets Young and Old at the USS Midway Museum
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      • Values and Beliefs
      • Your First Love
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      • Teaching Tuesday: 5 Techniques to Help You Remember
      • Teaching Tuesday: 4 Tips to Help You Remember
      • Oakmont Mixer: Creating Contacts and Camaraderie
      • On Turning 98 Years Old: How to Live Long and Happy
      • Funny Friday: Your 20-Year-Old Body
      • Teaching Tuesday: Write Your Obit in Your Lifetime
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      • Teaching Tuesday: Memoir Partnering Using Reminiscence Therapy (Part 1)
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      • Marijuana: Memory Loss or Dementia Therapy?
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      • How are You Refocusing as You Age?
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      • How Purposeful Aging Slows Memory Loss
      • Partner to Write a Memoir: It’s About Time
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