by Eddie Pipkin

I was reminded this week of the power that connections can have for older people and the capacity we have to facilitate those connections.  I was reminded of these things because of an article I had read (of course), but then I had a personal illustration of this principle at a wedding I attended.  I, myself, missed an opportunity to make a deeper connection happen.  It was within my power to creatively connect two generations in what would have been a fun memory.  But I missed it.  It turns out that, even for those of us who read about and think about these issues all the time, ther