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