Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of blogs by our AARP Oregon staff so you can get to know us and our priorities better! We'd love your feedback and you will find an email address at the bottom of the blog.
AARP's communication director Joyce DeMonnin and Senior Strategic Policy Advisor David John give State Treasurer Ted Wheeler the inaugural "Super Saver Award"
Staying healthy and vibrant was the theme from our Vital Aging Conference in Eugene this November. But if you missed it, we've posted the agenda along with websites to most of the sessions.
"When I found my husband Ben at the back door, pistol in one hand, 911 on the phone with another, convinced there were 7 robbers in the house, I knew we were in trouble" wrote Kathy, an Oregon caregiver. She found out her husband had Lewy Body Dementia, and was an unwavering family caregiver for him until he passed away.