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Table of Contents

PART ONE: Becoming an Elder
1 Celebrating a Milestone Birthday
2 Committing to a Purposeful New Focus
3 From Retirement to Renewment
4 Embracing the Joy of Facing Finitude

PART TWO: Loved Ones
5 Launching Children
6 Relaunching Ourselves
7 Celebrating Friendship
8 Renewing Partnership Vows
9 Becoming a Grandparent/Grandfriend
10 Finalizing a Separation or Divorce
11 Moving Forward After the Death of a Partner
12 Beginning a New Relationship

PART THREE: Bodies Changing, Caregiving, and Caregetting
13 Needing Something to Lean On
14 Coming Out with Memory Loss
15 Becoming a Caregiver or a Caregetter
16 Starting or Ending Medical Treatment

PART FOUR: Community
17 Saying Goodbye to a Parent’s Home
18 Decluttering or Downsizing Your Home
19 Leaving Your Home
20 Moving into a New Community and a New Home