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Second Time Around: How to Find and Embrace a New Career After 50

When you're in the cockpit on final approach and suddenly have to abort your landing and try again, it's called a "go-around." It can be a little scary at first, but with a little planning and some patience, it is painless. The same is true for your career after age 50. You're all set to glide into retirement when from out of nowhere, you're forced to change course professionally. I know the feeling better than most people because it happened to me.

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GED Graduates' Persistence Earns Them Cap and Gown at 64 Years Old

Sixty-four-year-old Glory Rigsby felt her life was missing a meaningful achievement, so she decided to do something about it. Tonight , the Gulfport woman will don a cap and gown and walk across the stage at the Coast Coliseum to celebrate earning her GED.

By Jeanne Goddard

08 May 34 Views

75-Year-Old Jack Nicklaus Sinks Hole-in-One at Augusta (Watch)

Jack Nicklaus sank a hole-in-one at Augusta Country Club during a Masters Par-3 tournament, and he even predicted it in a pre-match interview.

By Jim Stout

09 April 39 Views

Never Too Old: 103 Year-old Man Scores Record Hole-in-one

A Sarasota, Florida golfer, 103-year-old Gus Andreone, made history last month as the oldest person ever recorded to hit a hole-in-one.

By Jeanne Goddard

07 January 38 Views

At 92, She Feels Young Again, Takes Joy Ride in Fave WWII Fighter Plane (WATCH)

This 92-year-old female pilot who flew in WWII feels young again, taking to the sky in an iconic Spitfire fighter plane for the 70th V-E Day.

By Jim Stout

19 May 39 Views

Maine Great-Grandmother Still Driving the Ambulance as EMT Volunteer

At 87, Edna is the oldest EMT in Maine, a volunteer ambulance driver in Liberty, Maine, for 37 years. See her in action...

By Dawn Nave

03 September 38 Views

Smile, Science Says it's Good for Your Heart

Two new studies by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore shows optimistic, cheerful people are significantly less likely to develop coronary artery disease than their pessimistic peers.

By Jeanne Goddard

13 September 34 Views

Twitter Helped Belfast Woman 'Find Missing Mum'

Twitter and the kindness of strangers brought home an Irish mom with dementia, after her daughter decided to post her photo when she'd gone missing.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 April 37 Views

Exercising in Your 70's May Stop Brain Shrinkage

Exercising in your 70's may stop your brain from shrinking and showing the signs of aging linked to dementia, say experts from Edinburgh University. But exercise did not have to be strenuous - going for a walk several times a week sufficed.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 October 43 Views

Dr. John Gets Hometown Hero's Welcome at New Orleans Jazz Fest With Springsteen on Guitar

Hometown hero Dr. John, who this year was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, helped close out the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday by jumping on piano during Bruce Springsteen's headlining set for a funky rendition of Something You Got. Afterward, Springsteen acknowledged the 71-year-old's unmatched piano work. It's all about that groove. You can't make that groove exactly in New Jersey.

By Jeanne Goddard

01 May 40 Views

People Who Look on the Bright Side Will Age Best: Research

Scientists, once again, point to those who have an optimistic outlook on life as being the people who age best. Dr Stefanie Brassen, the new study's author, said that successful aging came down to "the positivity effect".

By Jeanne Goddard

21 July 53 Views

Mostly Blind Montreal Man, 68, Sees For the First Time

After an accident, Pierre Paul Thomas, 68, who spent most of his life seeing only vague shadows, was treated at the Montreal General Hospital, where, during a consultation with a reconstructive plastic surgeon, he was given the opportunity of a lifetime.

By Jeanne Goddard

31 July 33 Views

Exercise Good As Or Better Than Heart Pills

Exercise can be as good as medication for people with conditions such as heart disease, a study has found. A study in the British Medical Journal looked at hundreds of trials involving nearly 340,000 patients and found moderate physical activity, for example, reducing the risk of stroke by up to 27%.

By Jeanne Goddard

02 October 38 Views

Adorable: Bride Has 89-year-old Grandmother as One of Her Bridesmaids

The elderly woman in Christine Quinn's wedding photos is not just a family member. The 89-year-old grandmother was a glowing bridesmaid.

By Jeanne Goddard

05 August 36 Views

America's Oldest-And Most Adorable-Teacher Turns 102 Today, in Classroom Where She's Happiest

Doctors told her she has the heart a 40-year-old woman, but America's oldest teacher is as happy as a teenager. "Granny"-as she is called-turns 102 today.

By Jeanne Goddard

12 January 35 Views

5 Late-Blooming Athletes Prove It's Never Too Late To Start Exercising

If you're ever self-conscious about hitting the gym, just remember these 5 seniors who weren't afraid to kick some butt, no matter how old they looked.

By Samantha G

06 February 44 Views