The Wall Street Journal carried a heartbreaking, but touching story today about Brian Kammerer, a Wall Street executive who developed Alzheimer's Disease in his mid-30's. He is now 51 years old and continues to struggle, along with his young family, with this terrible disease.
A recent article in the Deseret News reported that, according to the social networking for Boomers website Eons.com, Utah baby boomers will live an average of 91.62 years. A study conducted by Dr. Thomas Perls, a Boston University doctor and researcher in the area of aging, was compiled from 650,000 members of the Eons.com web community using a "longevity calculator" available on the site. Deseret News reported that one of the reasons for the unusually high longevity predictions of Utah's Boomers was the high number of LDS Church members here in Utah and the typically healthy lifestyles they lead when holding to particular tenets of their faith.
An April 2008 Study of long-term care (LTC) costs for the elderly in United States, published by Genworth Financial, highlights a growing concern for seniors and their family members. According to this study, the national average for the cost of nursing home care is approximately $76,460 per year, which is more than 150% of the average annual income of American households.
A recent 
An April 2008 Study of long-term care (LTC) costs for the elderly in United States, published by Genworth Financial, highlights a growing concern for seniors and their family members. According to this study, the national average for the cost of nursing home care is approximately $76,460 per year, which is more than 150% of the average annual income of American households.
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