Despite myth, old age is the happiest time, research says (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Fri, 04/18/2008 - 11:09am

George O'Hare, 81, a retired Sears manager from Willowbrook, Ill., is seen at his home Wednesday, April 16, 2008.<br /><br />According to new eye-opening research, the happiest Americans are the oldest, and older adults are much more socially active than the stereotype of the lonely senior suggests.<br /><br />The research rings true for O'Hare, who is active with church, AARP and does motivational speaking. His wife is still living, and he's close to his three sons and four grandchildren.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)AP - Newsflash for rock stars and teenagers: It turns out everything doesn't go downhill as we age — the golden years really are golden.




 

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