Older people in good health are happier than other age groups


By AGENCY

Thelma Reese with two of her published books, at her home. She is a "curious" woman who keeps herself busy by interviewing other seniors.

Jerry Jackson, a retired accountant, described the accumulation of losses that accompany old age in concrete, mathematical terms.

When he and his wife moved to Rydal Park, a Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, retirement community, they joined an informal breakfast group of about 10. “They were a great bunch of people,” said Jackson, who is now 90.

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