Feel Like The Last Friend Standing? Here’s How To Cultivate New Buds As You Age. [khn.org]

Alicia Doktor 7/10/184:00 AM

Donn Trenner, 91, estimates that two-thirds of his friends are dead.

“That’s a hard one for me,” he said. “I’ve lost a lot of people.”

As baby boomers age, more and more folks will reach their 80s, 90s — and beyond. They will not only lose friends but face the daunting task of making new friends at an advanced age.

[For more on this story by Bruce Horovitz, go to https://khn.org/news/feel-like...new-buds-as-you-age/]

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