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  • The good, the bad and the potential

    When Chat GPT launched in November 2022, it gained 100 million users in just four weeks. That unleashed a flurry of excitement among some who could see the potential and imagined just how useful it could be.

  • You're never too old to play

    Not only can you teach an old dog new tricks, you can teach it to play blues guitar, says JW Jones.

  • Death: A fact of life

    The death of a spouse is monumental. Shock, harrowing sadness, sometimes a surge of positivity that seems to come from nowhere: the grieving process is deep and varied, in part universal, in part individual.

  • Do I have dementia?

    As the years pass, we can all expect to lose a step or two mentally — and, when it’s expected, we take it in stride as long as the decline feels mild and normal.

Past Issue

Spring
2024

Sage60 gives Sage readers fresh content four times a year, and it releases about a month after each print edition. In this issue, we welcome spring with a primer on e-bikes, inventions that allow you to pedal on your own steam and receive a little help when you need it. We also look at coming out when you’re an older adult, and we examine the benefits — and potential drawbacks — of house swaps. Given that we just marked National Caregiver Day in April, and May is National Caregiver Month, we also have a story sharing our wish list for policy changes to support caregivers as well as some of our members’ struggles and rewards as they cared for their loved ones.    
 

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A woman biking along a mountain trail.

A guide to your new e-ride

Sales of e-bikes, which offer a little help on the hills but can still be solely people-powered for exercise, have surged since 2020. 

Mick Gzowski
Adult woman holding a rainbow flag.

On my way out

Coming out later in life can be challenging, but if you manage it well, it can also be rewarding. 

Patrick Langston
A man holding a model house and a key.

The great house swap

Offering your house as an exchange with someone in a country you want to visit is one way to minimize accommodation costs.  

Marg Bruineman
Husband and wife holding hands.

Caregiving’s unsung heroes

As many as one in four Canadians will be unpaid caregivers to a friend or loved one over the course of their lives. The federal government does very little for them. 

Jennifer Campbell