How To Age Independently? Retiring Well Requires More Than Money, Diet And Exercise

Retiring well & aging independently requires more than health and wealth, it requires a supportive community. On an extraordinarily hot Independence Day weekend, I visited my elderly mother-in-law in her quiet suburban community on the edge of Boston, Massachusetts. She lives alone and mostly independently. Part of my wife's and my weekend ritual is visiting and running errands with her. As we walked down her driveway, we saw a black car drive slowly down the quiet, empty street. A man stuck his head out the window and asked whether I had seen an older Asian man dressed in dark clothing walking through the neighborhood.