Boom Baby Boomer is a website designed to inspire and inform baby boomers but we certainly welcome everyone! It contains well-researched articles you can easily read and understand in ten minutes or less. There are also real-life experiences we can all learn from and videos specifically targeted to families coping with Alzheimer’s and dementia. As baby boomers we need good information on finances, health and caring for ourselves and our aging parents. We hope you will make this website your first stop when looking for answers or inspiration. 

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By Julie Anderson

Does just the thought of getting down on your hands and knees to garden make your back hurt?

Many baby boomers grew up helping their moms pull weeds, dreaming of the day they could grow their very own vegetables. In their twenties and thirties they planted enormous gardens, they downsized a bit in their forties and then they turned 50. (Click read more below)

Observations from a Bunion Surgery Veteran

By Kristine Chapin

Bunionectomy. A mention of the word can curl the toes of young women who still slip into fashionable shoes without a single thought of throbbing pain. Yes, even they have heard about it. It's out there, like crow's feet and liver spots. Someone's mother or sister or girlfriend had bunions removed and said it was pure hell.