More reader insight as Successful Aging celebrates 900 columns and 19 years

Dear readers.
This week is a continuation of my 19th annual anniversary column describing what I have learned from our readers this past year. 
Ageism and insensitivity: One reader intends to call out those who demean older adults, speaking on behalf of the “beautiful, talented and intelligent (older people) who have contributed so much to what America stands for today.” A 77-year old reader disagreed with my description of ageism as a public health crisis, urging older people t