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I'll Retire Tomorrow

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Dan, your latest book, 'I'll Retire Tomorrow," is certainly a living experience of hundreds of folks in this world who awakened to their dream as perhaps Jeremiah Kennedy did and find that retirement can be greatly different than we had anticipated when we were in our teens. As we now look back on our lives when our retirement was but a far away thought, I am sure we would have not only made different plans for our future but made it a point in our lives to visit and speak words of our love and Christ's love and concern for all those Jeremiahs sitting alone as we passed them by. Dan, you have given us all who read the book a true story of life from the time when we recognized that our lives can be extremely stressful, our dreams for tomorrow can vanish and perhaps we must leave the peace and quiet of our own home and seek shelter and care for this aging and deteriorating body. The final chapter penned by Jeremiah's granddaughter brought tears to my eyes with memories of folks in my life who had a retirement from this beautiful planet earth which differed greatly from their dreams. Let us encourage our youth of today to not only dream great dreams for the unknown tomorrow but to live each day in words, actions and deeds toward our fellow man as if final retirement were tomorrow. I strongly suggest our youth read and ponder today upon Jeremiah Kennedy's retirement story and I am certain they too will cope better with their retirement when the day approaches. How great it would be if your book was read by every high school freshman to help them think about their plans and dreams for tomorrow and prepare wisely for the rough spots in the unknown road ahead. --Gil E.

Here is an exceptionally fine addition to the growing literature on retirement planning. I'n "I'll Retire Tomorrow," storyteller Dan Seagren treats a score of issues facing retirees, broken into manageable segments through the first-person narrative of ninety-year-old Jeremiah Kennedy. . . In a delightful autobiographical style, Kennedy deals with concerns raised at different life stages. The people-portraits of family members, residents, and staff are realistic characterizations which, for the reader, depict shortcomings in how many folks face retirement. . . The subject matter goes beyond the usual concerns of health, retirement location, housing options, and legal issues. . . Therefore, the author does much more than paint a picture of "life on the inside of a retirement center" . . . Because many people have difficulty in accepting their own aging, this little volume is a "must read." It will break through the myths and misconceptions we have about aging. But be forewarned: the insights of the venerable Jeremiah Kennedy, relayed with good humor, may pose retirement questions that haven't been raised before! If such is the case, the author's purpose has been realized: to help the reader embark upon a well-planned, meaningful journey--by facing retirement "today" and not "tomorrow."