In the case of my husband, we found that facing a life-threatening illness prodded us to make a dramatic change in our lives.

Most women have learned a great deal about how to set goals for our First Adulthood and how to roll with the punches when we hit a rough passage. But we're less prepared for our Second Adulthood as we approach life after retirement, where there are no fixed entrances or exits, and lots of sand into which it is easy to bury our heads.

The first thing one notices about Jill Abramson is her short stature. The second is her intensity.

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