Stories of Unplanned Retirements

Sudden illness or a layoff can instantly change your retirement plans. I've been writing about how some retirees and older workers coped with health problems, job loss, and care-giving responsibilities. Here's a recap of the stories told so far:

• Forced Into Early Retirement From Corporate America
• Cutting Back on Work to Take Care of Mom
• Second-Career Plans Scuttled by Illness
• Retiring Into an Uncertain Job Market
• Keeping Busy to Ward Off Alzheimer's Disease
• Picking Out a Job for the Pension
• When Illness Ambushes Retirement Plans

If you'd like the story of your unplanned retirement featured in an upcoming post, please write me at retire@usnews.com. Include your phone number. Or you can discuss your story in the comments section.