Impermanence
When we were young, it seemed that important things like parents, schools and churches changed very slowly. We were trained by the Silent Generation of the 1950s to avoid trying…
Letting Go: Medical Care
A 90-year old friend engaged me in a conversation the other evening about treatment for her recently diagnosed anemia. She knew I was dealing with iron deficiency anemia also and…
Our Health System is Failing the Aging Too
My generation is living longer than old folks used to live. In 2024, the average death age will be 79. Compare that to the average death age in 1940 of…
Social isolation, virtual connection, and communication
COVID’s sudden and dramatic threat to our lives and well-being made social isolation and virtual connections a no-brainer. During the pandemic’s height, both meals and mail were delivered to the…
Letting go: Toenail Cutting
Seriously. Gross, right? Like other anatomic wonders, toenails age. They get thick, ridged, cracked and brittle. The toes to which they are attached get bunions, hammertoes, arthritis. Meanwhile, the aging…
Sad senior woman with cane sitting on a sofa. Vector Illustration character of unhappy or sadly.
Letting go of Family Holidays
For those of us around 80 years of age (and up), holidays are often largely “family-free.” A non-scientific series of conversations with my senior community friends revealed that many will…
Holding Onto Joy
A couple of months ago, I really looked at our 20-year old dinner plates. The lovely purple iris on the old Corelle plates had mostly faded away, with just a…
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