The Silence of the Season
Tonight is Christmas Eve and there is only silence in our home. As is true for many seniors, we are outside the hubbub of the holiday itself. Our children are…
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Overwhelmed with Paper Memories
Gemini created image 4/3/2025 Most senior citizens live with huge stacks of paper memories: books, letters, writings, and photos. Some of it is stuff we inherited from ancestors who hoped…
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…