mental-health – Uncharted Waters

Is it time to retire?

“It’s time to retire” I announced to my friend today. Although I retired from my career almost 20 years ago, I’ve stayed stressed, busy and fulfilled with unpaid volunteer responsibilities.…

Brains in Fog: Cognitive Decline and Dementia

My friend Robin stood quietly pondering the café ice cream display. So many choices: blueberry pomegranate, rum raisin. The server gently suggested mango sorbet, but Robin shook her head. Others…

Uncharted Waters
Letting go of Life
Holding on to Joy

Married female, mother of two, grandmother of five. Living in a senior living community, where dinner, house maintenance, and continuing care are part of the contract. Residents in this community are actively engaged in our lifestyle here; I currently help produce Zoom programs, and help edit our webpage. Physically "healthy for your age" despite shortness of breath, two knee replacements, a cardiac murmur, various skin issues and an incipient back problem.