Tag: aging

Do Old People Cry More?

An elderly woman sits tearfully with her memories.

This Post is dedicated to Joni. My husband has three medical specialists, and an internist who manages his overall health care picture. They are all professional, knowledgeable and, best of all, caring individuals. I accompany him to all his visits. We feel in our older age that two sets of ears hear better and retain…… Continue reading Do Old People Cry More?

Back to Chicago: A Second Chance

My friend Lois and I went back to Chicago a year after she fell, face first, onto a Michigan Avenue street, replacing a girl’s weekend getaway for an overnight at Northwestern Hospital and sequestering in a hotel room at the Hampton Inn for the remainder of the weekend. We both boarded a plane home two…… Continue reading Back to Chicago: A Second Chance

Instant Friend

  We were standing in the same aisle in the gift shop at the Natural Science Museum in Raleigh. She was about my age with two preteen girls pulling at her arms begging her to buy trinkets that were overflowing in their hands. She looked at me and rolled her eyes. “They grow up too…… Continue reading Instant Friend

After Fifty Years

Ernie, my husband, and I are sitting in the living room listening to the heavy rain outside accompanied with bursts of thunder. We are dressed for a dinner out to celebrate my middle grandson’s 21st birthday. My daughter and son-in-law are coming to pick us up. My son-in- law has a Jeep and my daughter…… Continue reading After Fifty Years