Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable I’ve taken care of older patients most of my 40 years in the nursing profession, the last 20 of those years as a nurse practitioner in direct patient care. It wasn’t until I entered my 80s that I realized most of what I knew, or thought I…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: A
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Aging: The Good, the Bad and the Tolerable
During the month of April, I’ll be posting every day except Sundays on the topic of aging. Hope you will come along with me as I challenge myself to write something (greater than 100 words) tied into the alphabet of the day–A to Z.
A Week of Having Covid
Surprised to learn my husband and I contracted COVID.
Martha Stewart,Pilates and Me
I just registered for a Pilates class. My husband laughed at me when I told him I’m taking Pilates because Martha Stewart, who is my age, took the class to get fit to wear a bathing suit for the cover of Sports Illustrated. At 81, she is the magazine’s oldest model. Martha has been my…… Continue reading Martha Stewart,Pilates and Me
The Joys of the 80s.
When I woke up today I was 81 years old. Well, officially I turn 81 at 3:30 pm or so my mother had told me. I’m headed out to meet my Jersey City friend, Carol, for lunch at our favorite Asian restaurant. We met when we were four years old. As adults, and living in…… Continue reading The Joys of the 80s.
The Authority of a Clinic Receptionist
Yesterday a clinic receptionist took me off the “Fall Risk” list. Maybe she noted that I was walking without a cane. That I didn’t have a leg brace. That I came without someone to lean on. She could’ve been a nurse or doctor when she asked why I had fallen. “Were you dizzy? Did you…… Continue reading The Authority of a Clinic Receptionist
HOLDING ON
Re-blogged from November 23, 2014 We met soon after my husband and I moved into a house in a forested community in Chapel Hill. Still working full time, I took my long walks over the weekend. As I trudged up a particularly steep hill, an older man wearing a floppy hat and listing slightly towards…… Continue reading HOLDING ON
Surviving a Knee Injury at 80
Sharing the experience of a knee injury.
Counting the Dead
How many will show at the 60th nursing reunion of St. Peter’s School of Nursing at Cape May, NJ?
When A Compliment Is Not A Compliment.
I’ve written many posts about ageism. What I’ve not addressed is how older persons could react to the “compliment” that we look or act so “young,” as if youth is the gold standard and “aging” is undesirable. (Notice I did not say SHOULD since I’m not giving advice but laying out my thoughts on ageism) …… Continue reading When A Compliment Is Not A Compliment.
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted 