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.
Tag: Nursing Stories
A Fitting Award
“Marv Taking Charge” is a finalist for Book of the Year in the Chicago Writers Association’s Indie Nonfiction category.
Surreal Experience: A Fall in Chicago
In a Chicago minute, our plans turned upside down.
Lois Roelofs and Jimmy Carter and Hospice
Learn about the benefits of hospice from Lois Roelofs and Jimmy Carter.
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.
Women’s History Month
In today’s post from Off the Charts (a blog of the American Journal of Nursing): Women’s History Month 2023: Telling Our (Nursing) Stories Shawn Kennedy, editor-in-chief (emerita) The National Women’s History Alliance organizes Women’s History Month each March. This year, the theme, “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories,” was picked to draw attention to “women…… Continue reading Women’s History Month
Dad and the Bride Doll
Originally posted on Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted:
My father, a complicated man, was the oldest son of 10 children. His parents came to America from Naples, Italy via Ellis Island at the turn of the century, and settled down in Jersey City, New Jersey. He left school in the sixth grade to pick up…
Where Am I Going With My Blog? Here Is the Answer
Throughout my long nursing career, I have felt nurses were mostly invisible. So, from the beginning of my first post eleven years ago, I have stressed that nurses: Were rarely recognized as making a difference in the health care delivery system Have had little input into the policies that affected their practice Were seldom sought…… Continue reading Where Am I Going With My Blog? Here Is the Answer
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted 