Jan
19
“Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.” – Emily Dickinson Most stories about Alzheimer’s catch my eye, but none more than one I read this past week, a USA Today story about a family’s ongoing blog about Alzheimer’s. I am interested in this because my mother, 94, was officially diagnosed with …
Jan
12
“If you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it” – Erma Bombeck Adaptation is what we need in January, we tell ourselves this time of year. I do not know about you, but the older I become the less adaptive I care to be. Encarta Encyclopedia describes “alteration” as the state of changing …
Sep
02
“If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.” – Mickey Mantle At a relative’s 90th birthday celebration, one guest asked the honoree, “Say, how does it feel to be 90?” “I don’t know,” came his quick retort, “I feel about the same way I always …
