challenges
My hope is that certain of my elderly friends that have a talent with the pen will write about one or more of the many challenges of aging: parents, afterlife, loneliness, separation from partner, letting go, staying at home, health, mobility, exercise, keeping current in the digital age, to name just a few. Their words may be paired with certain photographs, samples below, click to enlarge.
Health
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Mortality
As we grow old we begin to think of our own mortality in real terms. Doctor Killion gave me a good bill of health on Monday but she also suggested I put a copy of my Medical (Do Not Resuscitate) Directive in Coastal Medical’s file. Another reminder.