What’s golden about getting old? This past week, I had a BIG birthday—one that is hard to wrap my head around. The number is 80. Yes, eight—zero. Because of that, I have been obsessing more about thinning, spotting, forgetting, repeating, and the absence of eyebrows. And what’s with the wobbly legs? Not only have I wondered how I got here, but who and why did someone, … [Read more...]
Talk, laugh, and cry about it
The other day, I was laughing with a friend over coffee about living long enough to experience the whole lifecycle. The conversation included going from diapers to diapers, which is what we usually hear. Still, we also agreed on similarities between being a baby or small child and being on the last leg of life. We laughed not because it was so funny but because it was … [Read more...]