The Ground is Shifting

I woke up this morning with a sense of unbalance that I found hard to place. I’ve never really felt this way before, but then, I’ve never really been this old before. With all the changes in the world—in my world—(mostly…not good), the best way I can describe it is the ground shifting under my feet. The easy place to …

Strokes and vending machines and death

I found out yesterday a friend had had a few strokes this summer and never told me. She was also diagnosed with lung disease and heart disease and, again, she never told me. Sometime in the last month she was on life support and almost didn’t make it. Again… I only know now because she’s in a nursing home and …