Reflections on the Later Years

  • We Assume

    Jacqueline lay calmly in a hospital bed as the kind young doctor gave his report. He sympathetically explained, “I’m sorry that the ovarian cancer has continued to grow despite all the treatments.…

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  • The Disconcerting Case of Shaking

    Symptoms Kenneth was shaking and couldn’t sleep. Maybe two cups of coffee a day was too much at 88 years old, he thought. He completely stopped drinking coffee and the one square…

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  • What do old people die from?

    Ella passed away last week at age 84. I have cared for her since she was admitted to the nursing home 2 years ago. Her granddaughter called me wanting to know the…

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