Aging may be inevitable but… I am fortunate. I am surrounded by close family members who are living well into their 80s and 90s and who are still active, engaged, contributing, and inspiring. I still call my 98-year-old uncle when I have trouble identifying a bird, and he still plays tennis with his friends almost […]
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My Personal Heroes: The Courage To Age Gracefully
[September, 2011] This piece was originally published in The Gratitude Book Project: In Celebration of Personal Heroes, a special Kindle e-book in commemoration of Sept. 11, 2001. My mother and father, ages 86 and 93 [in September, 2011], are my personal heroes for so many reasons, but I admire them especially at this time in […]