Eleanor
June 24, 2012
Last week a wonderful friend, Eleanor Haas, died suddenly of a stroke. She was eighty-eight. Eleanor was part of a writing group I led for over ten years in her living room. (She disapproved of the original space we’d been assigned at PNCA and thought we needed something more comfortable, plus tea and treats.) Read the rest of this entry »
Fear of Falling
June 20, 2012
Celia fell on Monday and hit her head. Once again, an ambulance came to take her away. Left behind, Alice worries and wonders, just as she did last week when Celia was rushed off in an ambulance. (See Strange Aches.) Read the rest of this entry »
Strange Aches
June 11, 2012
On Sunday, Celia came to lunch and told Alice that her arms felt numb. She could not pick up her fork. Alarmed, Alice called one of the aides to the table and within minutes more aides arrived. Off went Celia to the nurse’s station and then into an ambulance.
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Dispatches from the Dining Room
June 5, 2012
Dispatch #1
As she approached her table for dinner, Alice spied something on the floor. With her poor eyesight she could make out that it was small, light in color, and unimportant as far as she was concerned. She ignored it. Read the rest of this entry »
