"This is going to make such a good story," we used to tell each other when things like this happened. And they did make good stories. But seldom as good as these.
Your story on aging, disability, and life mishaps is so real! It felt like I was inside your head. I love how you are able to weave a story of real life events into something that I can feel as I read. You are bringing in so many angles of thinking that tie in with the past present and future. Thank you for this.
I love this so much. It makes me and my aging into more worries feel more at home in this world. And with such good company.
I figure some of us are better prepared because we have had a lifetime of developing skills for living an anxious life.
Lying? To doctors? How shocking. 😳
I love how this piece constructs so many critical angles in the constellation of aging, fear, courage, preparation, independence, and vulnerability.
Aren't you the woman who told an intern , who believed you, that you were my mother just because it makes you happy to lie to authority?
Moi? Hahahahahaha. That was part of a sociology of aging experiment about whether people under 50 can tell post-menopausal women apart.
Seriously, though, Aliesa and I were desperate to get an update on your medical condition.
"This is going to make such a good story," we used to tell each other when things like this happened. And they did make good stories. But seldom as good as these.
Yep, we still say this. Especially for the highly FUBAR situations.
Damn! So well written. You bring it all together.
Thank you, Betty Jean.
Your story on aging, disability, and life mishaps is so real! It felt like I was inside your head. I love how you are able to weave a story of real life events into something that I can feel as I read. You are bringing in so many angles of thinking that tie in with the past present and future. Thank you for this.