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Category Archives: Aging
A Charmed Life
In 1973 at Christmastime, my second husband robbed me. I had blithely set out for the day leaving behind my four dogs (an Afghan hound- technically his- two Bassets and a Doberman) my Oldsmobile Cutlass with the license plate “Pookah” … Continue reading
Heartburn
Emergency Doctor’s Note: I am having surgery today for that problem in March that I thought was fixed. This came as a complete surprise and this sucks, Dear Readers. Please bear with me as my next Letter From Elba post … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, GNC
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Grow Old Along With Me
Rabbi Ben Ezra BY ROBERT BROWNING Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made: Our times are in His hand Who saith “A whole I planned, Youth … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Dating, Divorce, pop culture, Senior Dating
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The Miracle Workers
It all started with Dr. Stevie Young. A PYBED at Contacts and Specs on Broadway. (Pretty, young, blonde eye doctor.) “I can’t help you,” she sighed. “Your cataracts are so bad that I can’t give you a prescription for any … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Cataract Surgery, Glenbrook Hospital, pop culture
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The Moo Moo Diaries Part 2
Dear Readers, let me start out this post by saying thank you. Your emails, texts, phone calls and Facebook comments about my last post have meant so much to Kenny and me. This is a tough subject and it was … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Parents
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The Moo Moo Diaries Part 1
That’s my mother. Leatrice Joy Roffe. She was named for a famous silent movie star, Leatrice Joy. (She was dubbed “Moo Moo” by her first grandchild, Natasha, and the sobriquet stuck.) True, both women were beautiful. But I bet that’s … Continue reading
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