Perspectives
Real stories, personal reflections, and unique points of view on aging, life transitions, and what matters most. Gain insight, wisdom, and inspiration from voices across the senior community.
Perspectives
The Trendelenberg Dance*
Chorus: Trendelenberg, trendelenbergI cannot tame my broken hip Verse: Trendelenerg, trendelenbergI lurch, sway, pitch, and nearly tripI once could walk ...
Perspectives
Grandma’s Three Days in Disneyland
By Karen Fisher Ho COVID, masks, six feet apart, hand sanitizers, vaccination cards and all the other insanity of 2020 ...
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What Has Happened to Us?
By Jill Chapin Fear. Irrational fear. It is more insidious and harder to irradicate than Covid. Why? What has happened to our once ...
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Retirement: Labor Done
By Jerry Robbins At desk I toil till noonday sunPush back my chair my labor doneEase my mindAll thoughts unwindNow ...
Addiction Perspectives
Opioid Disposal
By Robert G. Smith The opioid epidemic is a national public health emergency that requires a comprehensive approach. Proper and ...
Perspectives
Cupid Dances
By Jerry Robbins “God just dropped him in my lap,”She said with a warm smile,Glancing at her beloved,Eyes bright with ...
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Why We Need Art
We gathered just outside the doors of the Senior Center for our excursion to the Virginia Museum of Fine Art. ...
