Month: May 2021

Months after Mark died, I was having a glass of wine with a friend and said to her, “I don’t know when the last time we had sex was. I can’t remember.” Her eyes teared up and she said, “Did you guys stop doing it? You know a lot of couples our age stop for … Read more

Mark’s closest friend at work was Joe. When he interviewed for an associate professor position in the department, Mark thought he was by far the best candidate and likely lobbied hard for him to be hired. Their friendship was signed, sealed and delivered a few years later when Joe put up posters around the med … Read more

Mark and I always kept a long wish list of things we wanted to do in the house. We both hated the thought of using a chunk of our savings that we had worked so hard to accumulate, and so we would put off improvements year after year, instead counting on a money tree to … Read more

Last week my mom fell at her care facility which has been a regular occurrence lately. It was balance problems and falls two years ago that were the reason she couldn’t live alone anymore, as well as age related dementia which has progressed. This latest fall was more serious with other issues as well, and … Read more