by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 1, 2022 | Aging
In December 2021 I visited an elderly lady, Jo Pate, in a local assisted living center. She and my mother had been friends 2decades ago. Bill and I had known her husband, Stan, when they lived in Selma and we had each called on him when he was a buyer for a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 1, 2022 | Aging
Written in response to the April 12 Seedbed Daily Text on membership in the “elder class:” I am 68. I have a few arthritic joints and my eyesight isn’t the best (but I look forward to when my ophthalmologist tells me my cataracts are...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 17, 2022 | Aging, healing
Barbara Bush died three years ago. Dr. Marc Siegel, calling Barbara Bush a pioneer, observed that she led the way in choosing well for end-of-life considerations. “When do you conclude you’ve come to the end of your life? There are questions and more questions....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 24, 2022 | Aging
Bill has said for a while now that he has begun to observe that our culture in general begins dismissing people who are “of a certain age”. The opinions of those who are no longer actively engaged in producing obvious economic value to others may be...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 30, 2022 | Aging
From 12 years ago…… What was I thinking?? This had to have been sarcasm….. “….I just love the continued challenges and requirement for flexibility that the turn of the calendar page brings!” Ahhh, yes! This post was also 12 years...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 29, 2022 | Aging
A surgeon, planning to do surgery on an elderly gentleman explained to the man’s daughter his use of “5 F’s” to evaluate the suitability of an elderly person for surgery (beyond the obvious medical conditions and likelihood of surviving surgery...
