Lisa’s Turn: Unfortunately, Assisted Living Didn’t Work for Henry

Henry — Hospice Day #13 Still refusing to let go, I found Henry a bit weaker today but still lucid. Since turning 100 on July 4, 2012, Henry has been after me to write about his life before knowing me and after. I always put him off. “Henry, I’m too busy. I don’t have time […]

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My First Movie Review: “LINCOLN” Deserves an A+

I’ve not been inside a movie theatre for more than a decade.  Between being hard of hearing and my macular degeneration, not to mention there not being any subject matter I found compelling, I’ve been limited to television and books on tape. When I heard Bob and Lisa talking about “Lincoln,” a new movie they’d […]

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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Volunteers Honored on NBC

In case you missed it, some of my friends at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California (who I met very, very late in life, at 96) were featured on a segment during the 2012 American Giving Awards which aired on NBC on December 8, 2012.  Their volunteer service to the hospital and its patients were […]

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From “The Youngster” — Happy 106th Birthday, Dennis Morris!!

I would like to congratulate my email pen pal from the Archon Genomics X Prize, Dennis Morris, on the extraordinary occasion of his 106th birthday today.  Dennis, the state of Ohio is lucky to have you as one of its finest representatives.  Although I feel like a kid at 100 to your senior 106 years, […]

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