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Posts Tagged with "extended family"

  • Death & Dying, Featured

    Posted on March 4th, 2012

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    anniversary of death, Boston Marathon, celebrating life, celebrating life and death, death and dying, end of life, end of life issues, extended family, funeral planning, life and death, memorial service, R.I.P., rest in peace, RIP

    CELEBRATING LIFE AND DEATH

    Today is the second anniversary of my mother’s death.  It is not a day of mourning so much as a day of reflection.
    CELEBRATING A LIFE
    I miss my mother every day.   She wasn’t the greatest mother in her child rearing years; yet, over time, she learned how to love  and respect herself and give in ways that have nurtured me and my siblings tenderly in our adulthood.  She is an example of someone who lived long enough to get it right.
    WE ALWAYS HAVE EACH OTHER
    I have had my… More

  • Featured, Quality of Life

    Posted on February 15th, 2012

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    aging, aging parents, baby boomers, Dallas, extended family, health care for senior citizens, laughter is best medicine, retirement community, retirement home, retirement living, senior citizens, senior housing, senior olympics, Seniors, sychronized swim

    HEALTH CARE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS: LAUGHTER STILL BEST

    Retirement living is what you make it. Here is yet another example of how great art can transform lives.  I laughed ’til I cried.… More

  • Challenges, Quality of Life

    Posted on August 15th, 2011

    Written by David Downey

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    extended family, living in retirement, nurture extended family, Retirement, retirement living

    RETIREMENT “LIVING”?

    A TALE OF TWO GRANDMOTHERS
    DELLA
    My maternal grandmother lived in a small, overheated apartment, seldom venturing outside even though she lived beside a large and lovely city park.   She dipped snuff and kept a tin can in a rolled-down, small brown paper sack within reach to spit.  Back then, there were only three TV channels, but her life revolved around the daily watching of her favorite shows.  Several soaps and Queen for a Day, were favorites.
    Grandmother Della, lived… More

  • TheNewElder

    Posted on June 18th, 2010

    Written by Katherine Askew

    Tags

    extended family, grief and loss, lost memories, resolving family rifts

    Resolving Family Rifts After Death

    Reading Time: 2-3 minutes
    Not everything after a death is about grief and loss.  A death can actually open doors that have been closed for generations.
    When Mom and Dad were married, it was against the wishes of her family.  There was a break on their wedding day that was never reconciled.  Dad also kept a distance from his own family. As a result I have close relationships with five fabulous siblings and their children,  but no other blood relatives. I remember meeting one… More

  • TheNewElder

    Posted on November 15th, 2009

    Written by Katherine Askew

    Tags

    chronic diseases, constand flow of losses and gains, extended family, extended family tree, humor and wisdom, keep track of the gains, life is a flow, older people

    Treasuring the Extended Family: Gaining New People to Love

    Reading Time: 2-3 minutes
    I married my lovely husband, David, about four months ago.  I had only met my in-laws once before the wedding, but I knew I was marrying into a good family.  On our first date David had told me about his parents and spoke in detail about why he was a contented son.  At that time, I don’t think I had dated anyone who liked and loved BOTH parents.  I thought, “Wow!”
    David’s brother, sister-in-law, and nephew came to visit last month. … More

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