January 15, 2013

Newtown, Connecticut: Parents’ fear v. Parents’ other fear

With 28 people dead anyone with a heart could only feel and pray for the families of the children murdered. How do the parents send their […]
January 10, 2013

Providing care brings out best and worst in siblings

All responses to the parent’s aging must be taken into account – those of the parent, the adult child and the siblings.  If the feelings of […]
December 27, 2012

Scary monetary figures as the years go on

What else do I have to offer? Nothing happens to me anymore. That’s the reality of getting old, and I guess that’s really the crux of […]
November 15, 2012

A deeply personal story from a beloved columnist

Dateline October 29 2012: I am writing in a motel room in Houston, Texas. I am wishing with all my heart that I could go home […]