elderly
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Always There Are the Children
Something devastating is happening, a bone-chilling, frightening thing. The children are dying. In this year alone, I have learned of the deaths of four young people, three of them children under 25 years old. All of them were from people I know; they were firstborns, the first fruits of their mother’s wombs. It has made… Continue reading
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The Art of Storytelling
When I think of storytelling, a familiar image creeps into my mind: an elder with the strength of several generations. Eyes covered with glasses slightly tilted off the nose, they nod slowly to the beat of a rocking chair. Their hands and knees are stiff with arthritis so it is rubbed continuously as the history… Continue reading
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Keepin it Real
“When you get real old, honey, you realize there are certain things that just don’t matter anymore. You lay it all on the table. There’s a saying, ‘Only little children and old folks tell the truth.’” – Delany, Sarah Louise, U.S. Educator Continue reading
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