Aging

“Old” & “Cold”

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Old and Cold are words that rhyme and appear to just roll off the tongue together easily. But real life is sometimes different than a book of rhymes. And I’m here to tell you as you age old and Cold don’t mix well together. It doesn’t seem to get below zero very often in northern … Read more

13 South

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I guess if you are into believing in Karma –  or into thinking life is somehow fair,  you probably would not like to look up from your gurney in the hall of an emergency room and see you were at “13 South”. Then again, I had to smile when I saw it yesterday as I … Read more

I was once Young

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Aside from the fashionable shirt, I was a fairly average boy. I was raised in relative poverty, but we didn’t know we were poor so all was well. Not long after this photo was taken I was diagnosed with a vision problem and started wearing glasses. “Dr. Carl” they would call me. When I started … Read more

Getting Old ain’t for Sissies

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Part of getting old responsibly is keeping up with your healthcare. Leaving all your healthcare professionals behind when you move to a new place doesn’t help any. When I moved here about four years ago I left behind a squadron of specialists I had accumulated over the years. Neurologists, cardiologists, urologists, and of course the … Read more