THE JOYS OF A LIE-DOWN
WHY IT IS SO MUCH MORE FUN TO BE A GRANDMOTHER (than a mother)
I heard a simple quote years ago, but back then didn’t understand the meaning. I had to look it up to check. In fact, I remembered it wrong. I thought it was Groucho Marx who said “The best reason to have children is in order to have grandchildren.” But nope,…
WHY “WISE BEFORE THEIR TIME’?
Nearly thirty years ago, when HIV/AIDS was rampant, I became close friends with a young man diagnosed with the disease. He was very active in the AIDS world and was organising an international conference of people with HIV and AIDS, to be held in London. These were the dark days…
WHY “CELEBRATING GRANDMOTHERS”?
A few years ago, I wrote a book called ‘Celebrating Grandmothers’. Some people wonder what the title was all about. Was it a good title or, in retrospect, should I have given it a different one? The purpose of a book title Book titles are supposed to catch the reader’s…
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE YOUNG AGAIN?
VOLUNTEERING IN A HOSPICE
SEMI CARERS (OR CAREGIVERS)
FEELING HAPPY IN YOUR OWN SKIN
SEX IN OLD AGE
People everywhere are fascinated by sex. I am not the first to say so. We wonder what other people do and when and what it means to them. And some wonder how long it continues. When I was in my 20s, I naively thought that sex was only for…