Tag Archives: Dying
A Truly Extraordinary Woman
I fell in love with Clara Kip when on first meeting. She was perfect, almost. I didn’t tell my wife. There were, of course, a couple of problems. First, at 79 she really was too old for me. And she was dying. We probably could have overcome those obstacles. What we couldn’t get past was […]
The Comedian
On Tuesday I shared my brother’s reflections on my mother and her quest to find her place in this world. In case you missed it, at 81 she decided her calling was to be a comedian. I didn’t know that at the time – she didn’t mention it to me. If she had, I might […]
My Mother’s Bedside
When I was five years old, I got very sick. It was only when I as an adult that I realized that I almost died. If you had asked me at the time, I would have told you I was in hospital for a year. Time passes very slowly when you are five. I […]
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