Loneliness, The Power of Friendship
One of the most frightening realities of our own aging is the gnawing truth that, as we age, our circle of close friends and secondary relationships begins to …
Your Friends Can Be Your Valentine’s Too
“I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul remembering my good friends” William Shakespeare Richard II If your romantic partner is your best …
Be a Friend to the One You Love
“When you love someone, you do not love them all the time, in exactly the same way, from moment to moment. It is an impossibility. It is even a lie to …
Memory Sifter
I reached for my flour sifter the other day to make Irish soda bread for my dear friend who had just reported that her husband would be discharged from the …
Being a Friend to Someone with Late Stage Dementia
I was giving a presentation on dementia and friendship last spring at one of the assisted living facilities in Charlottesville, where I live. A few attendants …