Michael Blair
Aug 24, 2017 · 1 min read

That is a great lesson to learn in your early 20’s.

“Toward the end she was stripped of the autonomy she had grown accustomed to over 70 years or so. She had nowhere to go, nobody to please, no job to show up for. That is pain. One of my biggest regrets is not asking her how she handled everything. After all, I’ll may go through the same agony.”

My Dad’s oldest sister lived until 105. She had a life until 104. I visited her quite often. She would always love showing her tomato plants and her flowers. She would weed as she showed me. She got married for the 2nd time at 92, and her husband passed away within a few years. I would send her the local paper, until I moved away too. She said it was okay, because she was tired of reading about all the children (kids were baby goats!) she had babysat, that were passing away! She outlived her 7 younger siblings, 2 husbands, all 4 of her children, and one grandson. She had resolve.

Thank you, I hadn’t thought of her in a few years. She passed in 2012.

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    Michael Blair

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    1of13siblings,Marine,DPT, trying to get better at engaging my brain before my mouth/fingers.