Getting Old Is Not for Sissies

mitzi.flyte
Nov 4 · 3 min read
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That quote’s cliché and there’s a reason it’s a cliché — it’s because it’s true — damn true, I’m here to tell you.

I was an RN and worked the last part of my forty-four career years in long term care, euphemism for “nursing homes.” I wish I knew then about aging what I learned on my own.

“They” try to tell you that “you’re the same person” as my very own RN on the Stroke Unit said to…

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A 70+ year old retired RN who’s following her 60 year old dream of being a writer, one interested in everything unusual. www.facebook.com/MitziFlyteAuthor

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