Getting Old Is Not for Sissies
Nov 4 · 3 min read
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…

