79 Years Young

Life is short. Make it worth your while.

Susie Pinon
The Orange Journal
Published in
3 min readMar 21, 2022
man sitting with cake + candle at restaurant table

This weekend, my dad turned 79 years old. He had me, his only child, at 54 years old. Not something you hear every day, I know.

My dad was diagnosed with mild to moderate dementia many years back. After a while, my mom and I realized it was in his best interest to live in a nursing home. We couldn’t take care of him. We couldn’t afford a 24/7…

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Susie Pinon
The Orange Journal

If I’m not typing, I’m at the beach, eating chocolate, yoga-ing, or watching my soaps. Here to help you grow into your best self without making it hurt.😉