Still Advocating
Writings of a retired educator, advocate, & baby boomer

My granddaughter is to the left of John Lewis One of my granddaughters had the opportunity to meet John Lewis in 2017. She was twelve and...

Technological advances have created a bewildering and cruel world for seniors. In addition to living with the aches and pains of aging,...

My high school biology teacher I remember very few of the teachers I had from kindergarten through college. Some of them inspired fear –...

On Sunday, February 2, we enjoyed a performance by the Evanston Symphony Orchestra followed by an early dinner with good friends at a...

Love sustained me through a great loss I was scrolling through my photos looking for something else when this picture caught my eye. It...

I have been wearing hearing aids for at least fifteen years for a mild to moderate hearing loss, and they are fine in most circumstances....

I am heartbroken over how the pandemic impacted my grandchildren. What they lost can never be fixed.

I hope I look as good as my mother did when I turn 80.

Published in MyRetrospect, September 28, 2024 / Stories I have often longed to “have words with someone,” but rarely do. Being a...

I still have no idea how I lost my phone. When we parked the car and started for the elevator in our building, I patted the zipped pocket...