Transitions With Jean - Columns
Be delicate, respectful when asking parents for their
June 6, 2021
“Auntie, when you’re gone, can I have your sofa?” She asked in a kindly way. Then she kept going, perhaps trying to make it sound better, “I don’t mean now, I mean when you are dead.”
Her aunt visibly flinched but smiled and said sure.
My brain...
Workers at senior communities deserve our thanks
May 2, 2021
A message to all the workers at our senior communities: Thank you. Thank you. THANK YOU!
Looking in from the outside, we really don’t know what you have been through this past year. You were hit with challenges that none of us can imagine.
You might think it has been a...
T,H.A.N.K.S.
April 4, 2021
Dear Jean - You had a column a few years ago about “death and taxes” and getting your affairs in order. I really need it now. Can you share it again?
Answer - Certainly! Here you go:
Initially, this was going to be a column...
Change is inevitable, but you can be prepared
March 7, 2021
Sometimes we want to keep things just the way they are. Wouldn’t that be nice? But in life, there is constant change, although sometimes we do not notice it right away. Those changes might be our health, memory, abilities, or the health of our loved ones.
Even when we know things...
Vaccine = Freedom!
February 7, 2021
Thank you, Wisconsin! In November, our COVID-19 cases had climbed to about 6,500 new infections a day. You listened. You masked up more, cared about others more. Our numbers have fallen to about 1,500 per day. We aren’t out of the woods yet, but your actions helped.
Now the vaccine...
