Opinion: My View from Waldport:

Credit card companies and the elderly

“Greg, the mother you knew when growing up is gone, likely forever;” her doctor quietly stated.  “You still will have some days of having her back, but those will grow less and less.”

I had come back to Missouri, the state of my birth, for my annual visit to see my parents and my sister.  I did this as they really feel uncomfortable about traveling outside of a short driving trip now and then.

They used to love it when I moved somewhere new, as they knew I would have them come visit and I’d drag them all around.  They loved their trips to Los Angeles and San Francisco.  They had made it to Waldport, when I first came here and I was glad, at least they saw our life here.

For the complete article see the 02-13-2013 issue.

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