I’m sorry for your sadness at losing Millie. Who wouldn’t appreciate knowing Millie. I remember an older female patient, I believe she was in her early 90’s. She would tell you “no”. Not in a confrontational way but just absolute And you would accept it. I made here my hero from there on.
My younger sister had white hair from an early age and briefly had to be in a wheelchair. People would talk to the person pushing the chair about her as if she wasn’t there. Not to mention the “sweetie and deary”. I love the idea of the business cards.
Thank you, Darby, for this beautiful remembrance and tribute to Mollie. As a friend of her daughter Penny, I had the good fortune of knowing her a little bit.
She was exactly as you describe: candid, impatient with fools and always ready for a good time. Seeing her dancing with a professional at her 95th birthday party so she didn't have to "stumble around with men who can't dance" is one of my favorite memories.
Mollie loved the poem "Invictus", which includes a line about how "the menace of the years shall find me unafraid," before ending with "I am the master of my fate, the captain of my soul."
I’m sorry for your sadness at losing Millie. Who wouldn’t appreciate knowing Millie. I remember an older female patient, I believe she was in her early 90’s. She would tell you “no”. Not in a confrontational way but just absolute And you would accept it. I made here my hero from there on.
My younger sister had white hair from an early age and briefly had to be in a wheelchair. People would talk to the person pushing the chair about her as if she wasn’t there. Not to mention the “sweetie and deary”. I love the idea of the business cards.
Thank you for your thoughtful article.
Thank you Mary… for your thoughtful observations… I’m in total agreement!
Thank you, Darby, for this beautiful remembrance and tribute to Mollie. As a friend of her daughter Penny, I had the good fortune of knowing her a little bit.
She was exactly as you describe: candid, impatient with fools and always ready for a good time. Seeing her dancing with a professional at her 95th birthday party so she didn't have to "stumble around with men who can't dance" is one of my favorite memories.
Mollie loved the poem "Invictus", which includes a line about how "the menace of the years shall find me unafraid," before ending with "I am the master of my fate, the captain of my soul."
That she was. Uh-oh, now I'm all teary. . . . .
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Jerry! Pleased to meet you. Looking forward to your thoughts… any friend of Mollie’s .. friend of mine!