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Carol Perkins: Growing Old Previous Column: Work Hands (2024) Note: The Metcalfe Shoebox Mission Bake Sale will be held from 9amCT to 3pmCT on Friday, October 4, 2024, at Edmonton State Bank, 118 S Main St, Edmonton, KY. Please donate baked goods or come to buy! Lots of goodies. All proceeds go toward the Operation Christmas Child shoebox project. By Carol Perkins They are next-door neighbors--brother and sister. She is 103, and he is 101. They have a younger brother and sister, both in their eighties. My mother, Marguerite Reece Sullivan, and her brother, Robert Reece, check on each. Although they can't visit, they send messages and inquire about each other's welfare through their caregivers. Both have mobility issues but sharp minds. My mom has lived in her house for seventy-seven years. It was being built when I was born. Her brother and his wife, Marjorie, lived with my parents while their house was built next door. My cousin Roberta and I were babies under one roof. I have often wondered how they managed in a two-bedroom, one-bath home, but it was a time when people "made do." My mother often says, "I don't know why I'm still here." I lighten the mood and tell her it is to worry the life out of me! We laugh. Getting old is difficult when you can't do what you once did. You can't stand the noise of the TV or radio. You can't see to read, get in the bathtub, walk outside, take a ride, or go to the beauty shop. However, she knows there is so much to watch unfold. Every day, she says, "Tell me what you know." I seldom know anything except what I hear on TV or who has died. "Have you talked to anyone today?" she'll ask. She is meaning her grandchildren or great-grandchildren. We Facetime, if we can reach them, at least once a week. Two of them are expecting babies, so she wants to live to see them. She worries about me overdoing myself with the shoebox mission. I assure I'm not. I think my mother may be the oldest resident in Metcalfe County. She doesn't like that title, so we don't talk about age. However, people who see her always remark how good she looks. She rolls her eyes. One thing is for sure, she hasn't lost her sense of humor. It takes humor when you are 103 years old. You can contact Carol at carolperkins06@gmail.com. This story was posted on 2024-09-28 11:14:44
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