by Associate Editor | Aug 11, 2025 | Home Care, Reminisce, Senior stories
This article was written by a guest contributor, John Trompeter, the owner/operator of ComForCare of Wheaton, IL. My dad was a doer—one of those guys who, when met with difficulty, just put his nose to the grindstone and got things done. He served in World War II, got...
by Associate Editor | Aug 9, 2025 | Reminisce
The Warning in My Mother’s Voice I can still hear my mother’s voice from years ago, slightly exasperated, as she flexed her fingers and winced. “It’s my arthritis again,” she’d say, usually while stirring a pot or folding laundry. Back then, I nodded sympathetically...
by Associate Editor | Aug 6, 2025 | Reminisce
Finding Peace with a Puff Just the other day, I lit up my first cigar in over twenty years. No, I haven’t fallen off the wagon into some smoky abyss. It was just a small return to a bygone pleasure. Back when I used to enjoy the occasional stogie with my...
