by Kevin Banet | Oct 4, 2023 | 60's Boy, Senior stories
Grandpa can’t mow As a child I remember that every Sunday afternoon my mom, dad and my siblings would drive to our grandparents’ house a few miles away. Dad sometimes mowed the lawn for his parents with their hand-operated mower. We kids might be given a Coke...
by Kevin Banet | Mar 25, 2023 | Senior stories
I’ll admit it – I’m jogging to avoid old age. I figure that if I can stay in shape after turning sixty, I can avoid declining health, and fight against whatever comes next. So I searched for the superman seniors that I know are out there – those odd birds in their...
by Kevin Banet | Aug 3, 2022 | Home Care, Senior stories
It takes a special kind of individual to care for an elderly person. Kendra Guiterrez was just a few years out of high school when she was told that she needed to fly to Mexico City to care for her grandfather. She went willingly. Her grandfather, age 77, had enjoyed...
by Kevin Banet | May 25, 2022 | Senior stories
The air was tense as Claudia stared at the open doorway through which a visitor had just walked. “She has the nerve to put that kind of pressure on us,” Claudia whispered to her co-worker Rebecca as she craned her neck, making sure that the woman was gone. “They do...
by Kevin Banet | Sep 20, 2021 | Senior stories
The story still haunts me. A sorrowful adult daughter of an aging mother related her real-life, sad story, of her struggle with her elderly mom’s constant needs. The daughter had to frequently take her of her mother’s needs while taking care of her own family. The...
