by Associate Editor | Jun 16, 2025 | Senior stories
Grandpa’s cane teaches a lesson 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...
by Kevin Banet | Apr 19, 2025 | mental health, Senior stories
Dementia claimed his wife’s life The older man, somewhere in his 80s, waved and smiled. I was a bit taken aback. It was a warm Good Friday afternoon, and I was out walking the dog—just following my normal path, expecting the usual silence from a stranger. And so...
by Kevin Banet | Jun 16, 2024 | Holidays, Senior stories
When I was single, I had a ho-hum attitude toward friends and family members who watched their children grow up. But when I became a father, my attitude was flipped on its head. After I got married, I remember when our only boy reached the age of about six, and...
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...
