by Wendy - Hey, Boomer | May 23, 2024 | Reflections
When I was a young girl, growing up in Miami, hurricanes were a part of life. We lived on a lake, and we had a dock in the lake and a small sailboat, a Sunfish. As the hurricane watches and warnings went up, the whole family went to work. With the wind blowing, we...
by Wendy - Hey, Boomer | Apr 11, 2024 | Reflections
I agree with Anne Lamott. “I don’t feel old, because your inside self doesn’t age.” Anne Lamott published a story in the Washington Post today titled, It’s not so ‘terribly strange to be 70.’ Turning 70 was an awakening and a reset for me. Interestingly, it was...
by Wendy - Hey, Boomer | Mar 28, 2024 | Family Dynamics
When we were kids, our grandparents were the epitome of age—immortalized in old photographs and cherished memories with their enduring routines and ways of life. They seemed old, ‘outdated’, unable to keep up with the ‘modern’ times. As we grow older, our perspectives...
by Wendy - Hey, Boomer | Mar 1, 2024 | Caregiving
My mom, Sena Parris Martin, was the nineth of 11 children born to Vernie and Essie Parris. Her Dad, my Papa, was a tobacco sharecropper. Growing up during the Great Depression, Mom was no stranger to hard work including picking cotton, cutting, tying and hanging...
by Wendy - Hey, Boomer | Feb 28, 2024 | Caregiving
I have been a caregiver for my husband for the last ten years for a variety of procedures and surgeries ranging from shoulder replacements, cataracts, and heart surgery to prostrate and cardiovascular procedures. All these medical interventions came with a variety of...
