[Marianne]

Hi Shaahayda, I do remember that paper of yours and it is so scientifically well-done and well-written. I very much enjoyed reading it and have enjoyed our conversations on the topic of the elderly and death and dying, dismal as they can seem, feel, or be. It is vital that the elderly have good care; many of us do not think much about it until our grandparents get very old or we lose them when they die or when we lose a parent who “passes,” to use the euphemism to soften the harsh reality of death. I enjoy your work on this subject very much as I enjoy so much of your more personal writing as well. I am thinking too of a sort of in-between world in the writing world, I guess which carries the descriptive term of “creative non-fiction” in memoir or travel journals and such. I very much enjoy the tone and style and topics of your creative non-fiction, your memoir material that also contains your tales of your personal myth.

~ Marianne