>>>>Mike, next time you talk to Tamar, please convey my deepest sympathies.
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>>>>I lost my mother in 1998, and even though it's been 11 years, I still miss her every day and wish she could have lived to see her granddaughter.
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>>>I'm sure Tamar will be back among us before long. I have not tried to call her today because I know she is up to her ears with relatives and funeral arrangements, and maybe the funeral itself.
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>>And remember, she'll also be sitting shiva for a week afterward (7 days including the day of burial).
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>>>I am fortunate that my parents are both still alive. They are in their late 70s, though, and have the usual health issues of people that age. My dad likes to say that getting old isn't for sissies.
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>>Yeah. my mom is 90 and will turn 91 in January. She still lives on her own, drives and doesn't want to be in "assisted living", surrounded by old people.
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>Good for her! I know it isn't always an option but moving into assisted living is often the beginning of the end. I read that the average resident only lives a few months.

Yeah. She needs a walker to get around, but that's only because her legs are a bit weak (and her body is not entirely slender), but her driving is fine. I've ridden with her, and she is a good driver, even at 90 (years, not mph). She still does crosswords faster than I do, and she's beaten me at scrabble 2 out of the last 3 times (I think she cheats though). Thanks goodness her mind is still good.