WordPress has reminded me of the post I wrote four years ago, when Italian family came back to Australia for an extended visit. Zia (Aunty) Emma, then 97, died last year one month short of her 100th birthday. Her baby sister, who turns 88 in a couple of weeks, was admitted to aged care early this year. I saw her last week, and she seemed cheerful and well settled. As a bonus, she has a ground floor room with a little patio on which she keeps plants, as well as tending to a small flower bed in the common garden.
Little changes that emphasise the need to “seize the day” while we still can.