Category Archives: Aging

That Time I Took a Poetry Class

Posted on September 1, 2022 by nematomorph

Found The man was out of place He was wearing long pants in the heat Walking up and down the beach Looking He passed us once Looking And twice Looking Weaving in and out of the umbrellas and sandy children … Continue reading →

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I Am Not That Person

Posted on April 27, 2021 by nematomorph

When I moved to NY, I had to quit my job. Even though my employer, the largest health plan in Hawaii, wanted to keep me on, they had a firm policy that they would not employ out of state individuals. … Continue reading →

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What If

Posted on January 15, 2021 by nematomorph

I have been stalking the NY vaccination sites for days. I wake up in the morning and try to see if I can schedule my mom, my aunt and my uncle. I plan my days around the top of every … Continue reading →

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The Big Prize

Posted on January 11, 2021 by nematomorph

Today is the day that NY opened up vaccinations to the next group. The 1b group. The group that includes those over 75 years of age. The group that includes my mom, my aunt and my uncle. NY has a … Continue reading →

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Walking All Over

Posted on January 2, 2021 by nematomorph

It was a walking kind of day. I walked with my mom. We trespassed down the road of the currently empty property next door. There were two deer laying down in the woods. The female got spooked and stood to … Continue reading →

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Month

Posted on December 7, 2020 by nematomorph

It’s been a month. A month since the election. A month since I’ve been able to run. A month of increasing virus rates. So long and so short. It could be a year instead. But only a month. We Thanksgivinged … Continue reading →

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My Butt is Not Broken

Posted on September 8, 2020 by nematomorph

I have a new health plan. I had to pick it myself. Off of the NY health exchange. It was a scary process. I tried to make sure that our PCPs were in network. That we could go to the … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Doctors

Posted on June 16, 2020 by nematomorph

I have a very low risk tolerance for the virus. I do not want to be in a small place with other people who may have a high risk tolerance. I do not want to be someplace where people are … Continue reading →

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Digital Canyon

Posted on March 23, 2020 by nematomorph

Since the lockdown of NY state was put into place, I have forced my mom to shrink her world down. Basically she is staying in her house, her yard, on the beach or walking around (alone, with dogs or with … Continue reading →

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Panic

Posted on March 4, 2020 by nematomorph

  So. Coronavirus. I was one of those people, before a single case had been identified in NY, at Costco buying a bunch of non-perishable foods. Like beans. And pasta. And mac and cheese (which I belatedly realized needs milk).I … Continue reading →

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