“I’ve had cancer and lost both my breasts. It wore down my husband, taking care of me while I was going through it all. He’s almost 80, so I figured it’s time for him to enjoy life.

“He loves to go to sports events and he has friends who take him. They would have coffee breaks in the afternoon and talk sports, and I’d be stuck at home in the recliner. I can’t take care of myself anymore and he’s not able to take care of me, so I decided to come over here.

“We talked it over, and it’s the choice that I made. I feel like it’s better for me to be here and for him to be there. I really like it here. It’s a little different, but I think we’re both enjoying life now as much as we can.”

— Margaret “Susie” Williams

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“My son gave me a book, the story of my life. It’s a great, big book. It has all these questions in it, and you just answer the questions. The trouble is, I can’t write a thing anymore. I’m just glad that I can remember.

“I’ve always enjoyed reminiscing. Although sometimes I start to tell something and then stop right in the middle. Like I told my kids, ‘Now look, if you want to know anything about the old days, I can tell you in minute detail. I can tell you about seeing some of the early Ford cars. I can tell you where the girls were going on Saturday nights, dancing and all that stuff. But just don’t ask me what happened yesterday because I have that short-term memory problem.’ I look out and think, well, I ought to remember that, and I get so frustrated. You’ve got it right in your mouth, but it just won’t come out.”

— Marjorie Yeager

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“The first day I was in nursing school the teacher asked each of us, ‘What is your philosophy on life?’ I said, ‘I shall pass through this world but once. Any little thing that I can do for any human or dumb animal, let me do it now for I shall not come this way again.’

“That was my philosophy. I had read it somewhere and I liked it. And, you know, that’s the way I feel. That’s the way I’ve always lived my life.”

— Marjorie Yeager

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