She cashed in her retirement fund,
every penny-- though pennies are no longer minted--
and booked a cruise.
Her body can work but in the most simple sense
that it works; mobility is slowly running away
from her.
The medical system fails nurses, after all,
especially those who can't be nursed themselves.
She doesn't expect, I suspect, to have
many more chances for adventure.
I'd venture a guess that she
had accepted this.
If she has to worry about the frozen chest
clamping its jaws around her, why not
take every coin and toss it
in her bucket?
Jan 17
Jan 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM UTC
She cashed in her retirement fund,
every penny-- though pennies are no longer minted--
and booked a cruise.
Her body can work but in the most simple sense
that it works; mobility is slowly running away
from her.
The medical system fails nurses, after all,
especially those who can't be nursed themselves.
She doesn't expect, I suspect, to have
many more chances for adventure.
I'd venture a guess that she
had accepted this.
If she has to worry about the frozen chest
clamping its jaws around her, why not
take every coin and toss it
in her bucket?
Learned something about my sister's mother last weekend.