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The Oldest Old Project: Darlene Costner

Posted on October 08, 2008

[EDITORIAL NOTE: Darlene Costner of Darlene's HodgePodge was, as she explains below, otherwise engaged and unable to write a story for The Oldest Old Project. But she published her view from age 83 on her blog, and I want to include it here too.] Ronni, of TIME GOES BY, had a writing project open to all of us over 80. Unfortunately it coincided with my preparations for my trip to Colorado. I simply didn t have the time to give it any thought or to write an essay. Now I have more time to think about the changes in my life between the ages of 60 through 83.I was widowed exactly 24 years ago th...

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