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Being Negative - Page 17
As Norah was putting on her cardigan sweater I noticed that she had it inside out. "You're putting it on wrong, " I said, without thinking what I was saying. It's so natural for us to be negative like that. Of course, she stoutly refused to listen to me and kept struggling with the sweater. I tried to help her but she told me to leave her alone.
Now, let's change the scenario. I take a look at her struggling with the sweater and then tell her, "This is a bad sweater. May I get you a better one...

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Legal Provisions for Old Age - Page 67
This topic is for everyone because we are all aging, but it has special significance in cases where one person develops Alzheimer Disease. That person may still live for many years but is no longer capable of making legal decisions. In the days when husbands looked after most family financial matters he often felt it was an insult to his pride, and showed a fear of death, to make a will and admit that some day he would die. These days wives often earn more than their husbands...

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What Now? - Page 32

She reached for her fur coat
With an eye on the door
"Oh, Norah, Are you going out?"
I quietly asked.
"I am going to the bank,"
She said
In a decisive tone of voice.
"But it's nine o'clock in the evening,
And the banks are closed at night..."

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