Afternoon of Life

Aging, cognitive concerns, memory, dementia


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  • SEPTEMBER

    I started out liking the sound of this Chris Daughtry song. But because the song hints at loss, ending of summer, I started to notice the metaphor of months as eras of life, much like the metaphor of “Afternoon.” There is still time but it is getting late in the year. According to Wikipedia, Daughtry… Continue reading

  • Intro and Disclaimer

    Carl Jung called the age between 56-83 the afternoon of life. For some of us, it is even later in the evening. I also think of the Daughtry song “September.” Whether our metaphor is the day or the year, we recognize time is passing. We are acutely aware of this, yet there is still time… Continue reading