Meet the new exercise instructor, Ida Echevarria. Yes, at 89 my mom now leads a morning exercise class at her assisted living center. This is amazing because of her age for…
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Author Bob Brody: A note of thanks, on my dad’s behalf
Ask me for my favorite Thanksgiving story and here’s what I’ll now have to tell you. In 1930, a certain 4-year-old in Newark had yet to speak a single…
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I recently came back from Honduras. I went home to celebrate my grandmother’s 92nd birthday. Only a handful of family members knew I was going, and it had been four…
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As my mom and I sat in the airport waiting for our ride when we came back from South America this summer, she started telling me how clearly she remembers…
Read moreIn my Mother’s Words: 6 greatest moments in 61 years
My mom celebrated her 61st birthday on Tuesday. Thankfully, she’s still hanging out with me in NYC until I get my apartment and am all settled. I decided to ask…
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