From the desk of Rosemary Laird, MD
Founder of Navigating Aging Needs (NAN), LLC
Never Say Never!
Well, it finally happened: Florida got some snow. Granted it was “up north’ in Florida, and nowhere near my home. But our “Sunshine State” did indeed get some wintery flakes.
Of course, it’s not the first time that snow has fallen on our part of the planet. Just about a half century ago, in 1977, snowflakes hit the ground as far south as Miami Beach. And in 1899, snow graced the landscapes of Fort Myers and Fort Pierce.
All of which is to reinforce the idea that one should “never say never.” Sure, something may only happen once in a lifetime, but sometimes, once is enough to cause some serious circumstances to deal with.
Facing the Long Goodby
Here in Florida, we don’t experience the changes of Autumn as dramatically as people elsewhere in the nation, particularly in the northern states. Still, there is no getting around the fact that the coming of winter is literally “in the air,” whether it’s a puff of cooler breeze, the rays of the setting sun slanting lower in the sky, or the sight of a dead leaf falling from its branch and spiraling to the ground.