BECOMING AN ORPHAN

"We tend to associate the word, 'orphan,' with children but the reality is that anyone who has no surviving parents is really an orphan."  Dr. Dana Cable.  Often, the first question asked when an adult's parent has died is, "How old was he/she?"  Then, people go on to say, "Well, at least he/she lived a long life," but "it doesn't matter how long our parents lived.  At death, their lives haven't seemed long enough."  Jane Brooks