On being an old woman: a personal perspective

This is a personal, point-of-view article that speaks to the daunting task of living well when one is old, with a particular focus on a woman in our society. Issues of both loss and challenge are addressed. The article concludes that how a woman leads her entire life will either prepare her for old age or it will fail to do so. Society will not do for her what she has failed to do for herself.