My wife and I are 84 and 82 and soon to be a year older. This is how we are coping.

She goes to Lakeport for doctor visits and prescriptions while I go to the VA Clinic. Other than that we go for groceries, gas and the post office. We seldom go to Walmart or Mendo Mill but for supplies.

We occasionally require help for house cleaning and heavy chores but we manage.

There are a lot of older folks in Lake County so we are not unique. We are coping.

Stay strong, Lake County.

Jack Scialabba and his wife, Rosa, live in Clearlake, California.