[jyl]

My mother, at about 70, decided to divorce her husband of some 40 years (her second husband, after my dad). She moved from their home in San Diego, to Beijing and then to Taipei, and enjoyed the independent life for a few years. But she is getting older, unsteady on her feet, and had increasing trouble on her own. She started falling, each time she'd damage a tooth or break a bone. Her last fall was a few months ago, during a visit to my sister in Portland. Was hospitalized for that one. She decided to rent an apartment in Portland and live with someone who will take care of her. Who is . . . her ex-husband. I shake my head.