Have you noticed that grandmothers have changed? For one thing they seem so much younger than they used to. Some anonymous bard celebrated this truth in a little poem you may have encountered on the Internet. It’s titled, “Where Have All the Grandmas Gone?”

In the dim and distant past; When life’s tempo wasn’t so fast
Grandma used to rock and knit, Crochet, tat, and baby sit.
When the kids were in a jam, They could always call on Gram.

But today she’s in the gym Exercising to keep slim.
She’s checking the web or surfing the net, Sending e‑mails, now she’s really set.
Nothing seems to stop or block her,
Now that Grandma’s off her rocker.

I don’t know if that little poem describes your grandmother or not.

Let’s talk for a few moments about aging. That’s a subject of particular interest t…