Aging in Style with Lori Williams: No Partner, No Kids – Now What? - Cross Timbers Gazette

Aging in Style with Lori Williams: No Partner, No Kids – Now What? - Cross Timbers Gazette

Recently, my husband had an unexpected hospital and rehab stay. My son and I were by his side every step of the way—asking questions, managing medications, making sure nothing slipped through the cracks. And it really hit me: what happens if you don’t have someone there to advocate for you? That question came up again at a health fair, where several older women shared their fears. “I don’t have a husband or children,” one said. “What if I fall o…

Needless to say, modern society has completely different values and ways of thinking than the time when getting married and having children was the norm. In other words, we can say that we live in an age where a variety of life choices are permitted.