Wasteland

That is what my life has become since my last but one posting.

I had anticipated resuming my life once my duties as a carer came to an end, but then my own already poor health deteriorated much more rapidly than I could have anticipated. I think the last few months of my mother's life with the daily visits to the hospital took such a toll.

I wonder what will happen to me when I am no longer able to look after myself. Stuck in a care home with people 20 to 40 years my senior? The financial implications are less worrying. I won't be any worse off than I am now, and possibly slightly better off.

I'm glad to see Mick Jagger has no worries on that score. He is now one of the lucky recipients of the State Pension, having reached the venerable age of 65.

Judy Frankel

Judy Frankel, preserver and performer of Sephardic songs died on 20th March. I have put up a website to honour her memory.