There are 4 article(s) tagged Virginia Calkins:

• October 2021

  • ‘I went home for Mom’s 97th birthday — and the end of her grand, generous life’

    “I drove back home to Buffalo to celebrate my mother’s 97th birthday. Instead, I was there as she died. It was the end of a grand and generous life.”

    By Geoff Calkins October 11, 2021

• April 2021

  • Calkins: How did my 96-year-old mother celebrate her vaccination? She went to Disney, of course

    Mom got her second dose of the Moderna vaccine not long ago. We celebrated by taking her to Disney World. It was a magical experience — made possible by the magic of the vaccine.

    By Geoff Calkins April 09, 2021

• September 2020

  • Calkins: Could pandemic last another year? A handbook for how to cope

    Dr. Anthony Fauci said that it may be late 2021 before life begins to feel normal again. So how to we persevere? Here is the wisdom of three people: Kirk Whalum, a character called “TrashMan” and my 95-year-old mom. 

    By Geoff Calkins September 14, 2020

• May 2020

  • For this Mother’s Day, letters (37 of them!) from my Mom

    Before Zoom, there were letters. My Mom was the best letter-writer I've ever known. 

    By Geoff Calkins May 11, 2020