5 Questions to ask Your Elders Today - COVID-19 watch from Pioneer, CA

I can't tell you how many times I've lay awake at night wishing I could call my grandma and ask her, "penny for your thoughts," as she used to ask me. I've wanted to ask for marriage counseling, cooking tricks, travel inspiration, and raising siblings. (Sometime, ask my mom to tell you about the time she was wrestling with her brother. She fell off the bed and pretended to be dead causing quite the ruckus.)

Now, I can only guess at my Gram's answers. I did ask her once if she was afraid to die and she said no. I asked her if she had any regrets and she said no. She would do it all again, just the same. 

I might not be able to phone my grandparents (let's be real, a video chat session would be out of the question), but I can phone my parents. I am so fortunate - I can call both my parents and what better time than now? I'll share their answers shortly. 

I'm also asking these questions of others in our community (elders, medical professionals, government officials, small businesses, friends, ect.) I'll archive and share the answers as we go.

Without further adieu, below are 5 questions to ask your elders today. Best to call them, but this can be done by video-chat, phone, or copy/pasted into an email. 

1) Name, Profession, State and County where you reside:

2) What is your greatest challenge right now and how are you working to overcome it? 

3) What will be our greatest challenge in a year and how can we overcome it?

4) Have you ever lived through anything like this before? 

5) Anything else you'd like to add? 

Please confirm its ok for to share your answers publicly. 

All the best, 
Kelly 

​Stay home, save a life.