#389: An interview with Lisa Bubert, author of “The Sunset”

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This month at Article Club, we’ve been focusing on “The Sunset,” by Lisa Bubert. If you haven’t read the article yet, I highly encourage you to do so. In the essay, Ms. Bubert discusses her experience working in a nursing home when she was a college student. It’s poignant and outstanding.

Also: I hope you’ll join us to discuss the article on Sunday, April 30, 2:00 - 3:30 pm PT on Zoom. There’s still time to sign up. Article Clubbers are kind and thoughtful and welcoming. Our conversations are always in small, intimate, facilitated groups. Plus there’s a bonus: Ms. Bubert will be joining us!

I’m excited to share that I had the opportunity to interview Ms. Bubert a couple days ago about her brilliant essay. We talked about a number of topics, including:

* how we care about our grandparents but not our elderly

* how we don’t care about the people who care for the elderly (i.e., Black women)

* how death is the most vulnerable act

* how “there is no act of love greater than to sit with someone as they face their deepest moment of vulnerability”

* how the elderly deserve our dignity, and how “dignity requires witness”

I hope you take a listen and share your thoughts in the comments.

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