EDITOR’S NOTE: CoverStory is launching “Two for the Road,” an advice column on life, love, and loss. Cathy is in private practice as a grief, loss, and transitions coach. She is an author of four books, two of them on grief. Mark has been a registered nurse for 47 years and is an educator specializing in end-of-life care. He was...
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Single parent, 52, wonders if she should date again
EDITOR’S NOTE: CoverStory is launching “Two for the Road,” an advice column on life, love, and loss. Cathy is in...
Dealing with dad and ‘the long goodbye’
Dear Cathy & Mark, Our 80-year-old father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s five years ago. Around a year and a half...
How to make a long-distance relationship work
Dear Cathy and Mark, My boyfriend and I have been together for three years. We officially got together a few...
Medical mission for Aeta community in Zambales. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
To help ailing children and others disadvantaged
In 2010, moved only by a need to find a job (having been unemployed for more than five years), I...
People look for affordable items on a sale in Robinsons Mall, Manila in time for Christmas. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Endless want, endless Christmas
The Christmas holiday season in the Philippines starts in earnest after All Souls’ Day. Gift lists are updated, the holiday-party,...
Dealing with grief over the holidays
Dear Cathy & Mark, Our beloved 72-year-old father died last June of Covid-19. He was generally healthy otherwise. My four...
The Virginia creeper is the star.
In the moment: ‘mon petit jardin’
AVERNES, France—Here in my garden, I sow, I grow, and I remember my mother. She didn’t have a garden. No...
Senior citizens present their documents at Baseco covered court in Manila for social pension whose distribution was transferred to the National Senior Citizen Commission from the Department of Social Welfare and Development. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Growing old and transitioning to retirement
“Tanda,” a Filipino term for “old,” can also mean “sign.” So one can easily ask: What is the sign of...