Posts by Bill Bray

The Dying Lady

Posted by on Jun 8, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

“A common Latino narrative is the story of the Dying Lady. The tale begins with a woman who decides that it is too much work to cook. ‘It’s such a hassle,’ the old woman states. ‘It would be easier not to eat. Days turn to weeks, and weeks drag on until the woman finds herself unable to move or care for herself. People dear to the woman beg her to feed herself, but she refuses. ‘I’m much too tired to cook now,’ she laments. ‘I would need more strength to cook and clean.’ As her health continues to falter, her family and community...

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