“I will forever be
grateful to have met
Rivian...Despite the
situation Rivian has
found herself to be
in, she always looks
out for others.”
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“One came to the window when I was
on the first floor and sang and played a
song. He writes Jewish music,” she said.

The boys ask for her blessing when
they visit her, and they’re not the only
ones. “After a while, I had three priests
who were residents here who asked me
to come and bless them. And the young
priest who is doing services now came
to see me and ask for my blessing when
he was taking a group to Israel,” she said.

Marcus suffered a small stroke in
November, but has no intention of slow-
ing down. She fills her days with reading,
writing, playing Scrabble on her tablet
and phoning friends and family.

She is working on another book of
wisdom, “Getting Old is Not a Hot Fudge
Sundae.” The volume, aimed at the elderly
and their children, will address the chal-
lenges of aging through stories of her
own lived experience, including when
she broke her hip and ended up in a
poor-quality rehabilitation center.

“I found out there was another one
not very far away, that was a hundred
percent better, but not knowing about it, I
couldn’t request it,” she said.

“Age creeps up on you when you’re not
ready for it. When you’re in good health, I
suggest at the end of the book, get around
and see what’s available, get a lot of infor-
mation, visit institutions and read up on
it and keep it for your children, so when
you’re in need of that kind of help they
have that information,” she added. l
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