Ruby E. Carlino

I was in my late 30’s when I realized one day that my eyes were not focusing properly when I was reading a book. I bought a pair of over-the-counter reading glasses which solved the problem for a while.

Later, I had to get prescription glasses. The experience was frustrating, but I accepted it as part of natural aging. I may have terrible eyesight but I could still hear as sharply as a bat. But I did take my senses for granted; I was healthy and had no reason to worry about anything other than my vision.

A couple of years ago, I was making tortilla soup and, as I was chopping up the cilantro, it suddenly occurred to me that I could not smell it. My first thought was: did I buy the wrong herb? What was that I just chopped up? After checking that it was indeed cilantro, I

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