Planning for your future is important for everyone. For solo agers, documenting what matters to you is even more important to make sure your wishes are honored. Your goals and preferences matter and you are valuable.

Allison Royal writes about the bond she shared with her Nana. She shares their routines as she took on more caretaking tasks and some of the ways she was able to answer questions and provide comfort.

For the last few years, my Lela (the hipper version of Abuela) has been obsessed with her own mortality. She takes any and every opportunity to remind us that she won’t be here for long,…