by Marguerite Elisofon | Sep 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Occasionally at my health club, people on bikes or elliptical machines skirmish over switching TV stations (from Fox 5 News to a soap opera or sports). Usually once TV stations have been negotiated, everyone exercises in peace. But not lately. The Brett Kavanagh...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Sep 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
A Night of Nostalgia with Paul Simon For me and my best friend Robin, Thursday night’s Paul Simon concert was not just any girls’ night out. It was our first and last chance to see Paul Simon on his “Farewell Tour.” Both of us remember listening to “Bridge Over...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Sep 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
On any ordinary day, processing complex and emotional information can be confusing and challenging for my 27 year old daughter Samantha, who has autism. But on the day she realized that some of her adult friends live in their own apartments because their parents are...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hard to believe I took a 16-day vacation with my husband, while Samantha—our 27 year-old daughter with autism—not only survived, but thrived on her own at home. As far as I know, Samantha continued enjoying her life: going to rehearsals for her theater groups,...