Importance of Friends: I don’t remember when I first heard the expression, “It’s hard to be your own eyes.” But I remember realizing at the time that there was an important truth in the proverb. The observer can’t simultaneously be the observed object. The best one can do is notice how choices and values change over time. Now that I’ve been in France for six months, I can look back and see some of the ways I’ve changed. Immune System Is Recovering Slowly For sure, the accumulated stress from taking care of my husband for his final years has begun