My families stories are repeated every time we gather to welcome additions to the family as well as when we honor a departed relative, In this way the family stories are remembered. The photographs and family owned regalia and sacred objects are also brought out and talked of, as well.

My 96 year old mother has outlived her husband one of her children,one sister and many nieces and nephews.She had a little nest-egg left from my Dad's labors as a construction foreman. But the sagging economy has reduced her savings by 45%. She is at that point where she must be concerned about paying bills or reducing medical costs. She says it's the unintended consequence of living so long. Her friends and family dying off and seeing the world collapsing around her becomes a depressant.