Family 'I put my head on her knee and cried': what my 102-year-old friend taught me about grief I presumed I would be looking after the centenarian women I met. I didn’t knock; I went straight in and put my head on her knee, pushing the Zimmer frame out of the way. Edna knew all this. I wasn’t married in time and you couldn’t have children if you weren’t married.” She leaned over and touched my knee. During a chapter featuring babies I looked up and told Edna that I wouldn’t be doing any more IVF.

Source: The Guardian February 17, 2018 06:00 UTC