Love, Life, and Lucille

Lessons Learned from a Centenarian

Judy Gaman

• Publisher: She Writes Press
• Year: 2020
• Topic: Social Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9781631528835
• Subtopic: Social Science Biographies
• Index: Social Sciences

Judy Gaman was so busy making a name for herself that she barely took the time to meet a stranger, enjoy life, or simply stop to breathe. Immersed in her job as the director of business development for a high-profile medical practice—a job that required her to write health and wellness books and host a nationally syndicated radio show—she spent every day going full speed ahead with no looking back. That is, until the day she met Lucille Fleming.

While writing a book on longevity, Judy interviewed Lucille, an elegant and spirited woman who had just recently turned 100. Lucille had the fashion and style of old Hollywood, but it was all hidden behind the doors of her assisted living center. What began as a quick meeting became a lasting friendship that transformed into an inseparable bond. Lucille brought incredible wisdom and great stories to the table, while Judy provided an avenue for excitement and new opportunities. Together, the two began living life to the fullest, and meeting the most interesting people along the way (including Suzanne Somers). But then Lucille’s life came to an end through unexpected and unfortunate circumstances—and the very first lesson she ever taught Judy proved to be the most important one of all.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• One: The Day that Changed My Life
• Two: Morning Tea
• Three: The Treadmill
• Four: Serendipitous
• Five: The Tour
• Six: Gift of a Lifetime
• Seven: Almost Famous
• Eight: Miss America
• Nine: Starry Night
• Ten: Wiggin’
• Eleven: No Place Like Home
• Twelve: The Simplicity of Apple Pie
• Thirteen: Vacations
• Fourteen: Rising to the Occasion
• Fifteen: Parting Skies (The God Story)
• Sixteen: Not What It Seems
• Seventeen: The Belgian Waffle
• Eighteen: Best-Laid Plans
• Nineteen: Memphis
• Twenty: The Sky’s the Limit
• Twenty-One: Star-Struck
• Twenty-Two: In Search of Home
• Twenty-Three: Winds of Change
• Twenty-Four: The Long Ride
• Twenty-Five: Mission Accomplished
• Twenty-Six: Play Ball!
• Twenty-Seven: The Prayer of Saint Lucille
• Twenty-Eight: The Bumpy Road
• Twenty-Nine: More Bumps in the Road
• Thirty: Out of Options
• Thirty-One: Revolving Doors
• Thirty-Two: Roommates
• Thirty-Three: The Big Mistake
• Thirty-Four: Revival of the Ruby-Red Slippers
• Thirty-Five: The Other Side of Peace
• Thirty-Six: Doing Her Justice
• Thirty-Seven: Blueberry Cobbler
• Thirty-Eight: The Final Chapter
• Epilogue
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Can’t Get Enough of Lucille?
• Want to Read More from Judy Gaman?