To borrow from Andrew Marvel:
"But at my back I always hear
Time’s wingèd chariot hurrying near"
Thank you. This was beautiful and moving. Whenever I get a silver alert, I feel such a pang of complex emotions. Then I count my blessings.
Aging can be such a challenge for all parties. People get so caught up in current situation that they can forget that their parent, once their caretaker, may not want to lose their independence. No matter how the body may change, the sense of self remains constant. No one willingly submits to age. We must remember to continue to treat them with the dignity they deserve.
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Thank you, Cherie
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This is so beautiful. I'm just stopped in my tracks. Thank you.
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This describes my mother, too. Losing her to dementia is so difficult. Thank you.
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Geez Cherie, please excuse us if we often assume that an aging and fragile body is accompanied by an aging and fragile mind. It too often does not occur to us that the elderly are so very aware of the increased isolation and neglect.
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Beautiful tribute.
I feel that when I visit my wife of 36 years, an amazing women and still somewhere deep in the shell that dementia has left her a vibrant lady.
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Reminds me of the song “Hello in There”...which coincidentally I had just been thinking of after the “angels from Montgomery” saved us last night.
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Those John Prine songs stay with you, wrapping a ot of feelings in very few words
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This might be the saddest thing I ever saw
If only it wasn’t like this
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Really, the saddest thing you ever saw? I guess you ignore the old homeless person huddled from the cold in the doorway.
Dear Paulie take a deep breath.There are so many layers to sadness.
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