http://www.goodolddogs3.com/My-Dearest-Daughter.html

it did me sometimes you dont think of that stuff :bawl: :bawl: :sad2:

um, i'll be calling my almost 89 year old mother as soon as i get out of work today.
don't call nearly as often as i should!
thanks for the poignant reminder!
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Thanks for sharing that!! It made me cry too...mainly because it is so true! :yes:

Very sad, Very beautiful
I take care of the elderly and see so many alone while their children go off about their lives . I am their only friend now and to read this just brings tears. I lost my mom at a young age so I guess I am trying to make up for what I would of had?
I wish I could share it with all of these families and perhaps help them remember what once was and should be helping now.
Thank you for sharing

OMG that left me speechless! I have added it to my favorites and have sent it to both my daughters. Thank you for posting it!

thanks

Emmy-

Thank you so much for sharing that with us. I'm so touched and of course (as per usual with you E-trainers) crying. It's hard to remember these simple yet poignant things with our crazy hectic lives. Mothers and Daughters have such a special relationship! The role reversal that happens is hard to come to terms with. I hope that when that time comes in my life I can show my mom the same compassion, love and most important committment that she has shown me. It's hard and often painful to see your mom or grandma age. When you reach the point where you realize that the end is near.
I work on a cardiac unit where many families are faced with end of life issues. The worst is when we have a patient who has no family (or distant family). It ripes at my heart everytime to see day in and day out no visitors.. just a lonely person forgotten.. It's wonderful to see supportive families but it's hard be with them when they can't let go.
In my own family, my only living grandparent, my maternal grandmother is going into the later stages of Alzhiemers. The way this has effected our entire family has been really detrimental to the relationships. My mom and her siblings fight a lot and we (as an entire unit) aren't as close as we used to be. I hope that we will find that closeness again.. and When things get really bad we can hold on and REMEMBER all the awesome times we had with gram.. ( I had the best childhood.. my cousins, my sister and I rocked)!

wow... i just realized that I wrote you guys a novel and a half. I'm sorry!! I guess I have a lot on my mind lately.. and I needed a bit of a release.
Welp, thanks for listening. :blink:


to end on a lighter note.. one of my favorite bumper stickers:
PARENTS: Be good to your kids.. they choose your nursing home!

awe.. it makes me sad that one day my parents are gonna die.. :(:(:(

thanks for the link, by the way! very touching!! :)

That is just so sad, DJ. It must really be hard for you to see something like that everyday. I'm glad I don't, coz it breaks my heart just thinking about it. I mean, I cry when I see something like that even on a TV show or a movie, so what more in real life. You see, I get depressed easily.

I'm sorry to hear that. My own maternal grandmother has Alzheimers but she is taking medication. Most of the people looking after her (my uncle, her caretaker and their maid) get frustrated (and sometimes even mad at her) bec. she can be stubborn at times. Sometimes they also get pissed off bec. she asks the same questions over and over, like only seconds or minutes apart. But one good thing about my grandma is that she still recognizes us, still knows who we are. When we call her on the phone, she still knows who she's talking to. And I really don't mind at all when she asks me the same questions over and over. I would patiently answer them everytime. And I always end our conversations with an "I love you" coz who knows, it could be the last time that I would ever get to tell her that I love her.

It's so good that you are patient with your grandma!!! I regret not being more patient with my mom....

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It made me cry too.

That was really a touching post ... thanks ...