"The journey between who you once were and who you are now becoming, is where the dance of life really takes place."
- Barbara De Angelis
This blog was formerly dedicated in 2009 to my Dad who died of Alzheimer's in 2013. It's been three years now...and I find myself missing blogging...so I am re-inventing my blog... because, after all, life is about moving through, and going forward...
My youngest brother E____ went to visit Dad today. Dad was fast asleep, sleeping like a baby. Dad looked so relaxed and peaceful, my brother decided not to wake him. Instead he sat with Dad and just watched him sleep...
I was able to sit w a Hospice patient, with the end stages of Alzheimer as well as Congested Heart Failure. He awoke terrible frightened. Not remembering me, fearful that his loving wife was not here. I was able to calm him, take his hand, and sooth him back to sleep. Before he feel asleep, he looked at me & thanked me. He held my hand while sleeping.
5 comments:
That gave your brother time to think and reflect, I'm sure.
Just being near him is enough.
Sometimes just being there is enough.
Donna V.
There is a peacefulness to sitting quietly and reflecting.
I was able to sit w a Hospice patient, with the end stages of Alzheimer as well as Congested Heart Failure. He awoke terrible frightened. Not remembering me, fearful that his loving wife was not here. I was able to calm him, take his hand, and sooth him back to sleep. Before he feel asleep, he looked at me & thanked me. He held my hand while sleeping.
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