Same here. Dad passed from it one year ago. Mom has it now. I’m caring for her. They gave us everything. They weren’t
perfect. But they sacrificed for us. And they didn’t ask for this to happen to them. They still need to be safe and feel loved.
Exactly. When I visited my dad, there was one man who spent every day with his wife who had Alzheimer’s. I was with my daughter New Year’s Eve and I was chatting with him and I said,I bet this is not how you wanted to spend your retirement.
He said, no, we were going to travel. But he came every day and spent all day long with her. But there were other patients who had no one to visit them. Or they just didn’t want to. It was heartbreaking.
One lady kept touching part of my purse, a metal circle that attachs the straps to my purse. She kept saying “marriage ring” ... I asked her, are you looking for your wedding ring? And she whispered, yes.
It was so sad. And she had no one who visits her.
Got to take care of your parents in the last days. They took care of you when you were helpless.
God bless you, Yaelle.