If I had a nickel for every “You are a good son” I’ve heard (especially from people who gleefully move a thousand miles away from their parents, or who toss them into a “home”.)
I am writing down the stories in order to write a book when this is all over. These are my sixth and seventh elderly relatives that my wife and I have lead down the final path.
I call them my “Octos.”
>> If I had a nickel for every “You are a good son” I’ve heard &etc
Yep, been there. I think I did a decent job of it — but I observed others who IMO did better.
You will be repaid tenfold for your faithful kindness, if not in this realm then in the next.