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To: Churchillspirit

It's amazing what TLC can do to improve the quality of a disabled person's life

It is indeed...
I had this one litle lady, who was brain damaged..
her family told me that in her younger days..
She so loved make-up and lipstick and thigs like that..
So everyday, I would put a little pedastal mirror in front of her, crank up the head of her bed, and put blush and lipstick on her, sometimes a little brooch, too.

She never smiled or acknowledged anything I did...
But once, she touched my face...and that was enough for me..
Ms.B


573 posted on 03/18/2005 11:43:19 AM PST by MS.BEHAVIN (If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. Marcus Aurelius)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

YEah, go sing Christmas Carols at a Nursing home sometime. Even the most out of it patients, you can see them remembering their favorite Christmasses, and smiling and... dreaming. It's the most amazing experience.

And when my Mom went to the group home and they started treating her like a girl again, it was a similar transformation to what you describe, though she was mentally with it. But... she started having fun again.


613 posted on 03/18/2005 11:47:31 AM PST by johnb838 (Dissolve the goobernment. Need some wood?)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

That is just so tender and sweet. Thank you for sharing.


622 posted on 03/18/2005 11:48:11 AM PST by sarasota
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

You are an angel! What a sweet story. Thank you. A feel-good story in the midst of all the ugliness.


633 posted on 03/18/2005 11:49:39 AM PST by samiam1972 (Live simply so that others may simply live!)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN
God bless you for the work you do.
639 posted on 03/18/2005 11:50:32 AM PST by Churchillspirit (Anaheim Angels - 2002 World Series Champions)
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