Wow thanks for sharing your heart wrenching journey. So many people have/ are wearing the same "shoes", and need to talk to a fellow traveler. May I suggest you consider doing a talk on this complex issue, dementia dynamics and assisted dying to the library?...Origin and the seniors lodge?
Hi Judy - thank you for your comment... sadly, many of us are in the same boat - either in terms of caring for a dementia sufferer or navigating the tricky waters of end-of-life transitions. As far as speaking on these matters, I feel utterly unqualified - writing 'Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die' left me with as many (more?) questions than I had when I started... That said, sharing experiences and having conversations about these topics is helpful even if only to ease the sense of aloneness that we sometimes feel when going through difficult times...
Wow thanks for sharing your heart wrenching journey. So many people have/ are wearing the same "shoes", and need to talk to a fellow traveler. May I suggest you consider doing a talk on this complex issue, dementia dynamics and assisted dying to the library?...Origin and the seniors lodge?
May your Light shine brightly
May Your walk be sprightly,
And the River of Creative Flow never cease!
Hi Judy - thank you for your comment... sadly, many of us are in the same boat - either in terms of caring for a dementia sufferer or navigating the tricky waters of end-of-life transitions. As far as speaking on these matters, I feel utterly unqualified - writing 'Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die' left me with as many (more?) questions than I had when I started... That said, sharing experiences and having conversations about these topics is helpful even if only to ease the sense of aloneness that we sometimes feel when going through difficult times...
Thank you for sharing this story about horses and wind and mostly about your mother.
Thank you, Kathi.
Oh Nikki. You never shared why you were so empathetic.
It’s never easy to talk about watching someone you care about slipping away slowly. My heart hurt watching you as you witnessed your father’s decline.
I hadn't realized how close to home it was for you.