Re: Something Good

[Guest guest]

That is really wonderful, Patti! I hope that if or when we get to needing to

place Dad, there are such genuinely thoughtful caregivers there.

Lori

Something Good

I agree that for so many of us who have had to make the decision to place a

parent, a spouse or another family member in a care center, it is almost always

a heart-breaking decision for us, and one that we all struggle with. My Mom has

been in the memory care unit of a nursing home since early Nov. 2009, and while

I don't cry when I leave anymore, I still in my heart of hearts wish I could

care for her in my home. So as a daughter it is never easy. Now, as time has

passed I mostly feel thankful for the wonderful care she is receiving in a safe

and good place.

Yesterday something really nice happened. The charge nurse on the morning

shift who I adore anyway, called just to tell me how happy my Mom was, and that

she had a big smile on her face and was laughing and that she just had to tell

me. They have a golden lab dog who comes to visit the residents several times a

week, and my Mom just loves the dog. Also one of the other residents had some

of his grandchildren there visiting yesterday and they were playing with the

dog, and she said my Mom was so happy watching them play with the dog, that she

just wanted to call & tell me something good for a change, because the calls are

not always good. I was so happy that she called me, what a wonderful thing for

her to do & it made me feel so good! So there can be good things at times that

do happen when they are in a nursing home/care center - things that can make you

smile & brighten your day.

Patti, dtr of Pat age 94, diag w/LBD in 2009, but signs were there long

before that.