tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062777672434332413.post6668798281596713121..comments2024-03-04T02:43:55.369-08:00Comments on Learning to Hope: Cat tailsscotvixenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03934172691552719646noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062777672434332413.post-82497806415399019392011-09-26T06:38:00.372-07:002011-09-26T06:38:00.372-07:00My (ex) sister in law is a care giver to elderly t...My (ex) sister in law is a care giver to elderly too. She takes care of one or two at a time. It always devastates her when they go. It's known, it's expected, it's planned for.. but it is always very hard on her. I take that as a sign of how good she is at caring. <br /><br />Hugs for your mom. <br /><br />---<br /><br />You've described a very cozy family evening.. we have the deluxe boxed sets of LOTR, and now I want to watch again! lol! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01946941901164289620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062777672434332413.post-24637525256874894822011-09-25T21:19:50.439-07:002011-09-25T21:19:50.439-07:00#1) Tashi, I'm so sorry that the elderly fema...#1) Tashi, I'm so sorry that the elderly female client----(whom your mother had been caring for)----passed away, although, thankfully, the poor lady had a peaceful death in her sleep, and is now free from her terrible pain. After years of caregiving, longterm clients/patients almost become (in a way) "like family" for the caregiver, as you know from you mother's experiences. <br /><br /><br />#2) Nowadays, the many ways that people, (out of their very legitimate emotional/physical needs), diligently cobble together "a family"............ i.e., in addition to the one(s) they already might HAVE, or as a substitute for the one(s) which they might NOT have............ is really interesting, (and also very gratifying), to me.<br /><br />I actually never thought of a Personal Blog as *ONE TYPE* of "family," but----(after again reading this famous quotation, Below)----and also thinking about how much the readers of YOUR blog care about you and love you, too, I can honestly see how YOUR blog "fits" this............ both for *you* and also for *your readers*, too: <br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />"Having a place to go is<br />..........Home.<br />Having someone to love is<br />..........Family.<br />Having both is a<br />..........Blessing."<br /> <br /> ---Donna Hedges<br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br /><br />#3) Oh, by the way, the only thing I'd ADD TO the (Above) quotation is this: <br /><br />"Having Garlic Bread put in the shape of a heart is<br />..........*Love*"!!Rosannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17290435002631069643noreply@blogger.com