These things change us

[johnny_sway]

You always touch me with your kindness and a warmth that seems so much more than genuine. This was a touching example of not only a kindness between races but proof that someday we may all co-exist simply as equals concerned about the world and their loved ones.

 

[just pet]

Re: Re: These things change us

You always touch me with your kindness and a warmth that seems so much more than genuine. This was a touching example of not only a kindness between races but proof that someday we may all co-exist simply as equals concerned about the world and their loved ones.

Thank you

Not sure if the races were divergent, but certainly the religions were at opposite ends of the spectrum
But, I had been in Nepal in October, 2001 (it's right next door to Afghanistan, for the geographically impaired) and so had a taste of the tension they feel every day.

 

[shyly curious]

No, you aren't a saint, but you are pretty darned wonderful and quite a special person to handle yourself and help so many people day in and day out. Even when you aren't at work, even when you are posting on LIT, you help people and offer insights that make a difference.

Thank you.

 

[PinkOrchid]

 

[just pet]

No, you aren't a saint, but you are pretty darned wonderful and quite a special person to handle yourself and help so many people day in and day out. Even when you aren't at work, even when you are posting on LIT, you help people and offer insights that make a difference.

Thank you.

Thank you

 

[just pet]

I dunno. In a few more hours that may be a capital offense. But I can think of no one better to die with.

If it becomes illegal to die, I may be out of a job
Think there is much of a future in resurrection?

We'll go down together

 

[just pet]

Inspired by Debbie to resurrect this thread
It was a discussion that I enjoyed

 

[NaughtyLil1]

I found myself in a similar situation a few years back as I took care of my terminally-ill grandmother. If it had not been for the wonderful nurses such as yourself, I doubt my grieving process would have been as productive.

You are truly a special group of people. Thank you for all that you do.

 

[CloseNtime]

reading this

yeah, wow, this blew me away!

 

[just pet]

I found myself in a similar situation a few years back as I took care of my terminally-ill grandmother. If it had not been for the wonderful nurses such as yourself, I doubt my grieving process would have been as productive.

You are truly a special group of people. Thank you for all that you do.

The most special group of people are the families that care for each other, especially those who are caregivers
No one has any idea the impact it has on the caregivers, how lifechanging
Your life goes on hold
I see it every day
The greatest gift you gave your grandmother was your time, attention and love
I salute you

 

[just pet]

yeah, wow, this blew me away!

I have decided to write a book
Think I will share the stories here

 

[Gringao]

I have decided to write a book
Think I will share the stories here

I have one for you, not dissimilar from the original you posted, except it involves a 3 year-old girl instead of a 34 year-old woman. What I saw and experienced changed me forever.

 

[NaughtyLil1]

The most special group of people are the families that care for each other, especially those who are caregivers
No one has any idea the impact it has on the caregivers, how lifechanging
Your life goes on hold
I see it every day
The greatest gift you gave your grandmother was your time, attention and love
I salute you

Thank you (with tears in my eyes).

It was a promise I made to her many years before, and I am very grateful I was able to grant her final wish.

 

[just pet]

I have one for you, not dissimilar from the original you posted, except it involves a 3 year-old girl instead of a 34 year-old woman. What I saw and experienced changed me forever.

Oh my
I can't even imagine
We don't work with children
They found that most children who would benefit from hospice are chronically ill and have already well established support with there health care team. The hospital is a second home. It is preferable for them to be surrounded by caregivers they are already connected with.

Can you articulate how it changed you?
I am nosy, and apologize, but I still want to hear, please

 

[just pet]

Thank you (with tears in my eyes).

It was a promise I made to her many years before, and I am very grateful I was able to grant her final wish.

no words express it better

 

[Gringao]

Oh my
I can't even imagine
We don't work with children
They found that most children who would benefit from hospice are chronically ill and have already well established support with there health care team. The hospital is a second home. It is preferable for them to be surrounded by caregivers they are already connected with.

Can you articulate how it changed you?
I am nosy, and apologize, but I still want to hear, please

Can I PM you with it? It's not really something I want to hang out on the line.

 

[Fleatopia]

My mother died this past July of SCLC (small-cell lung cancer) and was under hospice care for the last few months. I was the primary caregiver as I lived with her and... I'm the only one of my family who doesn't have a family of her own to care for. My sisters made time to be at our house very, very often during those weeks after the cancer built a tumor in Ma's brain, but it was the most difficult time of my life to this day.

Our main regular hospice nurse was this wonderful, caring, strong, amazing woman named Rhonda. Every time she visited, she brought a smile and kindness by the buckets. Her patience was unparalleled and her emotional strength beyond compare. I cannot desribe her in terms that glow enough. We all loved her.

Thank you. Just thank you. Stunned and stumbling families lean so heavily on ya'll and I cannot express the depths of our gratitude for your caring and strength.

 

[just pet]

Back to the dining room again

It is now a very tense time
The facility is going through the yearly DHS survey (the state agency that inspects, that can shut down the place in a heartbeat)
The surveyors are studying patient charts, med records, talking to residents and families, looking for dirt

The normally lively lunch crowd is quiet
Now it must be pointed out that all the residents are Italian, most from the Old Country
We're absorbed in feeding those patients unable to feed themselves, trying to look really professional
Even those residents too confused to remember their own names are sedate (not sedated)

Suddenly, breaking the silence, was Maria

"I'm a Chinese woman!!"


So much for orientation to person (excuse the pun)

The place fell apart with laughter
The surveyor loved it

 

[just pet]

Can I PM you with it? It's not really something I want to hang out on the line.

I would be honored

 

[Gringao]

I would be honored

Thanks...I send it later, JP.

 

[just pet]

My mother died this past July of SCLC (small-cell lung cancer) and was under hospice care for the last few months. I was the primary caregiver as I lived with her and... I'm the only one of my family who doesn't have a family of her own to care for. My sisters made time to be at our house very, very often during those weeks after the cancer built a tumor in Ma's brain, but it was the most difficult time of my life to this day.

Our main regular hospice nurse was this wonderful, caring, strong, amazing woman named Rhonda. Every time she visited, she brought a smile and kindness by the buckets. Her patience was unparalleled and her emotional strength beyond compare. I cannot desribe her in terms that glow enough. We all loved her.

Thank you. Just thank you. Stunned and stumbling families lean so heavily on ya'll and I cannot express the depths of our gratitude for your caring and strength.

Now I am the one with tears
You have no idea how this touched me
I am so sorry about your mother
My mind is awash in thoughts, of what to say...

I can only say thank you


Thank you

 

[just pet]

Thanks...I send it later, JP.

I look forward to it
Thank you

 

[bill-pix-trade]

The hospice nurse we had for my mother in December was special. I don't know how you folks do it. You are special. It is always better to find the humanity in some one then the differences. Your story was great it did bring back a little pain, but that is not always a bad thing.

 

[just pet]

The hospice nurse we had for my mother in December was special. I don't know how you folks do it. You are special. It is always better to find the humanity in some one then the differences. Your story was great it did bring back a little pain, but that is not always a bad thing.

So close
You only have one Mom
That pain will always be there, but will be easier to bear as time meanders on
And yes that reminder of how much we love someone is sometimes bittersweet
What better way to transition from life, then surrounded by those you love most?

Thank you

 

[bill-pix-trade]

So close
You only have one Mom
That pain will always be there, but will be easier to bear as time meanders on
And yes that reminder of how much we love someone is sometimes bittersweet
What better way to transition from life, then surrounded by those you love most?

Thank you

If one can not go quick, then it's the only way to go. Not to make light, but if I don't joke then I don't deal with it.