Tuesday, September 08, 2009
This summer I had the opportunity to visit one of my best friends, Inez, in New Mexico. As part of my visit, Inez invited me to join her family in attending a special party. The weekend event, hosted by Mike (a long-time friend of Inez’s husband), was in honor of his mo...
What a wonderful party, Dorian! This was a great reminder too. So many times people don't go to an event like that (or to visit someone with dementia) because they figure the person won't remember anyway. A lot of this is fear. Fear that they don't know what to say and also fear because they know this could happen to them or to a loved one of theirs.
Some people would have found it too overwhelming, but Susan's family knew what was good for her and they didn't wait too long to do it. They sound like wonderful people.
Thanks for an inspiring post.
Carol