Humor Provides Armor Against Caregivers’ Deepest Sorrows
During our visits to Mom, Beth and I made a point to talk to Mavis and include her when we could. We also gave her a few items of Mom’s that Mavis liked and Mom no longer cared about. Mom had begun giving up on life even before Dad died, but after his death she truly felt there was no reason to go on. It took five months for her body to get the message that she’d suffered long enough, but one day the nurse prepared us for the fact that Mom was dying.
Slowly, Mom’s body was slipping into death. She was comatose. Her extremities were mottling…
Continue reading on HealthCentral to read about Mavis and her response to her roommate dying:
Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories. “For anyone having to walk the last segments of life with a loved one, read this.” …Delores
