It isn’t everyday that you get to help your Mother. I’m so fortunate that my Mother is there for me, as she’s always been. That she is still the loving, caring, giving person, as always. I’ve been helping her look at Assisted Living facilities. It is time to sell the big house and all that maintenance and work so she can enjoy life and take it easier.
She surprised me after we found one she really liked with the statement, “I don’t know if I can live alone.” I realized with a shock that she is approaching 87 years and had never, ever lived alone. Maybe a day or two away from someone, but never more. My husband has been gone now 11 years, my Dad almost 3. She’s not had to live alone. I think it would be wonderful for her to live in a community of other folks her age, with activities and help. She is very social, yet spends her days seeing few people unless they come to visit.
I consider it an honor to be able to serve her in little ways, as I did my Dad during his last weeks. There are many valuable lessons for me to learn in that serving, and I relish and cherish each one, as well as the time spent with them. I’ll keep posting on the transition of Mother as well as the lessons I am allowed to learn. I honor each lesson life has for me, and welcome the consciousness awakening that is occurring.
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