Jan 20 2008
We Get Closer..
My father has Alzheimer’s disease and it is advancing very quickly. He is only 63 years old and it makes it tough on my mother who is still working full time as an ER nurse. She has to work overnights to allow the rest of us to be home while she works. It becomes exhausting.
However, one good thing has come out of all of this. My brother and his wife along with my husband and myself have grown closer and closer. We rely on each other to get through what needs to be done.
You always hear when you are younger that the day will come you will need your siblings. Of course, at that time you don’t believe it, but it is true. We were lucky in that we married good spouses and that we all have good careers with some flexibility.
So, the next time you get upset with a family member, just remember how very much you might need them one day.
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I am sorry for your father. People only regret after they lost things that are important to them in life. Your article hit me right into my head, and from now on, lets treasure kinship. Don’t live regretting.
I’m so glad you have such a tight support system. Thank God you have each other through this difficult time. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.