My beloved father-in-love, Harvey ... devoted & loved with every ounce of his being ... his beloved wife, Naomi, who had Alzheimer's. This describes his life in love. (This is their wedding picture 1936. They are hubby's parents w
ho now live in Heaven).I remember when the nursing home called
Pa in & asked him to quit coming twice a day (Yes, they sure did!) to feed & be with his precious wife. He was devastated they were robbing him of his precious time with Ma ... we were furious they were taking away his life & time with his beloved.
I know many of you either ARE or HAVE walked this path in life with your loved ones ... for this I ask our loving God to give you His special blessings ... as it is a cruel devastating disease.
~ Love Is... ladies are
Anne @ http://annesphamily.blogspot.com/
Tete @ http://tete-beyondthegardengate.blogspot.com/
Sherry @ http://countrywingsinphoenix.blogspot.com/
That is true love. I see so many in the nursing home where their spouse never comes to see them.
ReplyDeleteI lost my mother many years before I actually lost her because of this terrible disease and always fear that I will inherit this too. Your fil sounds like he was a wonderful spouse.
ReplyDeleteTrue Love for sure! Love the picture and shame on the Nursing Home for taking that away from him! BIG HUGS Marydon, have a blessed Monday!
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why a care facility would ask such a thing. Sure, it may not be convenient for the staff to have another person around but we are talking about love and freedom here. I am appalled.
ReplyDeleteYesterday I was speaking with a gentleman at church who is dealing with his wife's dementia. They have been married 65 years and she is now in full time nursing care. I offered to come in and stay with her some times so that he would feel free to do some other things....as she is often very hurtful to him in her current condition. He got tears in his eyes and said, "I am not looking to spend less time with her even when she gets nasty. But you are welcome to visit any time." And then he gave me ideas of times when he does have other things to do and she would enjoy company. I am looking forward to seeing her this morning.
So touching....I hope that we would all carry that kind of love, even in the hard times.
Everyone should be so lucky to love & be loved like that.
ReplyDeleteMy Daddy had this horrible disease... My step-Mom took care of him daily. So sad.... He too is living in heaven now.
Have a Great Day!
Marilyn
So far the dreaded disease has not touched our family yet, but I have known many friends and neighbors who have had this. It is truly heartbreaking to watch them go through this with their loved ones.
ReplyDeleteI love stories of true love and I'm glad they had it.
ReplyDeleteThere is a lot coming out about AD the last few days - an epidemic for us baby boomers. :(
Hope they find a cure!
Love,
sandie
Leave it to a nursing home to be so cruel! I see daily the pain and frustration of the elderly trapped in these horrible places. But your in-laws were super sweet and that Love is...fits the to a T! Love to you today! I need lots of prayer. So please stop by. Hugs Anne
ReplyDeleteOh Sis...
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful share. I love the photo.
When DH's Momma was diagnosed with Alzheimer's it became a death sentence for the whole family. It was so hard for DH. We went each and every day to spend time and share our love. It was the hardest almost 3 years of our lives.
I pray each and every day for a cure for this horrid disease that robs us of our memory, love, dignity and lives. My prayers go out to each and every one of the families that have to go through this.
How cruel of this nursing home to ask Pa not to come but once a day. I hope he stood his ground firm, and continued his visits. Our time here on earth is limited and precious.
Many hugs to you sweet Sis. I love you and miss you. Have fun in the gardens today. All my love. Your Lil Sis, Sherry
What a sweet post. Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteSherry
What a nice photo. Alzheimer is such a hideous disease. I have a very good friend with it. She got it young, around 56 or so. She has it so bad she can't even speak.
ReplyDeleteMy mother had it.It is still painful to talk about.
ReplyDeleteThat makes me sad that they asked that of him... but what a true love they had :):):):):):)
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother had this and I would call and talk to her just to hear her voice.
ReplyDeleteI would say- Grandma, I love you.
And she would say- Honey, I don't know who you are, but I love you, too.
I am so sure your fil ran to meet her as soon as he was released from his earthly chains...true love never dies...it carries on on the other side.
Sweet post! Did you see that I did mine? Yep I did!
Hugs- Tete
Hi Marydon,
ReplyDeleteLove is so sweet...How sad someone would say such a thing.
I wish I know why some people are so mean.
Have a sweet day and big hugs, Elizabeth
What a sweet loving tribute to your in-laws.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Marcia
You are so right, Marydon. It is a devastating disease. We have dealt with it in our family and it is no fun. I'm so sorry that they told him not to come as often. Our cousin went three times a day to feed his beloved before she was gone and to my knowledge, they never asked him to leave. It was so sad.
ReplyDeleteThat's crazy...not to be able to see one's spouse in a nursing home. It's not like it's free; that would make me "curious" and I'd up my visits to three a day...unannounced!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many in nursing homes who have no visitors at all.
That is so sweet....how could they deny him?
ReplyDeleteI just had an uncle pass away with this disease and his daughters took care of him in their homes for five years....amazing girls...
Hi I have a set that belongs to elderly Shabby Chic artisan in town we are going to work on one of her chars..she has tons of shabbylicious in her basement,antique and heavy to ship..I will send you pics..of her work.
ReplyDeleteI can certainly identify. I was born in 1936. Both of my parents died in nursing homes with dementia. It is such a horrible thing.
ReplyDeleteI also read with interest your articles on Kilroy. I remember very well when Kilroy was popping up all over the place. I only recently found out who Kilroy was.
Blessings,
Charlotte