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A Wise Answer
White Crane
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DH is obsessed with his age...82 and the fact that he can't drive anymore. He has a litany that he repeats time after time during the day. It goes something like this: " I don't drive a car. I don't ride a bike. I can't go for a walk by myself. I'm 82 years old!" Sometimes I get tired of hearing it! Yesterday though, for some reason I asked him what he would do if he could do anything he wanted. He thought for a few minutes. His answer surprised and touched me. "I would be able to accept it and not get so frazzled." That really touched my heart.
Brenda
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What a great answer! He knows it would be easier if he could accept it. I always knew acceptance was huge for caregivers, but I never even thought about it for the PWD.0
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Wow Brenda. One of those flashes of insight......I can just imagine how you felt.0
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Thank you for sharing this Brenda.0
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