Sometimes there is so much in my brain which i want to post here, but by the time i actually come to do so it is not so pressing anymore. i've been posting here more often than to my livejournal, however. Just now, i edited this blog so that i could go ahead and invite some of my lj friends over, deleting part of the one embarrassing post from before.
A friend died the other day. She died in a terrible manner; she froze to death approximately 100 yards from her nursing home, clad in a nightgown and no shoes. The nurse noted her absence at 1:30 in the morning, but said nothing until asked about the woman the next morning around 7:00 am. Might she have been saved had this nurse said something? Perhaps. It is something i need to do , however, to relinquish my anger and pray for her.
It really brought home, however the dangers of nursing homes. Lord willing, i do not want to put mom into one, at least not until absolutely necessary. Traditional societies value their elderly, and care for them. The Bible dictates that we honor our parents.
Once again, i'm entertaining the notion of moving to the nearby county which would allow her to get into the special day care. It's a difficult decision, though, as it requires much prayer regarding whether getting a higher quality of care is worth leaving the area she knows, and in which she is so well loved and accepted. Oh, we could come home to visit, a lot, theoretically. She wouldn't live there though. She might like the adventure.
N., a friend from school who works with the elderly, told me today that he wanted me to remember i am only 29 and need to live. He wanted me to take this into account in any decision i make. i do plan on living, i think i am living now. It's just that this is now a part of my life.
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