so sad that so many of our elderly have passed in nursing homes without their loved one's being by their side or able to visit them
We were blessed to be able to visit our folks multiple times a week when they were living out the rest of their lives in nursing homes, as did all of our kids...
amazing how many folks are put in nursing homes and forgotten....the year after my mother passed I asked permission and visited the home that she had been in on Christmas Eve dressed in my Santa outfit....I went to every room...the joy on their faces was just
precious...one lady (who had befriended my mom and I'd speak Italian with) said 'I know who you are!'...another patted the bed and said, Santa you can spend the night here (as my wife was laughing hysterically outside in the hall). I think we received more joy that Christmas Eve than we gave to the folks in that nursing home
But back to the OP...these statistics are just one more reason that my wife and I are staying with our "Thelma & Louise" final exit plan....we have absolutely no interest in spending time in a nursing home...and besides, we've never been to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
...and I don't intend upon paying Hertz extra money for 'dropping the car off in a different location'
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