Inside Aging Parent Care

Frank died last Wednesday night.  We knew he was dying but it still came as a shock.  “So soon?  There are things we want to say; loved ones are coming.” He did it his way.  We had met with the hospice chaplain that morning, and he talked about how important it is for the dying person to know that the children will be OK and that they can go.

Now, is saying that stressful?  And when they proceed to die, is that stressful?

Then come the “What if’s” and the “If only’s”.  We are feeling grief, a degree of disbelief, relief, guilt for feeling relieved, sadness, emptiness, and a host of other feelings I can’t name.  We get these feelings right when there are lots of decisions to be made and much physical …

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