One of the couples we attended church with for the last 10 years had a loss. The wife of 58 years died from Alzheimers. Her husband took care of her at their home. She went fast in the last two weeks and on Christmas day she died. She was well taken care of and never had to go into a nursing home. He had friends and nurses and eventually hospice. But in the end it was just him with her and close friends. It is something we have dealt with a lot this past year. While so many live to a ripe old age, around us many are dying of Alzheimers and cancer. And I always listen to what might be a common reason/causality/evidence for this. Her mother had Alzheimers but none of her 4 sisters have been afflicted. But her adult sons came to the church to give a great eulogy about their mother. How kind she was, meticulous, feisty and how family was most important to her. She was very Catholic and remained so until her death. Her huge family of sons, cousins, grandchildren all came to show how much they loved Rose. It was nice to visit with them and hear their stories about the woman we only knew in her decline.
What I took away from this was enjoy what you want from your life. Do what makes you happy. While I do not have any family except for my husbands to share with. I do have a handful of friends. And one day I might not be able to do what I enjoy. So seize your life and make it yours. And hopefully we will meet again on the other side in Paradise.
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