My mom and I were very close. After a stroke in 1992, she had right side paralysis and my father became her primary caregiver. She loved life and never allowed the stroke to hold her back. In 2010, my father became wheelchair bound,
About 9 years ago, I was working in home care. One weekend evening, I had to see a patient in a not-so-great part of town. It was wintertime, so it was dark outside already. The visit with the patient was uneventful, and I was
Hi my name is €rica, and I want to tell you my experience. In December 2009, I was making a bracelet for my friend. There were strong winds outside my window. The wind was getting stronger by the second. It was hard to concentrate
My Aunt Tanya died when her son, my cousin, was 2 years old. That was many many years ago. My Uncle Mark, on the other side of my family, had been in and out of the hospital for years. When I was in
My sister Kali was born on June 14, 1995. She is the closest to heaven that I have ever received. When she was in kindergarten she helped this disabled child – counted his cookies and helped him out with anything. I didn’t really
It was the first anniversary of my mother’s death and I missed her just as much as when it happened. She had been very ill for a long, long time and finally passed away at home, quite peacefully in her own bedroom. I
