(March 28, 2017 at 9:27 am)Brian37 Wrote: Some recent events are helping me cope better.
Went to my mom's nursing home to pay her last bill, was met with lots of smiles from the staff and everyone asking me how I was doing. Now have a new Facebook friend and most likely will hang out with him in the future. He was my mom's occupational therapist. He used to live in the same city I did long before we knew each other, and hates right wingers as much as I do, although he believes himself. I'll be working on that.
And went to the bank to take care of mom's finances. The guy helping me turned out he was a fan of Neil Degrasse Tyson and watches Star Talk, knew who Sagan was.
Still though, while I was at the nursing home outside talking to one of her former mates and her daughter, I found myself turning to the door to go in, in my mind I was on auto pilot wanting to go back to my mom's room, had to stop myself of course. I still get those feelings even at home, of the phone ringing wanting it to be her.
I'm glad there are people out there who are being kind and supportive. Sounds like you have handled/are handling this tragedy with grace. Your mother would have been very proud. <3
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh