Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Looking at silver linings
As much as we want to believe that we and our loved ones will always stay safe, reality is very far from the truth.
Just recently, I learned that a very good friend of mine was confined in the hospital. At the young age of 22 (or 23?), she had cysts appearing on both her ovaries. But as we are believers in the old saying that "Everything has a silver lining", we're thankful that her doctors were able save her ovaries. And she can still hold on to her hopes of her having her own child in the future.
Now, while it may be true that we cannot stop our friends from being ridden with disease, it is also true that when they do get [terminally] ill we can at least help them make their journey a bit better. Thank God for the Internet, which now makes it easy for us to search for ways on how to take care of ourselves and the people we love.
It's true though that sometimes, when a person is terminally ill and (and, not OR) terribly old, it can get pretty tiring to take care of him. Although I personally don't approve of nursing homes (I'd rather retain my mom at home, no matter how cranky she can get), it is good to know that there are indeed care homes (it's a much better term, neh?) that will treat your parents/relatives/loved ones right. Now, if you do decide to put your beloved in a care home, you no longer have to worry that the nice nurse that helped her settle is not a mass murderer in disguise...
It's true though that sometimes, when a person is terminally ill and (and, not OR) terribly old, it can get pretty tiring to take care of him. Although I personally don't approve of nursing homes (I'd rather retain my mom at home, no matter how cranky she can get), it is good to know that there are indeed care homes (it's a much better term, neh?) that will treat your parents/relatives/loved ones right. Now, if you do decide to put your beloved in a care home, you no longer have to worry that the nice nurse that helped her settle is not a mass murderer in disguise...
