Elder care is so individual, yet often society places a strong slant on which is the ‘right’ way to go through it. In my case, it kills me that after all these years of living close to family, I can’t be there ‘everyday’ for Dad in his latter years…Not intentionally, for sure.
However, my brother is doing a good job of handling things on the front line, while I continue learning how to ‘care-give’ long distance.
So glad you got to spend quality time with family over the holidays…Happy belated b-day to your nephew: my eldest is a New Year’s Baby, too!

Woke up to soggy ice cream and melty fruit bars this morning…perhaps this saga is not truly over? Maybe my theme for this new year is: be bothersome!
All the best for you, too, with lots of photo shoots and romps in the fields getting those special bird shots…

Your decision to move an already fragile father in the midst of end-of-life issues must have been a hard one to make. Yet, a blessing as it yielded a greater quality of life during that short time.
I’m still muddling, thought it was done and gone, but no…
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I read your latest post about your balancing act…hang in there! Thanks for the encouragement…

I’ll take those good wishes, thank you Jane!
The same back atchya, only with the addition of 2016 wishes for ‘good light’ during your photo shoots.