End of life: a mother-daughter story
Mon/Sep/10 07:47 PM
When it comes to death, it's easy to
run away and hide the experience from our children. My niece had
sent "Be the Noodle" to a friend at college, who then gave it to
her mother. The result: a mother and daughter were able to talk
about their husband/father's end of life and find strength and
courage. And the mother/wife has found the courage to help others
in their caregiving journey.
Here's their story:
"Thank you for your book, it has been a wonderful blessing. I had no intention of sharing with my daughter or her brother those last 15 days, when my husband's dying process had begun. My husband and I did not want those memories to be our children's last memories of their father.
"But when my daughter read the book and told me about it, it allowed me to share with her the most agonizing, poignant, intimate, and life-changing experience of my life. Thanks to the book I could share that most intimate experience.
"I have been invited to the Oncology Dept. of our local hospital's Patient Advocate Council's next meeting. I plan to attend and hopefully be of some help to families as they ride the roller coaster and begin their journeys as caregivers. I plan to buy many copies of "Be the Noodle" and try to 'pay it forward' just as your family as done.
"Thank you for helping me remember my husband's final days as his caregiver not as agony and heartbreak, but as "the most courageous, inspiring and rewarding job that I never wanted."
Here's their story:
"Thank you for your book, it has been a wonderful blessing. I had no intention of sharing with my daughter or her brother those last 15 days, when my husband's dying process had begun. My husband and I did not want those memories to be our children's last memories of their father.
"But when my daughter read the book and told me about it, it allowed me to share with her the most agonizing, poignant, intimate, and life-changing experience of my life. Thanks to the book I could share that most intimate experience.
"I have been invited to the Oncology Dept. of our local hospital's Patient Advocate Council's next meeting. I plan to attend and hopefully be of some help to families as they ride the roller coaster and begin their journeys as caregivers. I plan to buy many copies of "Be the Noodle" and try to 'pay it forward' just as your family as done.
"Thank you for helping me remember my husband's final days as his caregiver not as agony and heartbreak, but as "the most courageous, inspiring and rewarding job that I never wanted."
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