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What were your successes this year? I stopped all traveling and moved into a house 4 blocks from my mother's nursing home. She has severe dementia and I visit
by edw519 16y ago
What were your successes this year?
I stopped all traveling and moved into a house 4 blocks from my mother's nursing home. She has severe dementia and I visit her every night. She never remembers yesterday or plans for tomorrow, but knows me well, and we have a great time together. Jeopardy, the Simpsons, and Family Guy are now our common pursuits.
What did you learn?
No matter how wonderful our memories or ambitious our plans, all we ever really have is today, so make the most of it.
What do you hope to achieve next year?
Launching a start-up that will change the world, watching the Steelers win the Super Bowl, and playing Jeopardy with Mom every night.
- vidar 16y agoDon't have an opinion on the Steelers but the other two are worthy goals. Good luck! (The way you are attending to your mom is admirable.)
- fredoliveira 16y agoI hate a "me too" comment as much as everyone else, but I'd like to second what vidar said. The way you described the situation with your mom touched me. I'm quite glad there's still people like you around.