There is a grief that comes with watching a parent fade that is almost impossible to explain unless you have lived it. It is the grief of losing someone who is still sitting right in front of you. You look at their face, the face you have known for all of your life, and they…
Tag: Alzheimer’s
Dad’s Fading Light
My 90-year-old dad is slowly slipping away. Day by day, the flame in his candle grows dimmer, and I find myself watching that light with a grief too deep for words. There is something so heartbreaking about loving someone for your whole life and then having to stand quietly by as they slowly fade before…
The Waiting Heart
On Sunday night, I found myself waiting for my seventeen-year-old grandson to arrive. He was making his own way from home to our place, travelling more than one hundred kilometres from door to door. I had a warm meal prepared, the house felt soft and welcoming, and yet I could not settle. I paced the…
Apples of Gold 