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Independence Day

By: Wastingaway
Mood: Angry
Date: Jul 04, 2008
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I just got off the phone with my partner who is in Indie visiting his grandmother who is in a nursing home there.  She is 97 and is in a wheelchair and has lost control of her bodily functions.   She still is sharp as a tack and can carry on the most interesting conversations.  Today is the first she has been out to eat in a very long time because her daughter and two granddaughters are too narcistic to help her go to the bathroom.  They are having a family dinner tomorrow and Grandma wasn't invited because of the "bathroom thing" until Bill said he would take care of it and take Grandma to the bathroom even though it would be uncomfortable for both of them.   I just glad she got to celebrate some Independence even if it will be short lived.   Families got a love em!


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July 5, 2008, 10:09 pm
the day may come when each of us will experience some bit of loss... will become more and more dependent upon others. i am always mindful of those around me who take genuine care and show kind compassion for those who require tender care...whether an elder who is losing function, a young child who is just learning something new, someone who is gravely ill, someone who is emotionally or spiritually fragile. empathy...the ability to put one's self in another's shoes (or wheelchair, or deathbed, or whatever), and then taking positive, compassionate action...well, Bill is a good one, who will hopefully teach others through his example.

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July 5, 2008, 2:26 pm
Your right. His family sucks he hasn't seen his mother in almost 9 years just because of his being gay how narrow huh?  My  family is different my sister is the greatest I think she loves Bill more than she loves me.  He is such a good guy...Like you!!Innocent

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July 5, 2008, 2:03 pm
you and your husband are very nice folks......you choose your friends not your families......cheers to bill...........marc


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making the best of a bummer situation
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