On the one hand, of course, you wish for the best for your loved ones, always pulling for the "happily ever after" ending. On the other, when the loved ones in question are pushing 91 and in questionable health and planning to move in together... you still hope for the best, and that they will have wonderful times together. But if bad things are going to happen, there's an argument that it might be better if they happen during the trial period so that everybody can think things through as clearly as possible.
Bad things happened. Nothing earth-shattering or health-threatening, but enough that it might give them pause. And pause is probably a good thing. They're tough old folks and determined to win through, and I think they will. But it's probably a silver lining that they have as good an idea what life together will be like. And if they come to the conclusion that the rest of us have, that they would be a lot healthier, happier and safer together in a nursing home, well, that would ease all our nerves quite a lot.
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