A picture that warms my heart

I take Lucy and Ethel Mae to the care home to visit my dad, who is in the last stage of Alzheimer's. He just lights up when they are there. It was good to see him smile and laugh when Ethel jumped on on him, as we don't see much of that anymore.

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Permalink Reply by Jane Smith on September 22, 2011 at 2:39pm

I want to thank everyone for their very kind words. I will be picking out the perfect frame for my picture this weekend.

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Permalink Reply by Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie on September 22, 2011 at 2:47pm

Jane, this really warms my heart as we are in the process of placing my mother in memory care facility. Right now she is in a negative. paranoia, delusional stage which is horrible. I feel better just seeing your photo and knowing that there is sunshine (in the form of dog visits) in her future.

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Permalink Reply by Jane Smith on September 22, 2011 at 2:53pm

Nancy, I am so sorry to hear about your mom. There were so many very hard stages we had to go through, including admitting my dad to the geriatric psych ward for a month while they played with his medications. He was very combative and had everyone at the care home afraid of him. We are over that now, thank goodness. I wish you all the strength to get through this horrific journey. Lord knows it's not an easy one.

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Permalink Reply by Kyoko on September 22, 2011 at 5:53pm

Animals give us so much more than we can ever imagine.... They both have a beautiful smile!

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Permalink Reply by Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*() on September 22, 2011 at 6:14pm

That photo is priceless. Ethel can sense his spirit and she wanted to be near him.

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Permalink Reply by Jane, Rooney & Stuart on September 22, 2011 at 10:22pm

That picture is priceless! You can just feel the joy. I'm sorry about your dad's illness - that has to be really tough.

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Permalink Reply by Melody & Bruin on September 23, 2011 at 12:58am

Warmed my heart too and I shed a few tears. You are so lucky to have captured this moment to keep forever. We are seeing signs with my Dad...just the beginning. I love him so much and cannot imagine what you are/have been going through. Thanks for sharing :o)