In a previous post, I talked about a down and out, alcoholic dishwasher that worked temporarily at Jerome's Restaurant (no longer open) some thirty years or so ago when I waited tables and tended bar, who when asked on arriving for my shift, "How are you doing?" always replied, "Never better!." Now that is optimism.
In a previous post, I may have talked about a call Gregory received from his mother (now deceased) asking, "What is the definition of an optimist?" with the answer "An eighty year old couple who are building a new house!" as a way of announcing their move back to Goshen, Indiana from Florida and buying a house that was newly under construction.
An update on this matter of optimism comes at a meeting Gregory and I had with our lawyer to bring up to date our five year old trust, wills, powers of attorney etc; when Gregory brought Janna up to date on his situation by saying, "You know ... this Alzheimer's thing ... It isn't ... causing ... really any problems."
Bless the Dementia Buffer!
Regarding the lawyer story, G’s innocence of his impairment, or whatever we shall call it, is a gift. A gift you have given him. A huge wonderful patient compassionate loving gift.
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P.A. is totally right on. I could not have said it better.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I like the new format to the web page.