Followed our routine of getting Dad into bed about 9:30 last evening. We’ve followed the same steps for a few years now, first getting the lift sling on him, rolling his wheelchair to the lift, positioning his feet and hands, hooking the sling straps to the lift and raising him up enough to take down…
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Sweet dreams
Often when I am getting Dad into bed at night I flash back to a day nearly 50 years ago. Outside that same bedroom window, my brother and I were playing tackle football in the lush green grass on the side lawn. Just my brother and I. He was nearly five years older and had…
Bedtime angel
Incredibly, every night for the last several months, after my mother and I have gotten Dad into bed, Mom sits by him, her arm over the cold metal rail, holding his hand until he goes to sleep. Most nights she softly sings to him, not in words, but with a beautiful calm melody. When he…