End of Life Reflections

My hospice client and I had plenty of conversations about God, dying, death and possible afterlife. We'd regularly wandered through that territory together and even had some pretty good laughs during this exploration. Recently, as she was ready to slip out of consciousness but still barely able to speak. I asked her if she was ready? She whispered that she was and that she'd been talking with God...and that she realized "you can"t boss God around!" She followed this up with a smile and I, too, had to laugh. What a hilarious end of life conclusion.

Two Funny Fellas

My 89 year old dad has a lifelong history of getting names wrong...even those of his wife (at the altar...oops) and of his children. Nowadays when I call, I begin the conversation by identifying myself to save him the exercise of having to scan his brain for the correct name!!! In addition to getting names wrong, he is also really gifted at saying a word that is very close to the one he actually means but is just enough off to be funny. In our conversation yesterday he kept referring to that outdated address book called a rolodex as a rolex and I just couldn't bring myself to tell him any different...or that I wasn't sure I knew anyone but him that still used one!!!
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My 4.5 year old buddy was over visiting yesterday. I was watering the garden and Don came over with a pair of scissors and begin "cutting" the water. As if there were no question whatsoever he said: "look, the scissors are cutting the water."