ALZHEIMER'S BLOG:

Picture this: A beautiful day in sunny Arizona and a couple 91 yrs old are at the doctors because the man has an infection to his right foot, which is leading to gangrene.

The man tells me his story. He met this wife when he was 68 yrs old. His first wife had cardiac issues and was dying so she was living in a nursing home. She met his now wife at the nursing home while she was visiting her mother. His first wife asked the second to please marry her husband when she dies and take care of him. As time goes on, she died and the other women married the husband. He told me that she is ten days older than him so she robbed the cradle. How cute is that. He told me they have done a lot of traveling to Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. But he is afraid that their traveling days may be over. As we walked through the hospital hallways, the wife told her husband she was afraid that she could not walk fast enough to hold his hand. So of course we waited for her to stand next to the gurney, and watched her take his hand, and than we walked very slowly to the elevators. It was so cute to watch the two of them, and listen to them talk. When we got to his room, she gave us a hug goodbye. As we were leaving she was taking off his shoes for him. Now that is LOVE.


I just thought a cute story would be nice instead of a sad story all the time. That is what I love about my job. I get to see people, all kinds of people, talk with them, and enjoy their stories. I hope this gives you encouragement about getting old.

Sincerely,
Marie Fostino
Alzheimer's A Caretakers Journal
Seaboard Press An Imprint of James A Rock Pub., Co.
www.mariefostino.com